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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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San Diego Moms or Sailors in San Diego

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San Diego Moms looking to support each other and San Diego Sailors we can support while away from home.

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Latest Activity: May 25, 2021

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Comment by AlohagirlinCA (Mom of MT) on October 12, 2012 at 9:09pm: OK MY turn to brag!! :D My Sailor graduated C School this morning in Kings Bay, Ga!!! And as of Monday morning he will be on his way home to San Diego for around a week or so before heading up to Bangor, Wa...besides the disappointment of missing the graduation today his brothers and sister and great-grandfather , aunts and uncles are SOOOO excited and are planning a ton of things to do and BBQ's to have! I can't wait to give my Son a HUGE bear hug!!! His first request...a California Burrito and later Mom's fried rice...planning on cherishing every moment knowing this could possibly be the last visit in years...so glad to have this site to share my emotions with!!! Thanks Navy Moms!!!!

Comment by NAVYmomx2Sailors on June 25, 2012 at 2:46pm: Hello , anyone here have a Sailor on the USS Gary?

Comment by BHR/Essex wife on April 27, 2012 at 9:46pm: The USS Essex is returning to San Diego some time in the May, after being stationed in Japan for the last 12 years. The sailors left on the USS Bonhomme Richard February 14th 2012, to swap hulls. The Essex will be leaving again for another deployment shortly there after. Because of the quick turn around several sailor are returning to an empty home due to their spouses return to their home support for the duration of the 2 deployments. We are looking for mom's with base access to come to the pier on the day of the return to give hugs and moral support to the single men and women who have been working very hard over the last few months. This has been a very hard deployment as the crews have been working 12 hour days on both ships. This hull swap is a big deal and we want to show our appreciation. The families who will be there will be preoccupied with the return of their own sailor. Please let us know if you can help.

Thank you,

BHR/Essex Families

Comment by Kim on February 6, 2012 at 9:18pm: Ginger, my son moved from the USS Essex, Sasebo, Japan to the USS Boxer, San Diego last April. He married a Japanese girl and she finally arrived at New Years. Where is your son going and doing?

Comment by AlohagirlinCA (Mom of MT) on October 17, 2011 at 7:25pm: What base in SD there are a few...

Comment by mattsmom/kts424 on October 4, 2011 at 9:04pm: Hi All...I'm happy to find you guys. My son just got to San Diegofrom GL and we are planning to visit him over Thanksgiving. Any suggestions on where to stay. First time there so we are kind of at a loss. Any suggestions about area or specific hotels? Hope all you and your sailors are doing well. Thanks in advance..

Comment by jesspoo05 on January 23, 2011 at 11:52pm: just moved to the area and have a Sailor at CP. wanted to join groups that may be useful to me getting to know more info about anything. thanks

Comment by Pati619 on November 30, 2010 at 11:10pm: OMG i have been in LA rush hour traffic and San Diego is nothing like that! I also forgot to mention Encanto in the less than desirable area...I have lived in La Mesa all my life and love it..there are expensive areas in La Mesa too like Mt. Helix..and any homes with a view of course! Good luck!

Comment by kati on November 29, 2010 at 11:56pm: Also--a lot of SEALS live in Imperial Beach--a lot less expensive than most areas

Comment by Pati619 on November 29, 2010 at 12:37pm: Hi Jane..Sorry I am no familiar with downtown complexes...have lived in the suburbs all my life....Rush hour traffic in San Diego is really not that bad no matter where you live...except on rainy days. I can tell you what areas are not exceptional due to crime drugs.. etc., You don't want to live anywhere between 25th and 54th streets...Also National City, Logan Hts, Spring Valley..Southeast San Diego,San Ysidro & East San Diego.. Coronado, La Jolla are great places but expensive, Kensington, El Cerrito, La Mesa, College Area, Mira Mesa, Kearny Mesa, Clairemont, Chula Vista..EastLake & Bonita are decent areas to live in...
some so-so areas include El Cajon, Lakeside, Santee & Rolando area depends on where exactly you live...I may have missed some...hope this helps..