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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 Jenn (Proud AO Mom) on August 26, 2014 at 5:43pm: AwaitingMySailor - I've lived in San Diego for 24 years. You may want to look for something in East County (La Mesa, El Cajon, Santee) the commute would be about 30 minutes (depending on traffic) to 32nd Street and a little longer if he is on North Island. Chula Vista is also a good suggestion. I don't know of any actual complexes to recommend. I did live in El Cajon in a complex called Parkway Club. It was nice for us. I felt safe. I acutally lived there for a lot of years before I had my daughter and we needed to look for something a little bigger. I only moved out 3 years ago so it wasn't that long ago and when I was there the place was clean and the grounds were well-kept. There were families and singles. But I'm sure you can put in the areas I mentioned (or any others that you hear about) and find a whole bunch of places online. Good luck!

Comment by imomxfour x 3 Sailors on August 26, 2014 at 7:36am: AwaitingMySailor, my daughter and son-in-law live in Chula Vista and you can see the mountains from their balcony!! It's a beautiful apartment with all new finishings, very nice!! They're both stationed on NASNI (North Island/Coronado) and in traffic when they're off at 4pm, it takes them about an hour to get home, but if they stand watch and travel when traffic is light it's only about 30 minutes. Our son who is currently deployed, is getting an apartment when he gets back and plans to look in this area, as well - he has several shipmates that also live in Chula Vista.

Good luck with everything - San Diego is beautiful, and I never want to leave when we have gone out to visit, lol - we are from Central Illinois, lived here all our lives. (can you say BORING? lol)

Comment by AwaitingMySailor(Ship13Div.174) on August 25, 2014 at 9:45pm: Any apartment suggestions?

Comment by AwaitingMySailor(Ship13Div.174) on August 25, 2014 at 9:23pm: Hi my husband got orders for san diego . We are leaving Illinois the first week of October, any apartment suggestions.? Looking for a suburban feel..we have 2 small children? Someone please help any advice is appreciated .

Comment by Laurie1029 on August 8, 2014 at 2:55pm: Hi Everyone, I have a question I am hoping someone can help me with. My son who is on hold in Great Lakes is set to leave for San Diego between Aug 19 and the 23rd. He said he has emailed his sponsor but has not heard anything back. Who should he talk to about this?

Comment by Darlene on July 14, 2014 at 8:10pm: My son's first time out on his ship! Blessings to all....I know he will do great.

Comment by Darlene on July 9, 2014 at 10:52pm: My son left today ...making his way to San Diego,,,still traveling ..flights crazy cause of weather..on his last leg of his journey,should land sometime around 12;30am eastern time.Sad day for me and family,,we will miss him.

Comment by disneygirl64 on July 6, 2014 at 10:36am: Hi Darlene know how you feel I had my sailor home for 2 wks before I too him to his first duty station. He is at camp pendleton.It is hard, but it does get easier.

Comment by Darlene on July 1, 2014 at 9:19pm: Hi everyone, new to this group! My son will be in San Diego next week for his first duty station.He will be on a Destroyer.Has been great having him home .....will be hard when he leaves...again.Guess it will get easier...