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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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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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Scrapbookin' Navy Moms

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Any Navy Mom that enjoys scrapbooking

Members: 180
Latest Activity: Dec 22, 2021

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Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 7, 2013 at 2:07pm: We would love to see how your pages turned out Ellen65. You can take a photo with your camera or phone and there should be a photo icon above the comment section that will let you share the photo on here. I think the icon only shows up on a desktop or laptop though. You also might be able to copy and paste the photos in the comment section.

I think you will definitely enjoy your new hobby. How did the pics you find on FB print up? Were they pretty good quality? I always worry that the pics might not print so well from the internet.

Comment by Ellen65 on September 7, 2013 at 1:32pm: Good Morning! I've completed my son's bc pages and ready to move on to PACT school at GL. I 'Liked' the Training Command on FB and his ship, USS North Carolina, had some pics posted, the ship entrance and a bunch of murals. I asked my son if he saw any of those, he told me the one he sees the most, so I captured it and printed. Very nice skull (LOL) with a Dixie cup and eagle... says "Snipes run the Navy". I found the Navy Camo at http://designsbyreminisce.com/largeImage.cfm?product=3220&camef... Thanks Sierrascrapper. The closest Michael's / Joane's type stores are 30+ miles and in a very busy / congested area that I avoid if I can. I drive 35 miles to work every weekday and don't get out to shop any more than I have to, the on-line shopping works ok for me but there is so much. I had no idea there were YouTube videos for scrapbooking, I'll have to do some searching for the Scrapbooking Made Simple .... thanks for the info! So much available, but I need a hobby!

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 3, 2013 at 6:16pm: Yup...so many options with the Silhouette AND you will save all kinds of money because if it's flexibility. I LOVE choosing almost any of the 4000 fonts on my computer to cut on my machine. I know you will love it LauriB!

Comment by LauriB on September 3, 2013 at 1:32pm: Sierrascrapper, yes i have a cricut with about 100 cartridges as well as the gypsy with all of my cartridges loaded on it.. I am going to be getting the Silhouette, my friend has it & has convinced me to branch out. I like the freedom it has to offer. I got to see it in action first hand when she designed my proud navy mom t-shirt & was able to make the sailors anchor. my shirt turned out awesome...

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 2, 2013 at 9:42pm: I see a few of you have mentioned your Cricket machine for your layouts. Do any of you use something other than the Cricket? I use the Silhouette cutting machine. I am looking forward to making many of my own embellishments for my Navy layouts. I especially like being able to take almost any graphic from the internet and cutting it out on my machine. I'm still in the collecting stage for my son as he doesn't leave for BC til next summer. At this point I am hoping to get his high school years scrapbooked before he graduates. LOL

Comment by cynthia/Matt'smom@SanDiego/FN on September 2, 2013 at 9:38pm: oh how cool! I have the Grand Calibur from Spellbinder, I love it! I am even making my own Christmas cards this year!!

Comment by cathy on September 2, 2013 at 9:23pm: cynthiaMatt'smom - If you get your hands on Shimmer sheets you must try embossing them. They can also be sanded after embossing. It is a phenomenal product. They can also be die cut.

Comment by cynthia/Matt'smom@SanDiego/FN on September 2, 2013 at 9:14pm: Thank you Cathy for the information. Definitely going to look into "Scrapbooking Make Simple" and the you tube video's. I have heard about the shimmer but haven't seen how it is used, I will have to observe a video for this....thank you!

Thank you also to Sierrascrapper, LauriB, for your information as well....all of you ROCK!!

Comment by cathy on September 2, 2013 at 4:26pm: Joanns has 15 cents for shipping today. Paper is half off. Tools are 40% off. my new favorite place to shop is Scrapbooking Made Simple. Shipping is free with a $50. purchase. They do videos on You Tube and have You Tube Yummy sales to go with it. One of the products they have is called Shimmer Sheets by Elizabeth Craft. It is a fantastic product for water. I have a die for waves and use it all the time. Definitely worth looking in to.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 2, 2013 at 2:10pm: Ellen65...the Navy Camo paper is made by Reminisce and it's part of their Camoflauged line of products. I think it's pretty recent. I found mine at a local scrapbook store. You might be able to find it online too.

We have 3 local scrapbook stores within 30 miles of my house and Joanne's and Michael's and I like to check out Tuesday Morning and Big Lots too. I used to work at a local scrapbook store, but unfortunately they closed 3 yrs ago :( I miss it a lot and I don't scrapbook nearly as much as I used to. I do get together with my scrapbook buddies that are still in touch from our old store. I am also part of an online scrapbook group that I have been a part of since I started scrapbooking.