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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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Don't discuss future destinations or ports of call!
Don't discuss future operations or missions!
Don't discuss dates and times of when we will be in port or conducting exercises!
Don't discuss readiness issues and numbers!
Don't discuss specific training equipment!
Don't discuss people's names and billets in conjunction with operations!
Don't speculate about future operations!
Don't spread rumors about operations!
Don't assume the enemy is not trying to collect information on you so he can kill you, he is!
Be smart, use your head, and always think OPSEC and COMSEC when using email or phone!
Rules of thumb for parents and loved ones:
*If your sailor indicates to you they can't tell you something, believe them. Don't try to coax them into telling.
*If it is published by the navy about where a ship or unit has been (not going), that is when it's okay to share.
*If your sailor is in a high security area, say a nuke or EOD, consider using a nick name for them and you, a seperate email without your name on it, and don't even tell where YOU live. Let them tell you what they want you to tell others or if they are worried about info, always let them know you are on here. That's why they are careful on here about only putting first names on your profile page.
*Be aware, the OPSEC 10 points are about what they can't talk about. Think about what YOU might share as a parent or loved one of a military member that could cause trouble. You also have a responsibilty.
*Be respectful and teach other parents if they don't know and say too much, no need to be disrespectful or mean to them about it. Just guide them and let them know they maybe need to rewrite or delete the post. There isn't a member on here that wants to cause trouble or harm. They just aren't thinking or don't know.
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Comment by Terry'saproudmom(Ship02-Div936) on October 12, 2011 at 1:49am
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LisaAnn: Welcome to the club. My son is the company commander there until he graduates A school on Nov. 4th. Devin said that they have gradually gotten more and more strict since he started there on July 23rd. He will get use to it...they have PT Monday, Wednesday and a heavy early morning PT on Friday where they get up at 3am. The first couple weeks he will be adjusting to the base and doing duty but he'll get use to it. Tell him to try to Phase up as soon as he can...with each phase they get more priviledges. The thing they are really getting more strict about is room inspections....has to be perfect! We live 55 miles from base so Devin has gotten to come home most weekends for those that can't do that they do seem to have some nice MWR trips and activities for the guys/girls. You will find that communication will be much better now that he is out of BC. They are allowed cell phones, ipods and computers, more free time but they do have to learn the rules and go to class and study. Sometimes a bit stressful but they all seem to be doing well! I don't get to drive all over the base but what I have seen is really nice. Movie theatre, bowling alley, cnet, hugh Nex, gas station, Commissary, some fast food places inside the NEX (soon adding a Subway) and Gas Station. A new Seabees museum. Navy Lodge on base. I hope that helps ease your mind if you have any questions please feel free to message me. I hope your son will enjoy his time in California. I am amazed that some of the guys are complaining about it being cold. They are right on the ocean and it is a damp cold they get. But guys from WI, PA, CO are complaining? At least they won't have snow. LOL
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Comment by LisaAnn on October 11, 2011 at 10:43pm
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Hello Ladies...I am a new seabee mom my son's PIR was 10/7 what a wonderful day. Now he is in Port Hueneme. After hisfirst day he said he thinks the last 8 weeks were his vacation. The work is about to begin. I am glad to find your group and happy to have other seabee moms to talk to . thanks
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Comment by sjtina on October 11, 2011 at 9:30am
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FireTeam I didnt realize you had a seabee son. My oldest was stationed in Greece for a year, now he is Cali for two.
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Comment by NitaSewBee on October 11, 2011 at 12:04am
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Hi everyone.. just stopped in to say hi and to tell you that soon my seabee will be using his "electrifying " personality to bring in new recruits. He may be into recruiting now, but he will always be a seabee... Other than that I am happy to have him on my side of the Mississippi.. I am in New York
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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 4, 2011 at 8:25pm
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I hear you Denise...thanks for sharing.
Been there with hubby...all new territory with kids!
It's all "good"!
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Yeah as much as he would love to see us...he doesn't want to spend the money if he doesn't have too (didn't want to hurt our feelings - I COMPLETELY understand though!), plus ugh, can you imagine the airports! What fun is that?
I wish I could go out there. He has been gone since the end of March. It was more than time for him to be on his own so I haven't been "missing" him (you know what I mean? don't take it the wrong way ladies!) but now that we are heading iinto holiday time (and I am soooooooo friggin' hormonal - yay!) I hate the thought of him having Thanksgiving alone...or maybe it's more us without him. Quite a few years ago my husband got tired of me slaving away in the kitchen all day and being tired for dinner...so we started a tradition of going to our favorite Korean BBQ and then just hangin out together. Won't be the same.
Dang, I'm getting all goofy...that's just life, right!?
Dumpster watch...too funny!
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Thanks Denise! He just "heard" that he might get sent home...so we are waiting...just wanted to see if there was a "norm" to go by. LOL "norm"...will stand by for info!
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Comment by seabeewife88 on October 4, 2011 at 4:39pm
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KTSSONG, I recently married my seabee in California and we did not need a chit. We got married on August 20, it took a week to get the license, filled out all of the paperwork around august 30 and he started getting bah on his september 15th check. I am currently in Louisiana because he is about to be deployed, so I had to mail him my drivers license, birth certificate and social security card, it took him one day to put all of my info into deers and he mailed me a signed paper authorizing me for an spouse ID. I just went to the naval base in New Orleans and got my id with no problems. hope that helps :)
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Can anyone tell me what their experience has been with the Thanksgiving hoildays for "A" school at Gulfport?
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Comment by RobinM on October 3, 2011 at 10:11pm
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Venocia, My son and I found the easiest way for him to get stuff I sent was for me to send it US mail to the closest post office down there. He would just go there and pick it up rather than find the proper base address and hope it gets to him through that system. Of course, that's dependent upon him being able to have or get a ride and leave base. My son is stationed down there, so it's not an issue for him. Hope that helps.
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