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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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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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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 ktssong on February 27, 2014 at 2:14am
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Just coming back to this group while my son is back stateside duty again. I was on Guam moms during deployment and on Moms with kids in Afghanistan. So happy two deployments over and we have him back at GP for awhile. I get to go Friday to see him and get to attend Seabee Day at the base while I'm there visiting. Looking forward to a week with him. I just needed to jump back into a group though. And stay connected. I love all our Navymoms. Whichever season our service time is taking my son the groups on Navyformoms has been a daily support. I'll try to get familiar with all of you.
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Comment by Sarabi2013 on February 26, 2014 at 6:41pm
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barefoot1-This is info from a "relatively new" Navy Mom. We were at our sailor's "A" school graduation last week. We were SO glad to be there! We did not expect him home afterwards due to using all his accrued and some future vacation days to be home during the holidays. So, imagine our surprise when he called us from the airport on Thursday to say he's home for a week! He hasn't exactly shared how this happened for him to be home this week but...here he is. He convinced some people not to share the surprise while we were at his graduation. It certainly worked. So, know it may be possible for your sailor to be home after "A" school...
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SeaWolfette-We were at our sailor's graduation in Port Hueneme last week too! A message is coming your way!
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Comment by barefoot1 on February 25, 2014 at 1:18pm
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Talked with my son last night and he had forgotten to tell me his grad date is different from what he originally thought. At any rate, he went on to say I shouldn't bother spending "$500+ to fly down for it" (I already checked and it would NOT be that much!) because he figures he'll have leave time between schools. He went in the hole at Christmas time so I really don't think he'll have accumulated enough by then - but more importantly, even though to him it doesn't seem like that big of a deal (and I appreciate his concern for my dollars!), graduating from A school is not something I want to miss!
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Comment by SeaWolfette on February 25, 2014 at 2:33am
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Comment by belovedbyHim on February 24, 2014 at 1:30pm
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Yep- A school for seabees goes quick. My son didn't have combat training though so I don't know how quick they class up there. I'm guessing it will likely be more hurry up and wait though. I'd be impressed if he was completely done in 11 weeks.
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He started his 3rd week of classes today - had made the comment to me that this part was expected to only be 7 weeks, and the combat training to begin at some point after which would last approximately 4 weeks.
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Barefoot1- My Bee was right on track even with the Christmas holidays a week and a half before graduation. Classing up was a whole other story. He kept getting bumped by others who are higher up on the Training list. I would not schedule a trip until he has started classes since he may phase up while on hold only to be back at phase 1 once classes start.
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Thanks oceangirl - just trying to figure out if his projected grad date from there of 3/31 will be accurate...for trip scheduling purposes, of course :-)
Denise, LOVED the racecar picture on FB and shared it to my son's FB as well!
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Hi Denise!
Thanks for the Team Seabee picture! I wasn't sure if I could post it on my personal Facebook page, so I emailed it to my Seabee and he loved it!
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