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

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RTC Graduation

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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For "We Build, We Fight", moms!!

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Latest Activity: Aug 15, 2023

The Ten OPSEC and COMSEC Points:

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 Lighthouse3 Div203 PIR5/24/13 on December 21, 2013 at 3:43pm: The same to you, Momofahousefull, and the rest of you all!

Comment by Momofahousefull on December 21, 2013 at 11:53am: Lighthouse3: Congrats! Rejoicing with you in thankfulness for your son's accomplishments through adversity! And may you and yours have a Merry Christmas and Wonderfully Happy New Year!!!

Comment by Lighthouse3 Div203 PIR5/24/13 on December 20, 2013 at 6:24pm: My son passed his CE A school, graduated today, and is IN THE AIR on the way home as I type. Hubby and daughter are going to pick him up at the airport, and I'm going to start dinner cooking. Today is hubby's birthday, too! :-) I am so proud of him and SO thankful to the Lord for His perpetual goodness!

Comment by Dale-Ann on December 20, 2013 at 5:49pm: My son is still waiting for exact orders but he is finished school right now, doing 3 coding classes then he said he has special warfare orders and thats all he knows, life of a navy mom never knowing until its almost time...lol

Comment by Beachmom (Ship 13, Div 281) on December 19, 2013 at 6:12pm: Dale-Ann, My son is in GP now and will start Combat training the end of January. Wonder if they will be together?

Comment by Dale-Ann on December 19, 2013 at 11:49am: My son should be graduating from PH around Jan 17th also, then he will finally come home for a visit before going to gulfport for combat training. I cannot wait as these are the first holidays I have not spent with my son, he had his 19 bday the first week he was at PH and now thanksgiving and xmas and new years so i cant wait to give him a big hug!

Comment by belovedbyHim on December 19, 2013 at 1:23am: Oceangirl- I LOVED SD! We lived in San Diego-west side of Missions Trails, Spring Valley and bought our first house in Santee. Both Hubby and I are from CO and we moved back for 2 reasons. 1- my mom was in a bad accident and was needing lots of help and dad was just overwhelmed and 2- we couldn't afford to buy a larger home. I still miss SD though. Sadly I won't be going to CA for a while. My son(PIR 8-30) just got Verbal orders to go overseas. It's public works and not in a combat zone (yet) but I just can't figure out how to go 2 years without seeing him at least once! PH would have been great for me since I could have seen 2 of my 3 at one time but now I'll have to prioritize trips. My Guy comes home Sunday and his sis on Monday!! 2 amazing weeks before I have to start missing them again! I guess Skype lessons will be in my stocking.

Comment by oceangirl3 on December 19, 2013 at 12:14am: BelovedbyHim- I laughed when I read your post, although those sentiments as a mom apply more to my older son. Ryan will be going to PH!! He is very excited. He hasn't mentioned anything about combat training. He's coming home on Monday and I can't wait to spend some quality time with him. Ryan's PIR was Sept 27th. My daughter, her fiancee and I went to that graduation so we were able to spend a few hours with Ryan. I was also able to see some of Chicago. Its a nice place but I like San Diego better, although Boston is a close second! What part of San Diego were you in? Did you like it here? I consider myself a native. We moved here when I was 15 months old, so this is the only home I've known :)

Comment by jessiesmom2013 on December 17, 2013 at 1:29pm: Sheisaseabee - my SR is Ship09 Div 075 PIR 31JAN14

All I know is she is CM. she didn't really go into too much detail.

When she signed up she said "As long as you put a wrench in my hand, I will be happy"

Can't wait to mark off another Friday

Comment by belovedbyHim on December 10, 2013 at 2:27am: Oceangirl-- I replied but I don't know what happened to my last post.

I think my Sailor is scheduled to graduate on 17Jan as well. Our boys may be in the same class. When did yours PIR? Since he is coming home for Christmas and is staying for combat training and we are not going down there to see him I haven't really paid much attention. We spent 16 years in San Diego, Hubby was in the Navy for 7 of them (till Sailor was 1).

I have been joking with Evan that while I am proud of him for being selfless enough to want to defend our country and those who cannot defend themselves, If he gets captured they are not allowed to kill him! I spent 18 years refraining from killing him (especially the teen years!) that I am the only one who is allowed to do that!! And if he gets his butt captured I'll kill him. :) I know he's excited by the idea of going off to see the world and I think that is great but I'd sure miss him if he was stationed overseas! I have suggested that he get with a command that does mostly humanitarian work and that way he'd get to see lots of places where they don't want to kill him! He's too busy trying to be an adult to hear me just yet. Hopefully in time he'll listen.