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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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.
Discussion Forum
Hello?
Started by CBMom. Last reply by CBMom Jul 21, 2022. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Ft. Leonard Wood
Started by BabyFox. Last reply by lifesimplified Apr 2, 2019. 4 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Beachmom (Ship 13, Div 281) on October 13, 2013 at 7:31pm
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Hi Debi! He is ready to graduate from FLW! Been there just a bit too long!!! You were right, they are picky! He hasn't mentioned Happy Hallow yet. He is due to come home in a few weeks, then on to GP. We shall se what happens! Maybe ours will be in C school together!
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Comment by Debi on October 13, 2013 at 8:27am
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Hey Beachmom, How does your son like Fort Lost in the Woods? lol Has he been to Happy Hollow yet? I miss having mine that close again. Hopefully he'll get to go to Gulfport..they sent Elias right out to a duty station. He's doing his 36 a shore right now. Once that is done he'll get to go to GP and do his training for C school and do the 36 a Sea.
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Comment by deniseMatt'smom on October 11, 2013 at 7:11pm
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Belovedbyhim Hi! I don't think there is a place like that, because everybody seems to have different experiences....if you ever have any questions just ask, we're all here to help! My son graduated in April and was sent directly to his next assignment, although most go across the street to combat training for another couple weeks.....my son loves being a BU,it is great training to be a future home owner and construction business!!! Good luck to you both!!!!
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Welcome Dale-Ann! My son is in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri for A School for EO He should graduate November 12th! We Facetime every other day now, I love being able to communicate with him and actually see him! I believe he will be in Gulfport for his C School.
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Comment by belovedbyHim on October 10, 2013 at 11:48pm
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deniseMatt'smom- Hello. My sailor is at Gulfport for A school to be a BU. He just started classes this week. Is there a training guide that tells us what they are doing week by week?
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Great news....Hopefully that will carry him through a little while....It will get better as the says pass, and a lot better once he gets through a school!
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Comment by Dale-Ann on October 10, 2013 at 9:32pm
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my boy just sent me a picture he is now designated a CM and excited! thank you finally something went right for him this week!
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thanks Denise, no he is in Port Hueneme he is a CM, right now hes overwhelmed with the sched. and the fact that hes so far away. I feel better now that we can call talk text FB ect, at least now i know how hes doing, but hes still so far away, i know thats something we will all have to get used to because hes going to be here there and everywhere but he was my last baby to leave the house so its a little harder
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Welcome Dale-Ann! Is he in Gulfport? My Seabee is a BU, he learned so much in A school, but it is still very regulated as to what they can do! The best thing is that the communication is sooooo much better, my son got Internet so we could FaceTime .... What a blessing to be able to see him whenever we wanted...he will have some free weekends so a visit is OK...good luck !
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Good morning fellow moms, My son got to A school a few weeks ago and Im not sure what to expect and what happens next. Missing my boy like crazy and hes so far away!
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