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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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Sonar Technician - Surface

Members: 197
Latest Activity: Oct 27, 2019

Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center Website:
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Don’t discuss current or future operations or missions.
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Comment by aheathe2 on September 23, 2010 at 11:58am: Hello all,
I am a recent Navy wife and have a lot of questions. As most of you know the Navy isn't too forthcoming with the answers they provide lol.

My husband left for bootcamp September 1st. Hes doing well, and should graduate on time. After that I am to understand that he has ATT for 6 weeks, and after that A and C school for about a year and a half. My first question is will there be time between ATT and A school to move to San Diego? I don't feel comfortable handling the whole thing myself and trying to get 2 pets out there, etc, so I'm hoping he can come home for a week or so to help get us moved.

He said that an RDC told him that Great Lakes might close down from November 20th- January 1st if you're doing schooling there, and that he might get to come home. What is the likelihood of this?

And a few more questions: Does the Navy handle pets when you move too?

I'm sure I will have more, but if someone could help a confused, frustrated, and desperate Navy wife out that'd be great! :)

Comment by sailormom-cathie on September 23, 2010 at 6:58am: OMG that is so horrible, my heart and prayers go out to their families and friends. I hope the base is providing grief counseling, if not try and talk to your kids about seeking it out, for some strange reason it seems that because they are military they think they should "tough it out". I will definitely talk to my son about the highways out there and to be extra cautious. Thank you for letting me know Sue. I hope you are able to talk with your daughter, is there any way you can get out to see her maybe?

Comment by sailormom-cathie on September 22, 2010 at 2:52pm: LA'sMom, my son is currently in A school at Pt Loma, I haven't heard anything about a tragedy, what happened?

Comment by sailormom-cathie on September 20, 2010 at 11:45am: Thank you all for the info on flights.

Comment by sailormom-cathie on September 17, 2010 at 2:22pm: Thanks betsy, I only hope they give them plenty of notice when their holiday leave will be, I hear the dates don't get set until early in November.

Comment by sailormom-cathie on September 17, 2010 at 1:02am: Thanks Bev and teachertoo for the info, I too would rather spend money going out, unless of course my son would like to get completely away for a weekend, he just today finally got phase 3 so he has not been away at all since he left in Feb!! except for the few hours he spent in our hotel room the weekend of PIR! (he loved taking a private shower lol) I am sure he will really enjoy a weekend off base.

Comment by sailormom-cathie on September 16, 2010 at 2:08pm: Hi all, question - when my son gets leave to come home from San Diego, is there a military discount they can get on their airline tickets? And do they make the arrangements themselves or is there a place on base to make them. Since we live in south Florida, it's an expensive trip and being a newbie I have no idea how all this works or what services they have at their disposal. Thanks for your help.

Comment by sailormom-cathie on September 16, 2010 at 10:57am: Thanks teachertoo, wow you did a lot in such a short time. Bev, at the Admiral Kidd did the room have 2 beds? I read somewhere else that the rooms only had 1 bed. My daughter may make the trip with me and would need 2 beds (she's a bed hog lol)

Comment by sailormom-cathie on September 15, 2010 at 1:25pm: teachertoo, welcome back and Happy Birthday, so glad to hear about your trip! I am hoping to go out there in October, lol about the A/C I am from FL so same heat here. Is the Admiral Kidd on Pt Loma base? How did you get around and where all did you go? Thanks for sharing.

Comment by sailormom-cathie on September 11, 2010 at 4:58am: Thank you all for the info, even though it's a little early at least having a general idea of the dates is very helpful, also being a new sailor mom and not knowing how any of this works makes it comforting to know that you all are there to give support, answers and advice, again Thanks.