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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 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

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

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Sonar Technician - Surface

Members: 197
Latest Activity: Oct 27, 2019

Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center Website:
http://www.cmwc.navy.mil/default.aspx

OPSEC Points :

Don’t discuss current or future destinations/ ports of call/deployment bases .
Don’t discuss current or future operations or missions.
Don’t discuss current or future dates and times of exercises or missions.
Don’t discuss readiness issues and numbers.
Don’t discuss specific training equipment.
Don’t discuss people’s names and operations.
Don’t speculate about current or future operations.

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Comment by Dianne on August 10, 2009 at 2:05pm: THANKS, Sonar Chief!!!

Comment by Dianne on August 6, 2009 at 1:46pm: Welcome Chief, my son is on the USS Benfold and has not done his FSA yet. Is FSA the same as "cranking"? He has been on the ship since February. I'm guessing they only do it on deployment?

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on August 4, 2009 at 3:35pm: Carolyn: My son PIR'd 4/25/08. He arrived in Norfolk 10/1/08. His ship was already in the Gulf so he was flown via military transport to Bahrain and then 2 helicopters to his ship. His homecoming was 4/1/09 and I flew back to see him. It was amazing, got to meet his CO, tour his ship, tour the Truman and shop at the NEX. He moved into new barracks in May and is liking it.
Has your son contacted his sponser yet? Your son can request a "Welcome Aboard" packett with lots of info about Norfolk including base maps.
As far as Sailors living on ships, the Navy is making it a priority to get all Sailors into barracks. There may be barracks available to him but that can depend on the command and how many carriers are in port. I wouldn't send him anything until he asks for it unless it's just a 'goodie' box. My son had leave after 'Opps' so he had a chance to take some extra things. Space is very limited on a ship; a laptop; iPod; CD's; DVD's to start with. Once he deploys he'll let you know what he wants. If he has to fly out to catch up with his ship, just 1 or 2 sets of civilian clothes as he's limited to one seabag and MUST take everything the Navy has issued him so far. Also, you may want to join the Bainbrige group; the the "Destroyer Moms" group; and the Norfolk group. Lots of 'seasoned' moms in those groups! Hope this helps.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on August 3, 2009 at 11:23pm: Chief! So glad your friend made the suggestion. What ship are you on? I'll have a million questions for you. My son's been on the Ramage since April. Still hasn't done much sonar, but finished cranking!! He's going to school for 2 weeks for a refresher course at Norfolk. I'm so glad you're here!!!

Comment by Dianne on July 23, 2009 at 4:42pm: Congrats Melanie!!

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on July 21, 2009 at 9:41pm: Carolyn: Here's the Bainbridge group. You should be able to get all the info you want....

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ussbainbridgenorfolk

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on July 21, 2009 at 2:48pm: Carolyn: I know we have some Bainbridge moms on here.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on July 20, 2009 at 6:26pm: Carolyn: What ship did your son get orders for?

I attended my son's "A" school graduation and was the only "guest" there. It's VERY low key.