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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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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).

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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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Welcome to the deep, silent world of submarines! If you're new to this world, start by reading the "Pages" of info found in the right-hand column, below the strip of member avatars.

We welcome your questions. But, while you're here, maintain silence... don't slam doors or the lid on the toilet!

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Group Administrator: Kaye S.

Members: 1308
Latest Activity: Jul 31

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These articles are the "reference library" for moms, ready to answer FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) 24x7 (twenty-four hours, seven days a week). You may not have to post a question after all! Thanks, Kaye S.

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Comment by lauren on January 14, 2009 at 3:05am: This all takes me back too . ... My son also doesn't make a big deal out of things , didn't even want me to bother going when done W/A School. BUT when he got his fish .....that meant he could stay on the boat and THAT was a big deal ..he has reinlisted and I believe when this is all over he will build a home under ground..........lol.....as far as sharing the rest, so many questions that I have asked he can't answer, but this is good because instead of talking shop, we have grown or friendship. I guess it depends on the boat, but my son has been back twice a year for the last 4 years. ( he is on a fast attack )... We just have to remind our men that everyone is important on a sub, there is not extra room for extra people.
huggs my friends

Comment by Mark on January 14, 2009 at 1:26am: Being on a fast attack will be nice for him after the relative boredom of the shipyard. I was wondering if he was here at PSNS in Bremerton - looks like he's in Norfolk. That's a very cool area, I hope he likes it there.

Comment by Mark on January 13, 2009 at 11:37pm: LOL - that takes me back Pat. I'm afraid he'll feel like a "glorified janitor" quite frequently until he makes Chief. That's just part of being an enlisted sailor, nuc or not, underway or in port. As far as becoming rusty, he'll be back up to speed quickly - half the stuff in power school is stuff he'll never use again, and the main point of prototype is demonstrating that he can apply what he's learned, and has learned how to qualify on the plant. He may not mention it much, but he is still using his nuc training much of the time, also. The frustration with cleaning and doing grunt work is part of being enlisted in the Navy, I'm afraid. What boat is he on, if you don't mind?

Comment by Mark on January 13, 2009 at 8:35pm: No need to sweat that, Pat. The one year thing isn't a hard and fast requirement, especially with extenuating circumstances like your son's. Being a nuc, there is plenty for him to do during a shipyard overhaul, and the Navy probably needs him right where he is. There's generally a lot less for the non-nucs ("coners") to do in the shipyard, except for maybe the "A"-gang MMs, so they're more likely to be assigned as riders on other boats.

Comment by Kaye S. on January 13, 2009 at 7:05pm: How much do you know about that "Dolphin" pin? I saw where someone called it "the pin they get for being on a submarine." I knew there was more to it, but didn't know exactly what... so, I went a-researchin'!

Here's a link to a Wikipedia article on the Submarine Warfare Insignia, which is its official name. I was stunned at the amount of knowledge it takes to earn one. And son told me that if they don't earn it within one year of being assigned to a sub, then they are moved to a ship. These are the reasons why this pin is such a big deal. So, Amber and the other moms with 'pinned' submariners, a truly sincere congratulations from me!

Son says he's about done with his quals, so maybe there's a pin in our not-to-distant future?! Hugs, k.

Comment by lauren on January 11, 2009 at 4:40am: AMBER I"m doing flips for you ......lol...do you feel the earth shake???? Wendy is right we are here for each other It is so happy to hear someone excited for the good.
For the rest of this lovely group, if you knit, crochet, sew please check out our knit for the navy group we sure could use more help with our making blankets for all on ships and subs
ok thanks for your time
huggs to all

Comment by Kaye S. on January 10, 2009 at 4:30pm: Jenny, by my count, there are several other Guam-Moms here: Kelly
Elisa
Melissa "Jason's Mom"
Jane Charlton
Tracy Davis

If you have trouble finding them, let me know... Hugs! k.

Comment by Mark on January 10, 2009 at 1:39pm: Hi Jenny, I know you're looking for more current info, but in the meantime, I can give you my impressions from the three weeks I spent there on a sub in the late 80s. I liked it there - I had the impression that it was a lot like Oahu (Hawaii) was 40 years or so earlier before being so overrun with tourists. It had a small town feel to it, with (I think) more reasonable housing costs too. It's a gorgeous place, like Hawaii, but even more remote. A lot of the guys stationed there get into diving, because the conditions are so incredible. Visibility underwater is awesome - it seems like you can see forever, and there are a lot of WWII relics to dive on around the island, including a number of warplanes and smaller ships. When a sailor has leave, there are reasonable flights to Australia and Japan (it's a very popular destination for Japanese tourists).

Comment by NevadaSierra on January 10, 2009 at 10:57am: Hey Kathy and Kay - do a 'mom resume' of your daughter's gifts talents and all that stuff (the funny stuff) - - like leaving the make up all over the bathroom counter so that you can't even find the sink - - ya know? and save it for a few years. You will both love it! It will bring moments back that are priceless!

Comment by Kaye S. on January 9, 2009 at 11:57pm: I don't think that ebay thing's gonna work for you, Kathy. You won't be able to list her for enough to cover the shipping. I'd put her in a box and sit in front of Wal-Mart with a sign, "Free to a Good Home." (Since it's Friday, I don't even know if mine is alive or dead in the basement; watching her TiVo episodes of CSI and ER) Ahhh, peace and quiet...