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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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USS Bataan LHD-5

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Group for family members of Sailors who are on the USS Bataan (LHD-5)

Members: 144
Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2019

I decided to start this group to see who else may have a Sailor on this ship; or heading to this ship.

Granted, we may be a bit limited to what we can discuss openly online, but if nothing else, may be a good way to connect and network off-line as well.

Make sure to not disclose advance ship movements or other OPSEC issues.

My son is an FC2 on this ship.

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Comment by NewBeginnings on January 28, 2014 at 1:48pm: Also I'm in a group on FB that has been an awesome resource and has a pretty impressive (according to the CO) FRG: https://www.facebook.com/groups/198350693533193/ Look for Krista Bowers when you get there, she says she would be more than happy to answer any questions anyone has.

Comment by NewBeginnings on January 28, 2014 at 1:43pm: I have the information for ombudsman: Ombudsman Kim Ryder Bataanombudsmankim@gmail.com 757-544-3779

Comment by ChambosMom on January 28, 2014 at 11:37am: New to deployment also. Not able to go myself but my son's girlfriend is going. It would be great to be able to let her know what to exoect.

Comment by Whodamom on January 28, 2014 at 11:33am: Also, if anyone can provide the email address for ombudsman it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Comment by kmc1973( ship 3/div154) on January 28, 2014 at 11:33am: I so wish I could be there for send off, but I won't be able to either. I plan to be there for the home coming. This is my son's first deployment so I am not sure what all to expect either. Keeping up here and on the ship Facebook pages. I am kinda getting sad already. Gonna miss him so so much!

Comment by Whodamom on January 28, 2014 at 11:33am: We are planning on attending send off. I don't know if we are on the ombudsman list (or what the email address is) so would appreciate any information you can provide on this site. Sometimes it is more informative than the official word. Thank you. We fly in on the 5th and are registered at the Lodge already.

Comment by ckmom on January 28, 2014 at 11:18am: Twinzplus1 I have only been to the homecoming which was awesome! My Husband and Son are going to pick up my Sailor Son pick-up but wont be able to see the ship off.:(

Comment by Twinzplus1(Ship 12, Div 203) on January 28, 2014 at 8:02am: Hi all -
I'm going to Norfolk for the send off but as this is my sons first deployment I'm not exactly sure what happens during the send off. Is it basically everyone gathers at the pier when they leave or is there more to it than that? Sorry, as I re-read this it sounds like a really stupid question but all this Navy stuff is new to me (my husband is retired Air Force). Thanks for your help.

Comment by ckmom on January 25, 2014 at 10:57pm: Hi, did not receive any e-mail did I miss something?

Comment by mamabus32 on January 25, 2014 at 10:16pm: sorry...It did not go through, I guess. Hello. Am I in the right spot? My son is deploying with the Bataan next month. He is in the Marine Corps.