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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 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:
**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
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.
Discussion Forum
Looking for Moms and Family Members who have Sailors on the USS Bataan
Started by Navy for Moms Admin. Last reply by mamabear Jul 13, 2017. 55 Replies 7 Likes
Possible Deployment, USS Bataan 2014
Started by GoNavy. Last reply by Yasminie5 Dec 20, 2014. 17 Replies 4 Likes
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Comment by Songbird800 on March 22, 2011 at 7:29pm
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My son is also on this ship. This is also his second deployment. Morean5, I totally understand! I am having a terrible time dealing with him leaving this time too. I am also a Navy wife (retired) so I am used to having my guy away from home, but it's different when it's your son. God bless them all and hurry home!
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Comment by npsailormom92(Ship03Div025) on March 22, 2011 at 1:51pm
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My son is on this ship preparing for the deployment. He is not very forth coming with information. I know that they leave on Wednesday.
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Comment by chandlersmom on March 21, 2011 at 12:12pm
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What happens if my sailor has orders to report to the USS Bataan on Saturday the 26th and they have already left for thier deployment? I read on the news they leave Wednesday. Just curious how that works. Does he miss getting on ship and just work on base?
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Comment by Miranda Nicole on March 18, 2011 at 10:55pm
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He has to go in person and do it himself. You can read up on all the requirements here: http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html#step3first
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Comment by ckmom on March 18, 2011 at 9:27pm
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Miranda Nicole , Is the passport something they can do on their own in Norfolk? Or do I have to do it here in Mo. for him? Sorry I never had to do a passport before pretty new to all this.
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Ckmom - The ombudsman said today that everyones emails are getting added as soon as they can they have just had a high influx of people requesting to join.
They did suggest getting a passport for your sailor in case of emergency but these aren't required. It would just help your sailor get home faster if something did happen. I know that you can make an appointment at any post office or go to the Norfolk circuit court clerk and get one there. I hear they take 4-6 weeks to process but I'm sure you could just have it sent to the ship.
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Barbara Thanks I did that but I'll try again.
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Sandra i think our sons have to ok it with the ombudsman that we can be added to the email list. Does anyone know anything about that?
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Comment by Kathy Dee on March 16, 2011 at 12:49pm
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My girl reports on the 27th. She of course did nothing about housing - she is single female. What should she expect?
Kathy Dee
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