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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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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 siscarrie on March 9, 2011 at 11:45pm: There is a group i found yesterday that has some wonderful info , Mothers getting ready for deployment,that is where i found the site for the cards, and alot of other info.

Comment by ckmom on March 9, 2011 at 11:44pm: We are going to fly in where should we stay. Is there anything to do while our sailor is working? Sorry never been to Norfolk.

Comment by ckmom on March 9, 2011 at 11:40pm: Does anyone know about how to get on base? Can we tour the ship, I herd of others that got to go on and see where their sailors live?

Comment by siscarrie on March 9, 2011 at 11:38pm: yes its the ship to shore cards,https://thor.aafes.com/scs/product.aspx

Comment by siscarrie on March 9, 2011 at 8:17pm: Does anyone know about how many i need, the website i got on they have $20 cards, i have no idea how long that will last?

Comment by siscarrie on March 9, 2011 at 8:15pm: I am buying some calling cards for my son, do i need to get them sent to the ship or do you think its best to get them sent to me so i can send them?

Comment by Ant's Mom on March 9, 2011 at 6:41pm: Thank you so much...........

Comment by Ant's Mom on March 9, 2011 at 6:29pm: Need help.... my son is married and I'm sure she is on the list with the Ombudsman. Can I be added too??? I don't want to put any more on my son so thought someone on here may could help.....

Comment by siscarrie on March 9, 2011 at 9:44am: Thank you so much LongIslandNavyMom for the ombudsman info< i got that e-mailed out.

Comment by siscarrie on March 9, 2011 at 9:43am: My son said only the ones that half to take leave can, so he won't be able to come home. He said mostly the married guys are taking leave.