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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 JustinsMom175 on May 17, 2012 at 1:48pm: Sandra they look so happy! They are certainly going to go through a lot of changes. Sorry to hear you could not be there for the marriage but definitely be there for the birth of your grand baby :) is this there first baby together? And prayers definitely for them and your family. I hope all goes good with the baby too! Congrats

Comment by Lynne on May 13, 2012 at 7:49am: Happy Mother's Day!!!

Comment by Lynne on May 13, 2012 at 7:49am: Happy Mother's Day!!!!

Comment by siscarrie on April 22, 2012 at 12:57pm: Thanks everyone, Hes not sure where they are getting married, he said JP, but he has been going to a church there in Norfolk and i told him they would probably be more than happy to do a little ceremony for them. I will not beable to go. They plan on June 15th, and then she will come back here, and he will try to take leave in July so they can drive her truck back. I will tell him he may want to get navy housing.

Comment by ckmom on April 21, 2012 at 9:52pm: Sandra AM Yes my son finished up his training yesterday and did very well. He will now be on a reaction force team when he is on duty. idk You know they don't tell you any more than they have too. LOL

Kim, Wow 6 more years that's awesome!!

Comment by Kim on April 21, 2012 at 8:56pm: ckmom I feel the same way. I hope it doesn't go out either. My husbands next duty station may be in VA. He puts his orders in next month. He wants the Bataan. 6 more years and we are done, he will have his 20 years in.

Comment by ckmom on April 21, 2012 at 7:48pm: Siscarrie Wow this summer Congatuations to both of you and family. Where are they getting married, will it be on base?

Welcome allirish, My son is living in the Navy Housing and really likes it.

Sandra AM, How are things going, haven't talked to ya in awhile.

About the Bataan going on deployment " I HOPE NOT FOR AWHILE YET"!!!

Comment by Kim on April 21, 2012 at 5:28pm: Siscarrie, I would have him check into Navy housing. Norfolk isn't the safest place in town that is. The bases are safe.

Comment by Kim on April 21, 2012 at 5:26pm: It sounds like he applied for Navy housing. It's much better than living on the ship. They give them what is called bah and that pays for there rent and everything included. Do you know when the Bataan will go on deployment.

Comment by siscarrie on April 21, 2012 at 3:28pm: Hi ladies!!! Some news about my son, he is planning on getting married this summer, i guess i'm ok with it. Anyways I need some advise on where he needs to look for an apartment, somewhere safe.