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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 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 ckmom on November 13, 2011 at 11:30am: I was going to mail his x-mas box on dec.1st. but my son said that would be to late. So now I'm getting his box together and making him his favorite cookies and waiting for his gift to come in so i can mail his box off. I did order him a Navy Camosock socking for X-mas and going to fill it with little things. Sandra AM gave me the web sight. the sock came in quick and awesome. I think he will really like it. go to www.camosock.com . He wanted the Kindle Fire so that is what I'm waiting on. Then I'll mail his package off.

Is anyone doing the Tiger Cruise?

Comment by JustinsMom175 on November 13, 2011 at 4:31am: Has anyone started Christmas shopping for their sailor? Want to make sure he gets his Christmas box on time but have no ideas. I'm not that creative so was wondering if anyone could give me some ideas.

Comment by gonavy2010 on November 10, 2011 at 11:28am: @Sandra AM where do we read the note from the Ombusman?

Comment by gonavy2010 on November 10, 2011 at 9:38am: @ Joro great Christmas ideas! DVD's are a great idea too thanks CathyA. My son was telling me the other day that he had the opportunity to get up on deck at night, he laid down on the deck floor and looked up at the sky...said it was the most spectacular sight he had ever seen, the stars are so close and beautiful....made him feel a little closer to home. His experiences are just awesome to me.

Comment by Crystal on November 9, 2011 at 4:42pm: @ Joro Thanks, I was at a lost as to what to put in the Christmas package. Now I have some ideas.

Comment by mel on November 8, 2011 at 10:10pm: He is meeting his admiral on his birthday,,, tomorrow...problem is it's a two day plane trip.. his first assignment and is ehausted from excitement!!!

Comment by siscarrie on November 8, 2011 at 10:36am: Thanks Courtney for checking for us!!!

Sandra, i saw that on the news, I hope everything is ok and they stop soon.

Comment by ckmom on November 7, 2011 at 11:54pm: Sandra, hope you are all ok with the earthquakes!!

Courtney, thanks for checking on the shirts.

Comment by ckmom on November 7, 2011 at 10:55pm: I never received mine either and the check went through a few weeks ago.

Comment by siscarrie on November 7, 2011 at 9:10pm: Has anyone heard about the sweatshirt orders? I ordered 3 so just wondering, its been a long time since i sent my order in.