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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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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 chandlersmom on October 18, 2011 at 5:05pm: I look all the time to no pics

Comment by ckmom on October 18, 2011 at 5:02pm: No picture of my son either! :-((

Comment by ckmom on October 18, 2011 at 11:50am: Can they have cash on the ship or do they need cash or do they only use their plastic cards? Family was asking if he needed cash for christmas.

Comment by ckmom on October 18, 2011 at 11:46am: Starting on my Thanksgiving box also. So far I only have banana chips in it.lol I better get on the ball and start baking pumkin bread in a jar. Really need to get this box out soon, so I can start on Christmas I love Christmas.

Do you know if it is ok to send a small decorative christmas tree?

Comment by chandlersmom on October 18, 2011 at 11:10am: What has been your experience when sending things like cookies or pies? I have only sent hard candy breakfast bars and a blanket.

Comment by ckmom on October 17, 2011 at 10:32pm: thanks sandra :-)

Comment by Becky on October 17, 2011 at 10:24pm: Thank you, I have sent a box and my mom sent one and they are still not there :( I am sending it out this week so hopefully it will get there in time if not I am sure he will enjoy it whenever he gets it :) I will go through the letters the kids write but hopefully they are ok because their teacher is going to help them write :)

Comment by Becky on October 17, 2011 at 9:00pm: Your right Kellie I know I need to think before I type :) I am still fairly new to this and learning. On a different subject I am trying to gather some ideas to send to my son for Thanksgiving (Hopefully it will get to him in time) I have sent out several packages and wanted to send something different this time. Any ideas? Also my youngest is in 3rd grade and her class is going to write letters to send to him and for some of the other sailors is there anything that I should know about doing this or can I just package them up and send them out?

Thanks :)

Comment by ckmom on October 17, 2011 at 8:43pm: Thanks Kellie, It doesn't hurt to remind us of how important it is to follow OPSEC. We want to keep the Sailors and Marines safe.

Comment by Becky on October 17, 2011 at 8:36pm: Jarrett doesn't usually tell me alot either but if they are going to port he tries to give me a few days heads-up. :)