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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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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 Blue Ridge

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For all Parents, etc that has a Sailor that has or is Currently serving on the Flag Ship of the 7th Fleet. A place where we can connect, discuss concerns & share stories about our Sailors on this ship. I look forward to hearing from all of you...

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Latest Activity: Jan 13, 2019

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Comment by Pam B on October 15, 2011 at 2:40pm: Hello all - my son just got stationed on the Blue Ridge at the end of Sept so was glad to find this group. I do have some experience with Japan, having lived there for 3 years when I was in the Air Force, so if anyone has questions, I will try to help. Nice to meet you all.

Comment by ashgrove on October 5, 2011 at 12:08pm: You can either plan way in advance, yes when ship is in port or can do like we do and plan it in a few weeks lol. If your son gets housing when you go that would help with cost, but we stayed stayed at the BOQ on base and it was cheap and had a little kitchenette with dishes so I would take the shuttle or walk to the Nex and grocery shop which saved a lot too.

Comment by ashgrove on October 5, 2011 at 11:50am: I'm sure he'll like it. My husband went straight to the BR and spent all his time in Japan. Like everyone says, make sure if you have a chance to go over there, do so. If you need anything else post away!

Comment by ashgrove on October 5, 2011 at 11:42am: Its always active! Just gotta have a topic of interest :) feel free to post away!

Comment by CCR on October 3, 2011 at 11:43am: well, I thought it might be nice to see one of him relaxing and having a good time with some Aussie girls. Glad he is enjoying himself and loving his job. Most the time anyway! (somebody's got to paint the ship, right Molly?

Comment by CCR on October 3, 2011 at 11:41am: all right, I'll stop hogging the page now. I'd almost given up hope of ever getting to see him, so when I saw this pic, it was like - oh no! the face is in the dark, he's fading, fading.... LOL

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Comment by CCR on October 3, 2011 at 11:08am: Hard to believe so much time has passed while I've been working and going down to take care of my parents. Its one of those salary positions where you may work 50 but mostly its 60 and sometimes 70 hours a wk. Linn, I love the pic of you and Kathy. Priceless. Ash, will Rob ever go back to the BR or is he stateside for good? Its hard to catch up. Since not seeing Patrick for 2 Thanksgivings and 2 Christmas', he will go to Virginia in October for some more schooling, this time SAMI, then come home in November. I've already warned them at work not to expect to see a lot of me, but in reality, if I have to be there to get the job done, I have to go in. For you newbies, the FB page of the USS BR has been good to this momma. (as with Danielle - mucho photo ops) so I will put some here, and thank you all for alerting me to them on FB when I havn't had time to even be on FB. Hugs to all.