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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 ashgrove on August 12, 2011 at 11:21pm: Ha don't I know, don't I know....I'm waiting now to see if he gets his mail today since they get mail right away. It only took almost two months...ha! Yeah I stayed up all night for the flight thinking I cohuld sleep most of the way. I think I slept just over half. I was by myself too so thank goodness for my nook, laptop and in flight movies :)

Comment by KTSNavymom Kathy on August 12, 2011 at 9:38pm: Ashgrove don't ya know the Navy's Motto is HURRY UP & WAIT!!! LOL Hope he gets to find out soon!! Ahhh the flight to Japan I didn't think we'd ever land LOL!!

Comment by ashgrove on August 12, 2011 at 11:59am: Linn, Japan is so amazing, you will love it. Can't remember if you said you've been before. Its quite the flight! And Kathy that is so excting, October is right around the corner :) We are STILL waiting on Robs leave approval. We keep hearing anyday now, but its been anyday now for weeks. Come on big navy!

Comment by KTSNavymom Kathy on August 12, 2011 at 11:31am: Great Quote Blondie

Congrats Linn soo excited for you to go to Japan!!!

This is Katie's last underway she leaves Oct 22 to come home for 3 years Wooo Hooo!!!!!

Comment by BeckyT on August 11, 2011 at 4:40pm: Welcome flyersnut! Good news for you Linn! Mine wont be home for Christmas either.

Comment by KTSNavymom Kathy on August 9, 2011 at 12:59pm: Hi Maria Welcome to the Blue Ridge Family,

add me as your friend I'll send ya the address info in a message.

This group is awesome!! We are always trying to help each other out, what 1 person don't know another might!! I have found that most of the guys don't communicate like the girls do. My daughter calls home at least once a week. When they are underway we usually don't hear from them as often. We almost always know where they are because there FB page usually has pics. of where they are at and what they have done there. Feel free to ask us anything we are here to Help!! Bigg Hugggsss

Comment by ashgrove on August 9, 2011 at 10:30am: Welcome Maria! The communication all depends. I hear from y husband everyday with phone and email. Its nice that its a communications ship and its available. I'm sure the girlfriend part is hard and yes while some relationships crumble, some become stronger like mine. You don't want to force anything, just like the Navy you have to take it all in stride. Japan is definitely amazing, I went in April. My husband has been there the whole time and waiting on orders to come home!

Comment by ashgrove on August 7, 2011 at 11:17pm: I'm not sure on the latest from the Boxers sailor and hope Blondies daughter is doing well, just a minor battle (I hope) with the reef with the reef winning. The Blue Ridge should be pullng into their next port in a few days too.

Comment by Bert's Mom on August 7, 2011 at 11:14pm: Havent been on in a while. Can you girls given me an update on the the our sailors on the BR? Worried about the post about Blondies daughter and about the sailor from the Boxer!