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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.

FIRST TIME HERE?

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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

Events

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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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 rhonda0366 on February 21, 2014 at 1:06pm: My son has been on the USS Blue Ridge going on his second year now. He lives on the ship full time. There are some that have been there a while who have apartments off the ship.

Comment by Rock on February 21, 2014 at 12:34pm: I have a question. When assigned to the Blue Ridge do the sailors live on the ship all the time or do they have a barracks they stay in when they're not deployed?

Comment by Barbaracowan on February 20, 2014 at 8:08am: My son will be joining in march as well. I was like Rock and peachynavy Pretty excited for him. Seems to be an honor to be chosen for this assignment

Comment by PeachyNavyMom on February 17, 2014 at 12:51am: My son is an IT. He will be joining the USS Blue Ridge this March. He is very excited, one of the first places he wanted to go with the Navy was Japan. I am... ok, happy for him, proud so proud of him, as his mom worried, but as he says I would worry just as much if he was down the street in college. He is right sorta, LOL. So, how are things aboard?

Comment by Rock on January 23, 2014 at 3:36pm: My son is an IS and will be reporting to the Blue Ridge in April. He is so excited and I thought I was going to have a panic attack when I heard his orders but I'm doing much better now. My son had a choice of a stateside duty but chose Japan because he joined the Navy "to see the world."

Comment by Betsy on December 2, 2013 at 12:11pm: Thank you! My son is an IT. It's nice to have fellow moms who already have kids on the ship to talk to.

Comment by Diann CS Mom on December 2, 2013 at 12:33am: Hi Betsy, my son has been on the Blue Ridge for two years. He is a CS.

Comment by jam's mom (Patty) on November 30, 2013 at 9:42pm: Welcome Besty, My son is on the USS Blue Ridge.

Comment by Betsy on November 30, 2013 at 11:46am: Hello! My son is getting ready to leave for Japan and the USS Blue Ridge in a couple of weeks. He is really excited. I'm just nervous. This is his first duty station. Glad to find this group!

Comment by Diann CS Mom on July 21, 2013 at 9:19am: If they are deployed it might take longer. We mailed a box to my son and since they are out to sea, it took a couple of weeks. He finally got it.