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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 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).

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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.

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Moms who's sons or daughters are on the Uss Essex.

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Comment by LynnC3(ship10div372) on March 14, 2012 at 10:39am: I have not been here for awhile. Has there been any talk of a Tiger Cruise this summer?

Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on March 12, 2012 at 7:40pm: Sharon, I bet you had a wonderful time visiting with your mom. 92...that's amazing!

I plan on getting my t-shirts from the Essex site too. Can't wait to see what they look like!

It was 60 degrees and sunny today and extended forecast calls for more of the same for the week. Spring fever hit me today when I ran an errand during my lunch break! I would have loved to keep on going...home that is...and sit on my deck and soak up that beautiful sunshine :-)

Take care,

Cathy

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on March 11, 2012 at 10:33pm: Luann I sent you the info I had on the tshirts. Hope you got it. You can still order the gray ones from the Bohr.

Comment by hunter's mom kyann HOOYAH on March 11, 2012 at 9:31pm: another question about the shirt sale. i know it's a fund raiser, so does each ship use the money for their ship (at the time)... if you purchase shirts from the BHR, does the Essex get any benefit from that and vice versa? not that it matters a whole lot, just wondering. thanks

Comment by hunter's mom kyann HOOYAH on March 11, 2012 at 6:39pm: thanks, ya'll for the birthday wishes! hubby, and kids went out friday night. was a very nice day!

that is so neat about jesse's cake.

cathy-hope all goes well with your uncle. sounds like a nice family time!

i guess i am not going to get a grey shirt, as i didn't get my money off. hopefully, i'll get it from karen (Essex). :)

my brother in law who will be going on a tiger cruise on the USS Carl Vinson has his info already...hmmm...i hope i hear soon from the Essex.

have a wonderful week, all.

Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on March 10, 2012 at 11:52am: Hi ladies!   Last Josh and I chatted he said he would talk to his chief. I haven't heard from him since that email. I look forward to when they are back so that we can have a heart to heart (face to face skype) conversation. I expressed Josh's heartfelt message to my uncle and he understands if he can't make it back, he just says "God Bless Him." I told him maybe he and Josh could skype. I tried to explain what that was, but not sure he got it :-)

    Almost our whole family will be getting together with my uncle in a few weeks to look at old pics and old movies that we found. Very much looking forward to this! If it all works out, MAYBE that could be the day we could skype in Josh!

     It's so exciting looking at the pictures of their new ship isn't it!?!?! I bet they have some really busy days ahead of them!

     It's a blue sky and sunny day here in upstate NY! We are celebrating our oldest son (DJ - Derrick Jr.) birthday today. He's 29. YIKES...just finished looking at old pictures...where did the years go? I love doing that on their birthdays! We're all missing Josh a little bit more today as we are wishing he was here to celebrate too.

Take care and enjoy your weekend everyone!!

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on March 9, 2012 at 2:55pm: Happy Birthday Kyann!

Sure was nice of the HTs to make Jesse a cake.

Info on shirts....

The current BHR FRG is selling shirts (gray ones). A mother of a current Essex Sailor is getting a shirt together as well to use for a different fundraiser (those shirts will be available no later than June).

If you would like to order the gray shirt from us I can send you the information to send your money. We have all sizes from child XS to adult XXL (except adult small). Our shirts are $10 a piece ($13 with shipping) if you buy more than 1.

I hope this helps.

Comment by Mary n Jesse on March 9, 2012 at 12:56pm: cathy, have you found out any more info about whether josh would be able to get family leave? hugs and prayers to all of you.

Happy Birthday Kyann!!

Here is a little of what Jesse sent me. Of course I had to edit cuz he abbreviates almost every word, LOL!!

"Wow. The HT's made me a cake outta cinnamon danishes n oreos n hershey kisses! They put a rolled up piece of paper for a candle n everything inside it! :) they made me a card too! HT's are my family. I didn't know they loved me like that! They turned the lights off n everything! I almost cried to b honest with you"

(awwww!!!)

You guys all see the facebook pics with the BHR and Essex side by side? !!!! Love those pics!! Waiting now to see the BHR post pics looking at the Essex. was so happy to see those this morning. Jesse told me even before I saw them that he got to see the BHR (which is great, cuzz he doesn't get "outside" much, LOL)

TGIF friends!

Comment by hunter's mom kyann HOOYAH on March 9, 2012 at 7:35am: oh, cathyo, thanks! i got up too early this morning (5:45) and ate breakfast with my hubby. i almost ruined one of his surprises to me. ha ha then the phone rang and it was our oldest son on his way to work calling to tell me. now i'm up and don't have to leave for work for 2 hours...ummmmm...LOL

so, i didn't send my money for the shirts, so i might just have to wait for the colored ones...???

have a great day, all.

ps, mary, i will tell jesse happy birthday on FB. :)