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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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**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 Essex Navy Moms

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

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Latest Activity: Apr 1, 2021

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Comment by Kim on July 28, 2009 at 11:12pm: I love the Australian news and photos. The best pictures that I have seen of the Essex have been from Australian news photos. I am in awe of the hospital on board. I am thankful for the great reception that the Australians have shown our sailors. With all the negative news of our soldiers around the world, it is great to hear a country gave our sailors a 4th of July parade and a welcome stay.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on July 28, 2009 at 9:17pm: The Courier posted this

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25850313-3102,00.html

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on July 27, 2009 at 10:57pm: How wonderful to hear about your garden and future bountiful harvest! Sounds wonderful!

Katie bought herself a laptop before leaving for A school. She has me send pics to her personal e-mail, not the navy one so she can download to it. Katie said that worked best. She also downloaded most of her CDs so she would have her favorite music.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on July 27, 2009 at 10:33pm: I check the essex site and the 7th fleet news. The 7th fleet news posts regular pictures and has the article on the USS Essex successful Talisman Saber.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on July 27, 2009 at 10:20pm: Katie e-mailed and said the Talisman Saber was over and that she would be getting 2 days of Liberty in Brisbane. Hoping to go horseback riding.

Comment by Kim on July 23, 2009 at 1:46pm: My son gave me an address in California to ship online orders to. He uses it when he purchases games online. They charge him to pick it up. So it is cheaper (and possibly faster) to ship things to yourself and then ship it to his FPO address.

Comment by Kim on July 23, 2009 at 11:24am: Cindi,
My son said there is another address for shipping to him. He has to pay a fee to use it.

Comment by Kim on July 20, 2009 at 12:38pm: I am so sorry Julie.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on July 20, 2009 at 7:28am: May God be with you through this time and comfort you and yours.

Comment by Kim on July 18, 2009 at 9:22pm: Kim, my son is turning 25 this year also. September 26th. It seems we have a lot of Essex sailors with birthdays in September.