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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 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.

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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 MarianneKT's Mom on March 14, 2009 at 7:14pm: Katie got her passport taken care of before she went to BC just in case she would need it. She had to pay the same fees as anyone else, but she put down occupation as US Navy and it was processed within a few short weeks. You need a passport picture and you can get the form online and just take it to the post office with your $$.

Comment by Kim on March 10, 2009 at 11:19am: I hear you Tina. LOL. I'm still waiting for a phone call or email. I sent an email asking him to call when he got home. He returned my email with "give me the numbers". That was it, no news just four words. I sent all our cell phone numbers but I'm still waiting. I am grateful for this site.
I love your pictures Lorraine. I am sooooooo jealious.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on March 7, 2009 at 12:31pm: Katie is a DC - Damage Control.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on March 6, 2009 at 1:09am: Katie called tonight to tell me that she will be stationed on the USS Essex out of Sasebo, Japan. She is excited...Japan was #3 on her 'dream list' after San Diego (#1) and Pearl Harbor! Not sure when she will be leaving yet. Katie is in Mod 6 of her DC training at A school.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on March 5, 2009 at 1:30am: Hey Essex Moms - don't know if you seen this article about "YOUR" ship but I seen it was posted and thought of you...

http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/essex-departs-thailand-after

Comment by Kim on March 4, 2009 at 8:50am: I have t-mobile. They will put the phone on hold but there is a silly tax that they charge which is $2.00 a month. There is no charge for incoming international calls. My son got a phone card when he arrived and phoned each one of us on our cell phones. I used Skype when I was in Japan. It costs $3.00 a month and you can phone any landline in the U.S. or Canada.

Comment by Kim on March 1, 2009 at 8:26pm: Just outside of Philadelphia.

Comment by Kim on March 1, 2009 at 1:31pm: I got an email from Jonathan! He received the package I sent today. That was quick only 11 days. I guess they deliver on Sundays.

Comment by Kim on February 25, 2009 at 9:56am: I don't recommend it because it is difficult to use and they want to charge you.
http://www.stratfor.com/frontpage They want you to buy a memebership and it is very expensive. I just redo the free trial. I don't know how accurate it is but since they are reporting on the past it might be close. I google search all the time and I will let you know if I find anything helpful. If you google "USS Essex Cobra Gold 2009" you can read some interesting stuff about what they have been doing.
Kim

Comment by Kim on February 25, 2009 at 8:46am: Jonathan told me that they would be out about 10 months total this year. He rarely emails me. He has been difticult to get information from his whole life. It is hard now that I can't ask him my 50 questions a day. I do my own research. You all have been helpful. I found a website that tells you where they are. It is about a week late. They update every Wednesday afternoon but I don't know how accurate they are.