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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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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

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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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 pandabugz SD Essex on June 5, 2014 at 11:39pm: I think there's only a wives page

Comment by 503 808 on June 5, 2014 at 10:22pm: So, happy to have found this group. Mine son just got to the Essex earlier this month. I tried looking for other moms on FB. But so far have not found anyone.

Comment by Lorraine on May 16, 2014 at 10:33pm: ValK - I just read about the family cruise day on here a couple of days ago. He's leaving for San Diego on Tuesday. Don't know what happens after that. I would love to visit this summer, but again, don't know what he's going to be up to so we'll just have to wait and see. How long has your sailor been undes? Does he like it?

Comment by ValK on May 16, 2014 at 9:20pm: Lorraine - Yes, my sailor man is undesignated. How did you find out about family cruise day?

Comment by Lorraine on May 16, 2014 at 6:16pm: Does anyone else have a sailor who is undesignated?

Comment by Lorraine on May 14, 2014 at 6:11pm: Thanks guys. I feel a little better now. My son is undesignated.

Comment by Camouflage on May 14, 2014 at 9:56am: There is a family cruise day on the Essex next week. I think the sign up deadline was May 9th. For families of sailors to go on a day cruise on the Essex. My family is flying out there for it. It will be such an honor to be on the ship our son serves on.

Comment by Sundown on May 14, 2014 at 9:49am: USS Essex Ombudsman and USS Essex LHD2 Facebook have the latest news and pictures. Same rules apply for safety.

Comment by Sundown on May 14, 2014 at 9:44am: Lorraine, the ship is up and running. Our sailors have warm meal now. No more fast food or can food. Undesinated sailors do the dirty work. They need our love and support. As do all our sailors. Does anyone know if there will be a open ship so we family can see the finished ship. When I dropped my sailor off two years ago I got a wonderful tour.

Comment by pandabugz SD Essex on May 13, 2014 at 11:18pm: Lorraine- what's his rate? My husband loves it! He starts at 6 and is home between 1-4. The 18 hour shifts are "cranking" I believe. My husband said it's 0300-2100 for 3 months