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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 George Washington Sailors

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For family members of sailors who are on the USS GW on their way to be stationed in Japan

Members: 284
Latest Activity: Jun 27, 2024

Per the N4M Community Guidelines:

Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security)
(Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips)
The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:
• No Sailor addresses, emails, or other contact information. The exception to this rule is FPO addresses.
• Specific dates, times, and locations regarding current or future deployments and ship movements. Do not post dates more specific than by month. Do not post specific ports of call, deployment bases, or future destinations.
• Details regarding training, equipment, and current or future operations or missions.

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Comment by abc815 on August 3, 2010 at 5:13pm: hi there. from what i know, the gw is doing pretty well! i, too, know their next port, and i am heading out there to meet my sailor. so send any messages that you'd like me to pass along (at least try to!)

Comment by Mollie...Kelcies Mom on July 30, 2010 at 11:28am: snowmom......she is added. I'm sure that the schedule they keep these kids on makes them vulnerable to these types of illnesses. They are young and strong, but not Superman (or woman). }:(

Comment by momof2sailors on July 29, 2010 at 9:10pm: Millye,
Yes you can still call the Red Cross and they will get the word to her.

Comment by abc815 on July 29, 2010 at 1:33pm: aww, i'm sorry millye...thinking of you and your family.

Comment by Mollie...Kelcies Mom on July 29, 2010 at 10:06am: Millye......she is added, as well as you and all of her family.

Comment by Mollie...Kelcies Mom on July 28, 2010 at 10:34pm: In my experience, you can usually make any kind of change in your ticket and it costs $150.00, including the destination, but momof2 is correct when she says that you have to pay the difference if the cost of the new date or destination is more than the cost of your original ticket. To my knowledge, Southwest is the only carrier that doesn't have any charge for changing, unfortunately......they don't fly to Japan :>(

Comment by abc815 on July 28, 2010 at 10:01pm: hi mollie! you should definitely check out the cherry blossoms, it is absolutely gorgeous! as for the flight, the thing is, i can't buy a ticket where i can change dates. if i get a credit for a different destination, that would be ok. but the destination i am trying to go is a one-time shot. do you know if changing destinations are also allowed, by any chance? thanks!

Comment by momof2sailors on July 28, 2010 at 10:00pm: Also be carefull because some airlines not only charge you the fee to make a change. But you also get charged the difference in airfare if any.

Comment by Mollie...Kelcies Mom on July 28, 2010 at 8:44pm: abc815...most airlines charge $150.00 to change your travel dates, so just be careful that you don't pay more for travel insurance than that. But also be sure that this is the cost to change your flight date on the specific airline that you book with. My hubby and I are looking at a trip next spring. Kelcie said we should come when the Cherry Blossoms are in bloom.

Comment by abc815 on July 28, 2010 at 5:34pm: hi sueS. this is actually one of the companies i spoke with today. i actually called twice and got 2 different answers! one lady told me i can get a 100% refund, the other told me that i couldn't...also, they are getting some pretty bad reviews. the ticket i am looking to book costs well over $2,000 so you can see why i'd want to be insured. sigh. very frustrating sitting here in front of the computer trying to find something. thanks though!