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

Events

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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USS Gridley Moms,wives and fiancées of sailors

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USS Gridley Moms,wives and fiancées of sailors

Network and get to know each other, and have support when they go on deployment.

Members: 36
Latest Activity: Jan 2, 2022

Discussion Forum

Information on GRIDLEY FRG.

Started by Joy. Last reply by LLS Jan 23, 2015. 1 Reply

Hi everyone~As we adjust to a less-convenient connection to our sailors, I wanted to make sure that each of you has the e-mail contact for our Family Readiness Group.  The group is open to spouses,…Continue

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Started by Tabitha. Last reply by Carol Aug 28, 2014. 2 Replies

seems like there hasn't been any activity on this page for some time. Are there any active members?

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You need to be a member of USS Gridley Moms,wives and fiancées of sailors to add comments!

Comment by Joy on June 3, 2011 at 11:22am

Melisa,

My best advice is to communicate directly with your sailor.  Family members are able to reference dates known only to the two parties so that OPSEC (Operations Security) can be maintained. 

Even the Ombudsman is not supposed to send you an e-mail or talk to you via phone about specific dates.
However, you only asked for approximate timing, which is a fair question.

Once again, I encourage those who may wish to have some additional contact with others in our, um, boat to consider friending the Gridley Readiness-Group on Facebook.  They have several upcoming events that will help make the next month-and-a-part-month (answering your question) go by a bit faster.

J.

Comment by Melisa on June 2, 2011 at 9:33pm

Does anyone know an approximate date our sailors are coming home???

 

Comment by Cindy (Proud mom of my Sailor!) on May 24, 2011 at 9:06am
Congrats Suzanne!
Comment by Cindy (Proud mom of my Sailor!) on May 22, 2011 at 10:20am
They are in Hong Kong!
Comment by Cindy (Proud mom of my Sailor!) on May 22, 2011 at 10:20am
No, our plans have changed.  Maybe we'll get to go next time if they have one. :-(
Comment by Lois on May 19, 2011 at 11:22pm

Thanks Joy!!! I will try to find it!  Lois

Comment by Joy on May 19, 2011 at 3:27pm

Hi, Lois...don't worry the ship will make sure that your son has a place to report to and, when feasible, will make sure he gets to the ship.  :-)

We don't discuss ship's movements and crew whereabouts in detail in any electronic communication; therefore, e-mail or phone is no better (security-wise) than posting here.

The fact that the ship is deployed is unclassified. 

As I've typed below, to begin receiving updates, there are various e-mail lists (Ombudsman, FRG, Homecoming coordinator) as well as Facebook pages for USS GRIDLEY and Gridley readiness-group.

Welcome to the awesome GRIDLEY family!

Comment by Lois on May 19, 2011 at 9:26am
Oh my husband said they must have a place on base he will be staying, lol.  I'm an airhead I guess, I didn'teven think of that, everything is so new.
Comment by Lois on May 19, 2011 at 8:35am
Good morning Ladies!  I am totally confused.  I know" loose lips sink ships" so can someone try to send a personal message to me so I can ask questions.  My son is in A school and suppose to be joining the ship....but with what I read it won't be there, lol??  Hope all of you are doing well.  Thanks so much. Lois
Comment by Joy on May 18, 2011 at 5:34pm

Oh, AC, that was sure sweet of you...made this gray-haired lady's day :)

I'm just glad that there's some silver lining that can be shared by having been to a few homecomings...

T-minus about 9 weeks and counting!
J.

 

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