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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 Jason Dunham DDG 109

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This group is for those of us who have loved ones on the USS Jason Dunham.

Website: http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DDG109.htm
Location: Norfolk, VA
Members: 54
Latest Activity: Dec 26, 2021

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Comment by Chaz'sMom on March 14, 2014 at 5:01pm: Has anybody heard from their sailor today???

Comment by momofc.r.15 on February 16, 2014 at 3:49am: Hi,

Feel kind of silly asking here for this. But My Son is so busy being new. I have asked him.

Looking for the mailing address for My Sailor.

The info about the USS Dunham was so helpful to read.

Have a good day. S.

Comment by momofc.r.15 on February 6, 2014 at 10:03pm: Hi, Just received the phone call from My Son that told me he is now on the next step of this big adventure in his life. Having home for four days was so special and I got as many hugs as I could (never be enough). Glad to hear that he met up with a buddy from bootcamp already.

I am so proud. But stressed out with different worries. Oh well

Thank God for this site. I am always reading and learning so much.

Thank you. S.

Comment by bluemoon on June 12, 2013 at 3:00pm: Seems to be good now. Was a little tough at first, according to my DIL. A clean freak came home for a few wks. HaHaHa! That was not him....... Now they are looking at home to buy.

Comment by navymom9875 on June 10, 2013 at 11:32am: How is everyone doing? Has the transition back from deployment gone smoothly? My DIL says it's been a little rougher than she would like but things are settling down.

Comment by bluemoon on April 21, 2013 at 8:15pm: What is next: buying a house? college? if so which one? what do I want to do after Navy? He is calming down though. Funny about your son and car. So happy all has turned out well.

Comment by MissMySailor on April 20, 2013 at 11:21pm: Bluemoon, what do you mean by having to tell your son to slow down, what kind of decisions is he worried about?

I had to laugh because I have always bugged my son about fixing his car like new tires his radio broke his care is so filthy from driving so many people back and forth to the base has cloth seats but is a fairly new Jeep Grand Cherokee.

I think he was back in Norfolk for 3 days and he had all new tires, new radio oil change car cleaned and ordered new seats...LOL I was like you did not have to do it all in one day!!! His new room mates have fairly clean jobs and I told him to change before getting in the car..LOL Like he will listen. He also went out and rented a house he is moving in with a good friend and he is married with twins a dog and a cat. My son loves kids and dogs and he and this guy had the cat before he got married so he is looking forward to it all.

Take care everyone!!!

Comment by Julie on April 16, 2013 at 8:01am: bluemoon: We are still waiting for our Sailor to come home as well but we will be seeing him SOON and we can not wait! Will try to remember to post when he is home to let you know if he has to be told to slow down and enjoy his time at home........

Comment by bluemoon on April 13, 2013 at 9:53am: My Mother's Day will be special 'cuz son and daughter-in-law will be here in NM. Can't wait to HUG. That's horrible, gazebo! Does he have any friends stationed in Norfolk now?

Comment by gazebo on April 13, 2013 at 8:00am: My son is having a great time camping, fishing, and visiting friends. He reports to Norfolk next week and has a problem with his car. While on deployment, he paid off his car that he bought when stationed in San Diego. The California MVA sent his title to the base in San Diego. They sent it back "return to sender". Now his tags are expired and he can't get it registered without the title. The MVA in California said it could take a month to get a new title. He needs his car next week to report to Norfolk!