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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

Events

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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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)

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Welcome family and loved ones of sailors serving on USS Kearsarge, homeport Norfolk, VA! Please be sure to review and observe the OPSEC guidelines below to keep our sailors safe :) Introduce yourself and join in the chat! Current group Admin: Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

Location: Norfolk VA - and everywhere!
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Latest Activity: Oct 19, 2022

USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)

"Reveille to Taps" - This is a very cool three-minute timelapse video of Sailors performing their daily operations onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge.

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Comment by brenda.elaine on October 27, 2013 at 3:27pm: Thanks for that info!

Comment by Proudmom on October 27, 2013 at 1:13pm: U should make reservations real soon as the hotels will fill up soon because of homecoming. Ur sailor should have gotten an email with the info. He has to put u on a list. My sailor already got the info for the tiger cruise and got it to us. So ur sailor should ask someone.

Comment by brenda.elaine on October 26, 2013 at 9:45pm: Also, does anyone else have a son on board who will be meeting their new baby for the first time? My son will get to meet his 7-month-old son for the first time!

Comment by brenda.elaine on October 26, 2013 at 9:42pm: Do you know when we can expect an official announcement on when Homecoming will be? I will be traveling from out of state and would like to make hotel reservations soon.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on October 24, 2013 at 3:12pm: IMPORTANT UPDATE from the Ombudsman regarding base access for homecoming:

"If you do not have a DoD ID, you must be on a list of guests to get on base the day of homecoming and the day of Tiger Cruise. No exceptions!!

Your Sailor must provide a guest list to the Command. We cannot add names to that list, it must be through your Service member."

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on October 24, 2013 at 1:57pm: The Family Readiness Group is perfect for a new Navy wife :) Ask them about the "No Spouse Left Behind" program the awesome Kearsarge FRG has - they pair you with a 'seasoned' spouse who can help you navigate all the new stuff. And welcome to the Navy family!!

Comment by kmurphy on October 24, 2013 at 1:55pm: Great Thank you for the help

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on October 24, 2013 at 1:22pm: kmurphy, check out the Discussion above with links to the Ombudsman Team and the Family Readiness Group.

Comment by Proudmom on October 24, 2013 at 11:24am: Kmurphy what ship is ur husband on? If keasarge then contact keasargeombudsman@gmail.com

Comment by kmurphy on October 24, 2013 at 8:27am: Hi, I'm new to the navy life, my husband joined the navy in April 2013, when he came home from A school he had a week of vacation than flown out to the ship, how do I find out when the ship is coming home and what pier and time to meet it at. Thank you for all you help