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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 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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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 Lori on August 28, 2010 at 2:38pm: @lhd3.navy.mil let me know if that helped if not I could e-mail my son or you could o get his address

Comment by Lori on August 28, 2010 at 2:17pm: Hi Lori
If you go on the facebook page for the ship you will see some pic, also go to wavy.com

Comment by Vessel2 on August 28, 2010 at 10:27am: Praying for all of you, and our children. I thought when I signed up day before yesterday, I would be coming for support, but now I feel like it will be better for me to help and encourage others instead. I have been through desert storm with my husband, and his going to the middle east for 10 years, but now it is different. I thank you so much for the pictures, it was very emotional to see and I emailed them to family members! blessings on each and every one of you, May your day be full of joy and love.

Comment by Lori on August 27, 2010 at 9:12pm: Thats okay dma57 I have cryed all day today and e-mail him about 4 times aready. If you need to talk with anyone I will be happy to chat. my e-mail is ltrainham@yahoo.com. His my only Son and I miss him all the time.

Comment by dma57 on August 27, 2010 at 6:40pm: Here are a couple of links to some of the local newscasts of the deployment today. I tried to attach it but had trouble. Hope this works for you.

http://www.wvec.com/home/USS-Kearsarge-set-to-provide-assistance-to...
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/military/Kearsarge-ARG-heading-to-Pakistan

Comment by Lori on August 27, 2010 at 3:16pm: I cound;nt get there to see my Son off, I did get to say goodbye over the phone. if anyone have pic could you e-mail me them ltrainham@yahoo.com , anyone need to talk just e-mail me I would love the support.

Comment by dma57 on August 27, 2010 at 3:14pm

Comment by dma57 on August 27, 2010 at 3:13pm: Sissi - I did get some pictures. Will attempt to post them. Take care everyone!!

Comment by Vessel2 on August 27, 2010 at 1:30pm: can you list the web site that showed the footage of the ship leaving? I live in Georgia and didn't get to say good bye or see my son before he left

Comment by dma57 on August 27, 2010 at 1:27pm: I was there today to see the ship pull out. You're right, Sissi, there was a lot of news coverage and numerous photographers viewing the many tearful goodbyes. I don't know that there's any easy way to say goodbye to our sailors - no matter where or when we say goodbye, it is never easy. Michelle is right, we have the hope of another day. Our sailors need us to take care of things at home (including ourselves) so that we are ready to welcome them home! God Speed Kearsarge!!