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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 dma57 on January 30, 2010 at 4:25pm: Just talked to my daughter. They're back in Norfolk where she says they have 8 inches of snow and it's still coming down -they're saying as much as 15 inches before it's done.

She said another ship took the place of the one they were to relieve but they are still on standby.

Comment by decorusXdea on January 30, 2010 at 9:40am: YAY =]

Comment by dma57 on January 29, 2010 at 8:14pm: Thanks for the welcome! It is nice to find a group where we are all sharing in the same thing. I hope that many will find the support we all need here! Thank you!!

I was a navy wife (30+ years ago) and now a navy mom (my daughter, Amanda). I remember how hard it was being a newly married and having my husband leave on deployment. I have to say, it is equally hard to have my daughter away! We live out of state so I haven't seen her since October when she was home for her sister's wedding. I really miss her!

Comment by dma57 on January 28, 2010 at 5:40pm: I am new to this forum but not new to the Navy. I have a daughter whose been onboard the Kearsarge for a couple of years. I talked to her last night and she said they had to report for duty at 10pm and were to ship out this morning. I haven't heard from her since then.

Comment by LHD3Momma on January 28, 2010 at 11:23am: Tried to phone my son this morning to see if they were shipping out today. No answer, so not sure if they are underway or not.

Comment by decorusXdea on January 23, 2010 at 11:40pm: I know. Mike was in Japan for 2 years and was denied leave every time he requested it. He'll be in for 5 years this year. It's just his first time on Sea Duty, so it's something to adjust to.

Comment by decorusXdea on January 23, 2010 at 6:07pm: I'm just really frustrated with this whole Haiti thing being so up in the air and so many rumors going around.... >_/body>

Comment by Pat on January 17, 2010 at 9:03pm: Hi all! I talked to my daughter today and she also said that they may go but it is not 100%. The USS Baataan was sent and is there now but that ship is due into the yards at some point and may have to return before they complete the assignment. Kim also was on the humanitarian mission in 2008 when they went to provide aid.

Comment by Pat on October 25, 2009 at 3:42am: Hi all, sorry I didn't post but I have not been on much. Too busy in the summer with work and the garden. Daughter has been assigned to the Kearsarge since May 2008 and is a CTR. She and her husband live in Hampton, VA. Her husband is in the Air Force.