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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 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!
Members: 128
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 Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on November 29, 2012 at 10:36pm: The Kearsarge has the greatest Ombudsman Team, and the best Navy ship newsletter :) Thank you for this "Welcome" message!

Comment by Kearsarge Ombudsmen on November 29, 2012 at 9:50pm: Good Evening! We noticed that we have some new members of the Kearsarge Family :) We would like to invite you to be part of our email list, not only to receive the Ship's newsletter but in case of emergency, we are able to link you to your Sailor. If you are not part of our email list please send us an email to kearsargeombudsman@gmail.com please provide us your Sailor's name, rate(job) and your relationship to him/her.
USS KEARSARGE Ombudsmen :)

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on November 29, 2012 at 9:40pm: Photos from Thanksgiving on the Kearsarge, looks wonderful! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.556861734329671.150322.11...

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on November 29, 2012 at 9:27pm: *just realized I used the word "great" three times LOL - oh well, it all IS pretty great! :)

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on November 29, 2012 at 9:26pm: Welcome to the Navy family, Gretchen! Oh dear, don't worry, she'll do great and we're all here for you!! She's on a great ship, and Norfolk is a great place to be based. Be sure to be on the Ombudsman list, and join the Family Readiness Group - send them a request message with yours and your daughter's names, her rate and rank, and your relationship. Also, come join this group, it's pretty active and lots of nice folks :) Norfolk Sailors Family and Friends

Comment by dms on November 29, 2012 at 12:34pm: Hi gretchen, welcome. my daughter is on the ship, I'll ask her to say Hi how old is Kasie

Comment by gretchen on November 29, 2012 at 12:24pm: Hi ladies * my daughter just got to Norfolk yesterday...I'm a mess:(

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 7, 2012 at 9:20pm: Hi Diane! Ship pages seem to vary in their activity depending on the ship's activity. Since your questions are more general than ship-specific, why not come join the group Norfolk Sailors - Family and Friends and post your questions and concerns there. The Virginia Beach area is preferred by many for quality of life. Your son will want to avoid traveling through the tunnels or over drawbridges to work if possible, as the traffic can really back up. Regarding the Navy Lodge, I can offer this :) I posted it in the Discussions area of the Norfolk group: Navy Lodge Norfolk info and photos. The area is beautiful and has much to offer; he and his family will find much to enjoy.

Comment by Largefilipino on June 12, 2012 at 4:44pm: They told me that some couldn't make it and there will be other frocking ceremonies so I'll just keep looking every day!

Comment by Largefilipino on June 9, 2012 at 6:28pm: Couldn't find my daughter in the Petty Officer Frocking album on Facebook so I counted all the people on the earlier list and find 28 people not on the album.
This really saddens me. :(
They just put it up so I hope they have more.
I really miss seeing my daughter there. :(