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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:
Events
**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:
**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)
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Active group
Started by Judy. Last reply by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom Dec 2, 2016. 2 Replies 1 Like
Welcome
Started by jkl2z7. Last reply by Proudmom Sep 2, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
"How to Simulate Life in the Navy" will bring a smile! :)
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by Dwan2sTArHeaRtKmom Aug 26, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Important! Please read and observe these OPSEC (Operations Security) guidelines.
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Links to USS Kearsarge Family Readiness Group (FRG); Ombudsman Team; and official ship Facebook page.
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Comment by QuintinsMom on November 13, 2011 at 12:13am
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I am starting a Navy Mom Group on facebook would love to see other moms join so we can all help support and assist each other. Here is the link.https://www.facebook.com/groups/240441929350971/members/
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Comment by jkl2z7 on November 10, 2011 at 2:26pm
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Welcome Hawkimom! Diane! This is a great place to be while your son/daughter is aboard the Kearsarge! We have helped each other through this last deployment. I am hoping that they don't get deployed for a while but you never know when they will be needed..
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Comment by Hawkimom on November 10, 2011 at 1:43pm
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Cheryl S...That is coincidental... my son's b-day is Xmas day also...
what is your son's job... I will try and send my kid a message and maybe they can look each other up.... My kid is in IT.... I have only heard murmurs about deployment in Jan or Feb.. he was not sure of anything ...we are hoping he can come home for xmas this year...
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I found it on the facebook website... so... got it tks sissi....
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Hi there ... can anybody help me with the address of the guys stationed on the Kearsarge...?? I had it but have misplaced it and need to overnight something to my kid......
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Thank you all. We all have been there for each other all through the last several months...We have all struggled these times and we have all made it with each others support and thoughts and prayers....Welcome all you new comers...this is a great group...I am hoping to take my grandson to see his dad real soon...its like he is still on deployment...for he hasnt seen his son for a while...I hate this...but, I know we will work it out one way or the other....Thanks again...
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Comment by Largefilipino on October 2, 2011 at 6:21pm
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Sorry to hear about your grief jkl2z7. All we can do is be there for our kids. No matter what.
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Hi everyone....sorry I haven't been on in so long..I thought I would let you know that one my son had an accident while on the USS Kearsarge and was flown to Italy for tests and then he was flown home and taken off the ship for 3 months...He is ok...But, remember his grandfather died while he was on ship....well his grandmother died 2 weeks ago and he wasnt able to come home for that funeral either...from norfolk....it was so sad...he didnt get to come home for either funeral...and his wife also left him while on ship...they got back together and then she left him again 2 months ago...so now he doesn't get to see his son....
I am glad every one is doing good...this group helped me get through this past deployment...I still pray for all of our sailors and our USS Kearsarge Navy Moms and Dads....
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Comment by suems2 on August 17, 2011 at 11:31pm
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Oops. I think I actually joined this group by mistake. My son is actually at RTC in Great Lakes, IL; just so happens that his "ship" name is USS Kearsarge.
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Thanks sissi. The ship is a BEAST compared to the Ponce.
Got a summit while checking my e mail.
Like old times again!
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