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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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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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USS McFAUL (DDG 74)

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Anyone with a loved one on the USS McFaul. Let's share, encourage, & support one another.

Members: 26
Latest Activity: Apr 24, 2015

USS McFaul (DDG-74) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Chief Petty Officer Donald L. McFaul, a Navy Seal who was killed in action on 20 December 1989, while serving in Panama. McFaul was awarded a posthumous Navy Cross for attempting to rescue a platoon mate at the cost of his life.

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Comment by Kellioregon on September 15, 2012 at 4:49pm: Being a mom is tough , but having a son/daughter deployed is extra tough :) I'm glad to be a member of this site as it makes you feel that you aren't alone in all of the worrying that we do. I know that they are doing the best they can emotionally and they are trained well...Hopefully we will all hear from our loved ones soon...Praying for all

Comment by Chantal on September 13, 2012 at 9:56am: The McFaul is on its way to Libya. God speed to all

Comment by Chantal on September 8, 2012 at 7:48pm: My son just went aboard the USS McFaul last week from Norfolk VA. I'm dying to know how his first week went. I'm very excited for him and hope he's loving it!

Comment by L on July 11, 2012 at 4:16pm: Shirts and Cookbooks are on sale now www.ddg74frg.weebly.com. All money raised goes to support homecoming events.

Comment by L on May 11, 2012 at 5:17pm: USS McFaul's Family Readiness Group's website is up and running. You can check it out at http://ddg74frg.weebly.com/index.html You'll find helpful information, current events, and opportunities to support our Sailors. Keep checking back for updated information throughout the deployment.

Comment by L on March 28, 2012 at 8:49am: The McFaul's Family Readiness Group is compiling recipes for a cookbook with our sailor's favorite recipes. If you would like to contribute any recipes or would like information on ordering a cookbook, please email ddg74frg@gmail.com. Be sure to include your name, sailor's information and your relationship. We would love to see recipes from the whole family.

Comment by Justin's Mom on March 27, 2012 at 10:16pm: Well, I think I should... but, apparently no one else does....lol

Comment by Justin's Mom on March 25, 2012 at 9:53pm: of course, his wife hears from him far more than his mom...

Comment by Justin's Mom on March 24, 2012 at 8:43am: I hear from Justin on Facebook fairly regularly ... he says they have been busy and he is doing training of some sort... not many details, really ... He called when he was in Italy and sounded good! He is an ET and probably has a fair amount of computer access. Yesterday, when we were chatting, they were about 7 or 7 1/2 hours ahead of us... so, I usually get to talk to him online early, before I go to work.