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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 McFAUL (DDG 74)

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

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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 GRITS on February 28, 2012 at 1:49am: This link has 3 pictures from their departure:

http://www.navy.mil/search/photolist.asp

Comment by GRITS on February 28, 2012 at 1:47am: Here's a link to a picture of their departure:

http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=116178

Here's the link to the training:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vXJFU4h7DM&feature=related

Comment by GRITS on February 27, 2012 at 2:01am: @ Donna, my son has been involved in some special "hunting" training, so I can understand your concern. I call him Rambo of the High Seas. But I'm not going to sleep well at all for the next several months. I found a video on yahoo of some of the guys on the Gettysburg doing the things that my son will be doing (and maybe yours, too), so if you want me to post the link so you can view it, I'd be glad to. It's in the public forum so it's not a security problem. It helped me to have a better understanding and not let my mind play tricks on me making things worse than they are. Not that the situation isn't worthy of concern, but I tend to overcompensate in that area and make it worse! Praying God's protection on each and every one of them on the ship and praying for His peace and strength for those back home!

Comment by GRITS on February 26, 2012 at 12:39pm: Fair winds and following seas...be safe!

Comment by L on January 13, 2012 at 6:01pm: The McFaul's Family Readiness Group (FRG) has a facebook page where you can connect with other McFaul families. You can find information on meetings, events, fundraisers, etc; and information in the notes section regarding contact information, predeployment checklist, OPSEC, etc. You can also ask to be added to the McFaul FRG's email roster and get updates regarding events by emailing ddg74frg@gmail.com or ddg74frgpres@gmail.com. Information regarding homecoming will not be available online but will be snailed mailed to registered out of town families. Please include your sailor's name and email address on the ship for verification or have them send an email from the ship's email to add you.

Comment by NCmom on July 11, 2011 at 2:20pm: The ship is out. Due back soon.

Comment by NCmom on June 30, 2011 at 11:59am: Thanks USNavyMom for telling us about the family cruise! I hope there is still room on the ship for us too!

Comment by NCmom on June 28, 2011 at 9:51am: Hey Mom's! This is also our son's first assignment since OCS grad in April! And yes they change the plan constantly. I dutifully marked up the calendar on all the dates the ship was to be out on training and they have ALL changed!! Please pray with me that they will be in port for our daughter's wedding Oct1st!!! Supposedly they will be back, I just hope it doesn't change. Thanks ladies! You all are always the intel hot line, and so much appreciated for a newbie like me.

Comment by NCmom on June 22, 2011 at 3:00pm: I understand that we can "adopt" the ship and send goodies etc to all on board. Have any of you ladies done this? Can you enlighten me as to how this is done as a group?