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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 NITZE (DDG)

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Members: 19
Latest Activity: Jul 19, 2018

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When did you hear from your sailor?

Started by LindaC. Last reply by Diana (Proud Navy Mom) Jun 20, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Hi, my sailor left Norfolk a week ago for the Nitze, and while I was hoping that I'd hear that he got to the ship safely... looks like that's not the way it's done. I'm assuming no news is good news,…Continue

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Comment by Diana (Proud Navy Mom) on May 19, 2012 at 6:54pm: It is so good to "meet up with you" since our sons will be on the same ship! How long after he left did you hear from him to let you know he was there and ok?

Comment by Diana (Proud Navy Mom) on May 19, 2012 at 6:45pm: My son left for Bootcamp on 9-1-11. He was in Groton for STS but is now changing rates. He is going in undesignated. He is actually happy to be going on the ship. He didn't tell me this but I think that the further he got into subs the more he wasn't so sure subs was for him. He is, of course, a little nervous as he has never been outside of the United States but he is also very excited about going on the ship.

Comment by jakesmom USS Bataan on May 19, 2012 at 6:10pm: Hello Diana, My son has been on the ship a few days now. He has connected with us through Facebook and email. The nitze has a facebook page that they update pretty regular. I am here to support you. Was you son on a different ship before this one? Mine was, he says he likes the Nitze way better than the big one he was on before. What is your sons rate? How long has he been a sailor?

Comment by Diana (Proud Navy Mom) on May 19, 2012 at 5:18pm: Does anyone know if they have e-mail access or cell phone access on the ship? Is there anyway we can sign up for weekly or monthly e-mails letting us know how things are going on the ship? I have no idea and this is all new to me.

Comment by Diana (Proud Navy Mom) on May 19, 2012 at 5:16pm: jakesmom, I hope you finally heard from your son! I will be going through the same thing in about a week. So happy to have him home visiting but then he is leaving for the ship and I'm not sure when I will see him again.

Comment by Diana (Proud Navy Mom) on May 16, 2012 at 5:06pm: Hi everyone, I just found out my son will be joining the Nitze in about two weeks. How do your sailors like it? My son is transferring rates.

Comment by jakesmom USS Bataan on May 9, 2012 at 10:20am: Good Morning all,

I am having a rough morning. Jake flew out to meet the ship last night and I am carrying my phone around like a new born waiting to hear that he landed safely. He is happy to be joining a smaller ship, he has been with the Bataan for the last year. We have heard good things about the moral on the smaller ships being better because they port more often. I am a little freaked out about the lack of Moms on this site. The Bataans page had tons of Moms, this one has 5? I am feeling pretty alone at the moment. His Dad doesnt understand why I break down every time he leaves our shores.