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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

Events

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

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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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 RAMAGE (DDG 61) FAMILIES

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USS RAMAGE (DDG 61) FAMILIES

Families who have Sailors aboard the USS Ramage (DDG 61). The Ramage is stationed out of Norfolk, VA.

Location: Norfolk, VA
Members: 36
Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2019

Links, pictures, and other stuff....


Here's the link for the USS Ramage website:
http://www.ramage.navy.mil/default.aspx


Naomi L Wetterstrom
Command Family Ombudsman
United Through Reading Homefront Coordinator
USS Ramage (DDG 61)
757-513-2391/757-304-9078
www.ramage.navy.mil/b>

FRG President: Ramagefrg@yahoo.com

OPSEC Points :

Don’t discuss current or future destinations/ ports of call/deployment bases .
Don’t discuss current or future operations or missions.
Don’t discuss current or future dates and times of exercises or missions.
Don’t discuss readiness issues and numbers.
Don’t discuss specific training equipment.
Don’t discuss people’s names and operations.
Don’t speculate about current or future operations.




Discussion Forum

Welcome to the USS Ramage Families Group!

Started by Melissa (Tucson). Last reply by ChrisyDVM(Chris'sMom) Jun 2, 2011. 4 Replies

Homecoming - April 2009

Started by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick. Last reply by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick Apr 6, 2009. 1 Reply

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Comment by Hiswifetheirmommy on June 10, 2011 at 1:02pm
If you can, send me a message. I don't post much of our business on here =)... But with the yard period and such, it should calm down alot =). This is our 4th deployment.
Comment by Brianna54 on June 10, 2011 at 1:00pm
Well good luck on the move!! You are very lucky! LoL I still have 4 and a half years lol. I sure hope that they do not go on many deployments! I will say I am glad for yard periods! But I am sry u had a bad experience. I will say i believe the ladies this year are amazing! I actually think I may know who ou are (hiswifetheirmommy). Is ur husband a STG? Cuz my husband is friends with a guy that is pcsing in a few weeks!
Comment by Hiswifetheirmommy on June 10, 2011 at 12:53pm
Because in the 4.5 years we have been on the ship, it has been nothing but drama, I choose to stay to myself. I have the support I need from my friends/family.. So far this FRG does not seem bad, and I have went back and fourth on attending a meeting, but its pointless since my sailor will be home in a few weeks as we are PCSing..The old saying don't mix business with pleasure... The Ramage is my husbands business. I choose to remain out of it =).
Comment by Brianna54 on June 10, 2011 at 12:48pm

I dont see why you do not want to associate with other wives. But alot of them that I have met are all amazing ppl. ya I heard that last years frg was really bad but i will say so far this year everything is great! I know that I wont judge a book by its cover so I am willing to meet anyone. But Chrissy, if u ever need anything I am here as well. my email is brianna54@live.com. I try to stay as active as  I can in the frg at least until i give birth but i will still stay as involved as i can!

Comment by ars&&kwh on June 10, 2011 at 12:52am
Chrissy DVM, Im not a wife or mother but my boyfriend is on  the ship and i will always be here to help anyone or just listen if anyone needs to talk. And please know that not everyone on that ship is drama! So if you ever need anything dont hesitate to ask :)
Comment by ChrisyDVM(Chris'sMom) on June 9, 2011 at 6:51pm
OK! Good to know; thanks!
Comment by Hiswifetheirmommy on June 9, 2011 at 6:31pm

They don't send out pictures of specific people... They send out ones as "photos of the day" and sometimes other photos as they see fit... I personally don't talk to any other Ramage Wives and choose to keep it that way but will always help give advice/give information.

Comment by ChrisyDVM(Chris'sMom) on June 9, 2011 at 6:22pm

Thanks for the info on tiger cruises; would be interested even in a day curise! Greatly enjoyed the tour I got when visiting him pre-deployment! I'm on the FB group as well as 5 other N4M grps plus the Ramage Family website which has recent pics, but the rest of the info seems to be from last year's deployment. Does the FRG send emails out to parents of officers? Chris wasn't aware of N4M and I found it and the Ramage site on my own! Seems to be a common thread that navy sons and daughters and even spouses aren't always  forth coming with info and if it's not sent out, it's missed! Your help is greatly appreciated!

Comment by Hiswifetheirmommy on June 9, 2011 at 5:54pm

Parents have the same support as Spouses, with both the FRG and the Ombudsman... Your sailor has to have you put on the email list for both....I believe the Ramage is to small for a tiger cruise. We have been on 4.5 years and I have not known of one as of yet. They do once in awhile, have family day cruises which is just a one day thing. There is also a facebook group, run by Joan a former Ramage mom, and a very big supporter/Support system for military families... If you would like the link, please message me =)

Comment by ChrisyDVM(Chris'sMom) on June 9, 2011 at 5:41pm
This may be a dumb question but does the Ramage have Tiger Cruises or is that only carriers?
 

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