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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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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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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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.

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Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on June 25, 2009 at 1:06am: I think we're all enjoying our "non-deployed" status right now.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on June 24, 2009 at 9:28pm: Mighty quiet in this Ramage room! What do we need to do send that ship out for a long deployment or something?!!!

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 29, 2009 at 12:00am: Congratulations to John!! Bravo Zulu!! Let him know how proud all of us "other" moms of him! Getting PO2 is very difficult right now...good job John....

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 21, 2009 at 6:42pm: Good Morning Ramage Families,

I hope that everyone is doing well. I'm sorry for sending this so late, but I've been a little busy with packing and house hunting. I wanted to let everyone know what is going on with the FRG. First, I would like to thank Nicole, Karla, Christy, and Naomi for all their work, time and dedication with the FRG. They are all moving on, with the exception of Naomi, and will no longer be holding positions on the FRG Board.

Second, at the last meeting you voted in your new FRG board members. Your new Vice President is Christy Goins, Secretary is Michelle Burns, and Treasurer is Sarah Plunk. They will be holding the June FRG Meeting. They are very excited to meet you all.

Last, as for my position, the Command is in the process of interviewing and you will have a new President soon. I hope you all continue to come to the meetings and events and show your support for the Command and its families. Because of all of you this Support Group has become amazing, wonderful and one of the best FRGs in the Atlantic Fleet. I would also like to thank you all personally for letting me be your President. I had a great time and I'm truly going to miss you all. Let's make sure we keep this the best FRG and continue to support your new board members.

If any of you have any questions, please let me know. I'll see you all at the June Meeting. Thank you again. Have a great day!

Ashleigh Thrasher
USS Ramage
FRG President

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 11, 2009 at 5:24pm: Joan, I told Matt I now had a spy on his ship! he,he, he I haven't heard back from him yet. I'm on FaceBook, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube. Go check out YouTube, I posted a lot of video from homecoming. (murray1505).

Auralei: Glad you heard back from the webmaster. Yes, it's very important you give the webmaster all the information you have about yourself and your Sailor. Especially if last names are different. Send him another email with the ALL the correct information. Keep me posted.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 10, 2009 at 1:33pm: I bet our kids know each other. Matt is a Sonar Tech. I'll ask him today when he calls.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 10, 2009 at 12:50am: Nice picture Joan! I was at homecoming also. I think if you go back a few pages, you'll find some of the pictures. Was this your son's 2nd deployment? It was the first for Matt. He met the ship in October in the Gulf.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 9, 2009 at 3:23pm: Hi Joan! Welcome to the Ramage Group! How long has your Sailor been on the Ramage and what's his rate?

Here's a little help for inserting pictures/graphics in a comment box. Find the tool bar above the comment box (B I U S Link Camera Document) Clock on the Camera Icon. A new window appears with 2 options. Click on "Browse". Find the picture you want to insert on your computer. Click on "open" and then click "Add". The only window open should be this comment window and you should be a lot of "codes". Your picture will appear after you click on "Add Comment". Hope this helps.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on May 7, 2009 at 9:25pm: Lisa - he has a very nice CO, we were able to meet him at the last homecoming. He really seems to know his crew :-)