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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 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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Hi all,

 

I am new to this site. My son is on this ship. I did get to talk with him a couple of days ago, He says he likes it so far. I am adjusting to him being out in the middle of God only knows where! But  I believe and know he will be just fine. Hoping to connect with others for support.

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Good Morning! Welcome to Stethem. There are a few of us who have connected. But not real active. You can PM me and we can talk more.

Hi thanks phoebe. I just decided to see if there was group with his ship. Glad to see there is. I also joined the group for Japan moms. I hadn't been to this sight since my son graduated from boot camp. I feel somewhat better, then again...I don't know..reality hasn't set in that he is out of the country and actually on a ship where I have no idea! But at least he called me a few days ago. He sound good and said he liked it so far. Said is HOT!! Thanks for responding!!!

Hi there!!! My son is on the ship as well! I got to chat online with FB chat. Yes, it is very hot there 105 yesterday! From what I gather they will be on the move shortly and pulling into another port in a couple of weeks. If you would like to chat more or email feel free to send me a message and I'll give you my email address. I only know of a couple of moms with kids on the ship but it is great to keep in touch. Makes it seem like they are not so alone so far from home!! (-:

Leeanna

Hello Ladies, my son is leaving next Tuesday morning to join the ship and a friend told me about this site and how it could help me, too! Anything I need to know that will help?

My son will be joining this ship in December. I'm still trying to adjust to the whole Japan thing. :(

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