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Navy For Moms

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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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 WASP FAMILY

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for everyone that has a family member, spouse or loved ine aboard the wasp to share stories, relieve stress, make new friends, and all aorund support for each other.

Location: anywhere that has affiliation with the Wasp
Members: 48
Latest Activity: Apr 9, 2019

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Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on September 11, 2011 at 6:17pm: Hello All, I see we don't have much activity here but maybe we can change that. I spoke to my son and they are underway right now. I don't want to mention when they will be back because my son says: "Loose lips, sink ships". All I can say is that they were/are on a Humanitarian mission. Can anyone tell me what that is? If you have information please post it.

Marcy, Welcome and I will message you.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 3, 2011 at 11:46am: I'm new to this group, hi all!

Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on July 22, 2011 at 1:00pm: Hello All, I am new to the group. My son is aboard the USS Wasp and he told me that he is on the ship's football team. He played football in high school and college. Their first game is in Aug and he wants me to come when they play the championship game. He is confident that the USS Wasp will go all the way.

Comment by jboysmom on December 28, 2010 at 11:05am: We are visiting our son in Norfolk this week. We got to go on the Wasp Christmas Day to eat a special dinner with our son. The ship had a special holiday buffet for all the sailors that had duty that day and invited families to come eat with them. What a special treat for our family to get to be together! We didn't think we would get to see our son until his duty ended the day after Christmas, so it was awesome when he called us to say we could come eat with him on the ship! Thanks to the Wasp's crew for making the day so special for families. Our son was deeply touched Christmas morning while he was on watch at the guard station when a little girl came running up to the door of the guard station carrying 2 gifts. She handed them to my son and the other person on watch and said "My family thanks you for standing watch on Christmas". Then she ran back to get in the car with her mom and they drove off. The gift bag contained homemade cookies, a pair of gloves, hand warmers and chap stick. That meant so much to my son and I appreciate that family's kindness.

I wish everyone a Happy New Year.

Comment by jboysmom on July 1, 2010 at 3:30pm: I found another site that gives lots of information about what's currently going on with the Wasp. Go to this site: http://www.dvidshub.net/ and then type in USS Wasp in the search box at the top. You will get lots of images, videos and other information about the Wasp, including all their particpation in Canada this week.

Comment by jboysmom on June 19, 2010 at 5:09pm: Very proud of the Wasp and that it is representing our Navy in Canada. Here's a link to the information about what they are doing while there at the Halifax International Fleet Review Week: http://halifaxifr.ca/en/home/tabid/61/default.aspx

Comment by jboysmom on April 21, 2010 at 10:55pm: My son told me the ship left out Monday, but it was supposed to be back today. My son was working in a warehouse and didn't have to go out with the ship this time, so he wasn't exactly sure about the ship's time for coming back.

Comment by jboysmom on April 3, 2010 at 10:55pm: I am in Norfolk this weekend helping my son and his wife move into their new house. We are so excited for them and my son is glad to not have to be sleeping on the ship any more (except when the ship goes out to sea). My son took us onto the Wasp today and showed us around. We also got to watch the USS Bataan as it came back into port from being in Haiti. That was awesome! I am amazed at how huge all the ships are and the thousands that are on each one of them. I'm so proud of our sons and daughters that are all serving in the Navy.

Comment by Jeff'smom on March 15, 2010 at 2:44pm: I had a ball yesterday here in Norfolk with a small party here with some of my son's friends of the ship. I think all the young men I have meant are very polite and well raised, sweet young men. They do have to work alot though. It seems they should get paid better, If you ask me.......In heaven........