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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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What's an Ombudsman and FRG and how to contact them

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So what are an Ombudsman and a Family Readiness Group, and how do I find mine? Scroll down and read. The websites offered in this group at the official Navy FFSC info and much more. FInding out the Ombudsman info is just one of many things Navy families need to know. Read on!

Location: Navy Wide
Members: 149
Latest Activity: Aug 16, 2023

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Comment by CTmomof3 on March 8, 2009 at 7:44pm: Thanks Regina. I was under the impression that just the "act" of contacting one would land them in trouble. Seems from what people have told me it that even if you ask a question (nothing in any of the catagores you listed) the Sailor gets the ramification because they were contacted. Like the Sailor didn't do what they were suppose to and got in trouble because mom wanted info the sailor didn't provide and should have. Am I making sense?
Susan

Comment by CTmomof3 on March 8, 2009 at 7:19pm: I have heard that our sailors can get in trouble if we contact the Ombudsman. It this true? I have a question but do not want to cause him any problems

Comment by NevadaSierra on March 6, 2009 at 1:20pm: WOW MEG!! Your article on the main page is wonderful. I hope that every one reads it. Thank you~s

Comment by Rebecca on March 6, 2009 at 11:06am: Yolanda,
For starters, you will need your uncles birth date and most importantly his Social Sercurity Number. Then I would start by going to the Veterans Affairs office. Not saying they will know anything or if they do give you information, but its a place to start. The main thing is that SSN, without that its like looking for a needle in a haystack. I know that the archives is located in Washington DC for our service members, but to be honest you will most likely encounter a lot of road blocks, but I hope this gives you a start. Any other suggestions fellow OMBUDSMANS?

Comment by NevadaSierra on March 5, 2009 at 10:13am: Hi Everybody: Our little angel, Brianna will have her cleft pallet surgery next Tuesday the 10th -please keep everybody in your prayers.
On another question - we are doing the family geneology and found a note that one of the male cousins was a nuclear commander - well, our sailor is a NUKE now, and we were wondering if there are any military geneology sites that we can research - any clues? Thank you - and my angel blessings to all ~s

Comment by Rebecca on March 4, 2009 at 1:39am: Just so we are all very clear, even open forums such as this one is also in the catagory of not giving out that kind of information. Just as not doing it on your Myspace, facebook, cafemom,Navyformoms.....etc........................

Comment by Rebecca on March 4, 2009 at 1:28am: As a former sailor Meg, OPSEC means a lot to me! But thank you for your kind words :D

Comment by Rebecca on March 4, 2009 at 1:19am: OPSEC, is a hard thing for anyone to understand. It boils down to simple security measures for the families at home. Never give dates, times, schedules and port visit information out over the phone and email. Good rule of thumb, once things it the media, you are safe to say things. Once ships are in their port, you can say where they are. You CANNOT say when they will be pulling in, or their future visits. Its amazing how quickly anyone can put together the who's, what's and whereabouts' of our sailors, just by the simple things that we write. I've even seen count down's on here and I have advised my group to take those down. We at home can't get into trouble for violating OPSEC (operational security), but your sailor on board can! That's the key to remember.
Some safety tips I give my families, is NOT to advertise your sailor's command, its for your protection. Whether we like it or not, there are people in this world who can pray upon us and get to know ships schedules. I move sailors car around and drive it often, so people still think he's home. I also don't tell people that my sailor is deployed, its a need to know basis. I talk with my children about all these things, because its a hard lesson for them to learn. My favorite saying and its so true is that "loose lips sink ships"! If we just think before we speak and use some common sense, OPSEC isn't an issue.

Comment by NevadaSierra on March 4, 2009 at 1:06am: You girls are too funny. I always chalk it up to me not knowing what I'm doing - you know the "Ma, what did you do now?". I got so used to being the woopser - and messing stuff up. Could have been me!
So, good news, I hope - have sent the e-mail to the Penn ombudsman and hopefully they will join here too to help other mom's. Still hoping for news letters, etc. Watch for them - with Linda here that will help tons.

Comment by Susan mom to Niko on March 3, 2009 at 1:43pm: Sometimes it is someone responding to a previous comment... so the new comment is a couple of pages back... frustrating- I know!