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

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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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Wisconsin Navy MOMs

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Moms from Wisconsin who want to share their photos or share their experiences of their son or daughter in the Navy.

Location: Watertown
Members: 123
Latest Activity: Jan 28, 2020

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Comment by Mich Richard's mom on November 13, 2010 at 2:47pm: mom2nw... thx for giving your book! Wow that is so nice of you. I did not receive any personal messages from you... I just checked. =0/

Comment by mom2nw on November 13, 2010 at 2:00am: richardsmom...you can have my book, I sent you a personal message

Comment by Mich Richard's mom on November 13, 2010 at 12:39am: SimplyJRB-Pcola AD ~ I will check out Fanagan's to see if they are open on Thanksgiving. We have about 10 people going counting my son and his buddy.

mom2nw ~ I would love to get the AAAtour book... do you know where I could get one? We are not actually going to stay the night on Thanksgiving... we are checking into renting a house for the day... that way we have a place to congrigate and get some family time in with our son and his buddy. We will be staying over night for PIR... I believe our reservations are at the Marriott. I will checked out the Lone Star online... not too many good reviews... more average. HHHmmmm

Kris & Bob ~ Thx... I will check out the Blue Moon too.

Thx everyone for your help!!! I appreciate it so much!

Comment by Kris & Bob on November 12, 2010 at 2:23pm: On Hwy 41 there is a place called Blue Moon, it has great home cooked food. It is kind of truck stop place. If you go west from the north gate to Hwy 41, take a left and it's right down the road on the left. Navy Lodge is a good place to stay, cheaper then the other motels and easier to get your sailor from and back to base.

Comment by mom2nw on November 12, 2010 at 10:16am: Richardsmom....I've got a AAAtour book and Lake County visitor guide if you want them...
We stayed at Best Western in Gurnee across from 6Flags early October--really comfortable beds--got the last room in the place and, oh well, it was a jacuzzi room---Nick appreciated that!. Also ate at Lone Star (yes, really good, but $$)
I'm sure there are places that are open at Thanksgiving...if all else fails: Denny's, IHOP ?

Comment by SimplyJRB-ADs Mom on November 12, 2010 at 9:06am: Flanagan's wasn't bad either. That is just up the road from the base. In Sept. we stayed at the Navy Lodge. Hard to find, internet directions were a little screwy. But the room, the staff, everything was great!!! And the price was good too!!!!

Comment by Mich Richard's mom on November 11, 2010 at 10:40pm: Thank you Andysmom... I appreciate your imput. I will have to check and see which places are open on Thanksgiving.

Comment by Andysmom on November 11, 2010 at 8:08pm: Next to our hotel...LaQuinta (very nice hotel with pool and hot tub) had Cracker Barrel (awesome) and a Outback steak house (was too packed so we went to Lone Star next to Gurnee Mills. That was really good (but pricey). Do not stay at the Crossland Suites! We saw the hotel and switched to the LaQuinta and were VERY glad we did. There are TONS of resturants in Gurnee so you won't have problems finding a place to eat 15 minutes from base. Best of luck :)

Comment by Mich Richard's mom on November 11, 2010 at 7:30pm: Hello everyone... My son is currently at boot camp. I will get to see him on Thanksgiving as we will be adopting him and one of his buddies. I was wondering if anyone knows of a good place to eat in the Great Lakes area? Thx so much for your help!