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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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Los Angeles Region

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This group is for members in the Los Angeles Region. We are hoping to have Meet & Greets, share information and support each other.

Location: Los Angeles County, California
Members: 38
Latest Activity: Dec 3, 2016

MEET & GREET -- UPCOMING EVENTS

MEET & GREET: Saturday April 28, 2012

2:00PM @

Damon's Steakhouse
317 N. Brand

Glendale, CA

(818) 507-1510

Reservations have been made, please join us.

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Comment by Bandito's Mom on December 6, 2011 at 12:15am: elizabeth, So glad you resurfaced! Had all sorts of thoughts that included major catastrophes. Can't do without you

Comment by elizabeth on December 5, 2011 at 3:26pm: Welcome to the newest member, LoveMySailorMoreno. FireTeamLeaderwife, I totally agree with you about the job application process, my daughter has had no luck in getting a job and is getting close to graduating college. Terry will keep you in my thoughts and hope all goes well for you and your family. Also thank you for sharing the light and music display, it brought tears to my eyes.

Bandito, I sent you a text today, sorry I was MIA the past week.

Comment by Terry'saproudmom(Ship02-Div936) on December 5, 2011 at 2:17pm: HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EACH OF YOU! THIS IS A NICE LIGHT AND MUSIC DISPLAY TO THANK OUR TROOPS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHwa-Iq1Bx4&sns=fb
ALL BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY THANKED!!!

Comment by Bandito's Mom on December 1, 2011 at 12:04pm: Okay, had to go look up Seabee rates in Wickipedia, got a better clue now. Wonder if there would be any advantage for your BU son joining a Union to get on their work list. Don't know if the Seabee training would qualify them or if they would have to be sponsored and go through an apprentice program. But may be worth checking out. Does his commitment to the service get in the way of them wanting to hire him?

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 1, 2011 at 12:23am: Sorry...I confused you all...it's my son. He is a BU. Builder. He originally wanted SW...but no Seabee rates came up at MEPS so went in as an IT...didn't work out and he re-rated. Just glad he got Seabees. So, I don't know if he will look for work in that area (I would hope so)...I know Terry...and the thing I don't like nowadays is applying for jobs is so impersonal...and loooooong on the computer! You apply wait and get rejected all on the computer! Some companies kick you out of the system and make you start all over if you make a mistake while filling out the app! Errrrr!

I bet he's bored...I mean, I know he is glad to have a job...but how does it even compare!

Thank you all so much and yes I will kep a look out for leads too!

Comment by Terry'saproudmom(Ship02-Div936) on November 30, 2011 at 11:15pm: Fireteamleaderwife & MomofNuke: Thank you all prayers are appreciated. My son graduated (became a Bee) on Nov. 4th. He is home and has his first duty weekend this weekend. He went back to work at the movie theatre where he worked before bootcamp and is bored to death. He is a coordinator (like an assistant manager) but it is second nature to him and no challenge, also only part-time. He has been looking for jobs in the auto-repair industry (since he is a CM Seabee he would like to continue that education) so if anyone has a lead please let me know. He applied at Firestone yesterday. As we all know for every job opening there are probably 50 applications, so many people out of work. He would like to work for the state, county or something like that but they don't seem to have anything open now...has his name on a list to be notified if testing opens up. FIRETEAMLEADERWIFE: Is it your son or husband looking for work? I think son...what is he looking for?....Maybe we can help each other/others here by looking out for each other. Devin is also looking into going back to Valley College or CSUN in the upcoming semester.

Comment by Bandito's Mom on November 30, 2011 at 10:51pm: Yes, I have an HR friend who does that. Her company is in Torrance, is that distance do-able?

Comment by MomofNuke on November 30, 2011 at 10:50pm: terri so sorry to hear about your dad

Comment by MomofNuke on November 30, 2011 at 10:47pm: Fireteamleadermom what kind of work is your hubby looking for! some companies give first priority to hiring veterans

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 30, 2011 at 5:43pm: Oh Terry...so glad to hear from you...I was just searching for you on the boards yesterday!

(Actually, I am sorry I have not posted in a while ladies...have read though! Looking forward to the Meet and Greet...I'm coming like this though)

So sorry that your folks are far away and that your dad had a stroke. Glad he is doing well though. I hope they find him a suitable room...can't be helping the situation at all. My dad was a POW too...Phillipines three years...I am thinking he must've rode the hellships too. I think the Phillipine camps were only two years and then they were transported...but he never talked much just said it was three years. He was a Lt.CMDR in the Navy...career...his ship was sunk...before I was born though. So I don't know much...

Are you going to be having both eyes done? I will keep you and your dad and mom in my prayers. How is your son?

I have been down sick with the stomach flu (still nauseous...ugh). If all goes well I will have an official Seabee son in a week or so. He has one more test to pass...please keep him in your prayers. Hubby will be flying out to his graduation and I was able to book him on the same flight home as they already gave my son all of his itenerary. I wanted to go...but cost. Hubby was in Iraq when our son PIR'd so we thought it best that he go to his "A" school grad.

Then he'll be home...I have to admit I'm feeling a bit at a loss. He is a reservist and has to come home to "regular" life....find a job in a jobless market...he's been gone eight months and he expressed a small concern the other day too! His recruiter said to have a plan...so I guess it is hitting home. Any advice would be much appreciated!