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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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:
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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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USS Benfold (DDG65) Moms
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Moms with sons and daughters on the USS Benfold, a destroyer with it's home port in San Diego, California
Members: 18
Latest Activity: Dec 23, 2018
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Comment by Dianne on June 14, 2012 at 5:37pm
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Please remember the OPSEC rules...
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I wish I could be there, I'd love to help.
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As D day get's closer I know we are all feeling proud and sad at the same time. This is my son's second deployment. Let's keep the lines of communication open between us moms and as Mannysmom said help each other :)
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You have to complete the customs form everytime you send something. It takes a couple of weeks for it to arrive (it can take that long while they are in San Diego too). I send care packages once a week to my son while on deployment.
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Comment by JTMOM on April 10, 2012 at 5:42pm
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Anybody going to the Family Cruise?
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To stay at the Navy Lodge, your sailor needs to be there to check you in. I usually stay at the Comfort inn on Plaza in National City. I'm heading out this week and staying at the Clarion on National City Dr. I will let you know what I think about it. Both of these hotels are really close to the base, but away from Down Town SD and Sea World so it's not a real crowded area.
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Comment by momsnavyman on January 30, 2012 at 10:08pm
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where is the best places to stay whe visiting the base in San Diego? is it better to stay on base or off....
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Sorry moms......I knew that....just getting anxous I guess.....I have already talked to my sailor and told him to get me the info.....or else...lol he will call me tomorrow with the info....have a beautiful day....
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Thanks, ladies. Yes, I just met ptcitychick on Facebook :)
I'm really happy to be a part of this site.
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Hi...I hadn't realized there was a Benfold page. Thanks to whoever started it.
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