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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

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:

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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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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chinadoll19
  • Female
  • Smyrna, GA
  • United States

Chinadoll19's Friends

  • Melette- Ship9 Div 265
  • MOMOFTOM (Ship9/Div266)
  • MamaB=Ship 14, Div 290
  • Debi K
  • HeathersMom
  • ktj6255
  • Robynkm
  • Misty from MN
  • Kristhns
  • mareluc(Ship11/Div196/PIR 6/29)
  • julabula35
  • ItsMeLesaT
  • joemama
  • HM3 MOM
  • rocksNboys
 

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A little about me:
My name is Marissa Hardwick married and a mother of three beautiful girls. Ages 22,18 and 17. My 22 year old was in school at Mira Costa College in Oceanside, California. To be an Entrepreneur, My husband works at Cox Communication as a Video Engineer 2. We are currently residing in Atlanta Georgia, but we came from Southern California. My hobbies are singing, dancing, cooking, computer, Jet Ski, ice-skating, kayaking and all water sports. We go the gym 3 times a week to do our workouts, I'm currently laid off but I normally work for Honeywell International in Elberton that’s about 129 miles from Atlanta, the company closed the business on us. I am a undergraduate student; Bachelor degree in Information Technology with the emphasis of Database Administration.
I am here to support my
Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was proud and encouraged it
The Navy offers opportunities that...
From my experience the Navy was one of the best in all the Military. They are number one in Technology. My mom youngest brother , cousin, cousin-in-laws and two nieces were all in the Navy. I was a former Marine wife. The Military in general are good it depeneds on how the person look at it. Me personaly Navy is my favorite. My ex- husband Avia's dad he hates it now my first husband he retire in the Marine and we keep in touch like we are supposed too.
Our Navy experience so far...
It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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At 12:27pm on August 2, 2012, HeathersMom said…

I'm sorry I don't get on here as much as I probably should.  My daughter called about 3 wks after too.  We have 22 days left (:

At 4:46pm on July 24, 2012, Silvia...proud mom of Gabe's said…

Thank You so much for your beautiful comments :) I been a little busy working ten hrs daily and don't have much time to visit the page. I hope everybody it's doing ok, tell me about your girl??? phone calls etc. Have a great afternoon.

At 8:54am on July 23, 2012, rocksNboys said…

Sure was nice to meet you on Saturday and look forward to next time.

At 12:01am on July 12, 2012, lemonelephant said…

I stumbled on a post of yours that did not appear to be answered.  Since I am not a member of that group, I will answe here.  SN PACT (not FACT) is Seaman (SN)Professional Apprenticeship Career Track (PACT), so yes, she is undesignated.  http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/Graphic-Elements/Rating-Factsheets/SN-Professional-Apprenticeship-Career-Track.pdf may help.

At 3:09pm on July 9, 2012, HeathersMom said…

She is on Ship 09, Div 266. Have you heard from her yet?

At 10:10pm on July 5, 2012, lemonelephant said…

Thanks for the Friend request.  You will have to use the little x and delete the comments.  You cannot Edit replies and comnents in groups and Blogs or after the 15 minute time limit in Forums and Discussions..

At 11:40pm on June 23, 2012, MamaB=Ship 14, Div 290 said…

Hi there...thanks for sending me the friend request.  Haven't figured out how to do too much on this website yet.  I saw one of your posts the other day that your daughter was leaving the same day as mine.  Can't believe its here already...seemed so far away when she first started DEP. 

At 10:23pm on June 20, 2012, Anna said…

Chinadoll,

Wow - can't believe the time is here now!!!  I'm sure you feel like it was yesterday that she went off to MEPS.  I'm in a similar boat with you - my daughter, Jenn is reporting to OCS in two weeks now!!!  When she was accepted I felt like we had a lllooooonnnnngggg time before she'd be leaving but now - - - here it is!!  I'm going through that sadness also!!  Come talk to us on the Daughters 2 group - - - I know the ladies will help you get through these long weeks of no communication from your girl!!!

At 12:40pm on June 20, 2012, JerseySusan said…

Hi Marissa, I really enjoyed reading your profile & loved all the pics. Coming from California explains what appears to be a "49er"Jersey on your husband!  We raised our family up in South Jersey, so we are all "Philly" fans. Our oldest son is based out in San Diego aboard the USS San Francisco sub. He is a Nuke,(nuclear engineer tech.) Please tell your daughter who is leaving next week, we will keep her in our prayers for a smooth transition, & help "You" get through this!!!

At 3:50pm on November 1, 2011, Anna said…

China,

Thank you for your kind words.  Funny about the Mustang - -  when I was shopping for my car back in '02, it was a toss-up between the Sebring, the Mustang, and a Mitsubishi Spyder - all convertibles.  Since I had twin girls I wanted one with the most room in the back seat and that's how I ended up with the Sebring!!!  But my son owns a Mustang and loves it!!  My girls are doing well - - the one who enlisted right out of high school is now out!!  Looking for a civilian job now - still in WA tho :(  but that is where her husband is still stationed.  Her sister is finishing her last year of college and then heads off to OCS to become an officer.  She is working on getting her private pilot's license and keep up with all her classes.  She is somewhat of an overachiever!!!!