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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:

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My son is now active duty in Japan

I am very new to this website. I am so lost. I don't know what website to go to, to get info. about my son now serving in Japan for the next 3 to 4 years. Could anyone please, just give me a website page so I can see what my son is up to ? Thank you very much, Kristi

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Comment by Debbie on January 27, 2010 at 10:45am: Hi Kristi,

There is a group called Japan Moms. Ask any question you have and they will help you. My son has been in Japan for over a year now. I feel that the group has been very helpful.
Debbie

Comment by Anti M on January 27, 2010 at 1:50pm: This is the link to one of the Japan moms groups:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/japanmoms

I was stationed in Yokosuka, between hubby and my own orders, I was there for a total of 12 years. Loved it! Been a while, and yes, the groups have the best current information, especially on things such as Skype and cell phones.

There are several bases in Japan: Okinawa, Atsugi, Yokosuka, Sasebo, Misawa, and Iwakuni. Do you know which base? I know Yokosuka has a specific group.

Comment by kristibike on January 27, 2010 at 2:09pm: is base is in Yokosuka.

Comment by Anti M on January 27, 2010 at 2:16pm: Yokosuka is the largest base, south(ish) of Yokohama and Tokyo.

Some links:

https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Yokosuka/index.htm

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/yokosuka.htm

http://benefits.military.com/misc/installations/Base_Content.jsp?id...

Comment by kristibike on January 27, 2010 at 2:27pm: I'm so embarassed. My sons base (per his father, that finally contacted me today) is not above, but Atsugi. My X gave me the means, to check info. about him, on the internet. Thanks ladies.

Comment by Anti M on January 27, 2010 at 2:37pm: Atsugi is near Yokosuka. Kinda. It is an air base rather than a port.

Just google it and you will find more information than you know what to do with!

Comment by kristibike on January 27, 2010 at 2:52pm: Thanks very very much.

Comment by Anti M on January 27, 2010 at 4:47pm: Let me know if you come up with more specific questions, I don't know a ton about Atsugi, but I did go through some training there.

Comment by kristibike on January 27, 2010 at 5:39pm: I am really embarassed that I just don't really know what my son is doing ..his father gave me a webiste to get more info. about where he is, what his station does, and what he may be doing. Thankg.

Comment by Anti M on January 27, 2010 at 6:14pm: Hey, don't be embarrassed, especially if you're getting second hand info. That you're here and asking shows you care deeply and are willing to learn!