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Navy For Moms

This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

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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USS RAMAGE (DDG 61) FAMILIES

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Families who have Sailors aboard the USS Ramage (DDG 61). The Ramage is stationed out of Norfolk, VA.

Location: Norfolk, VA
Members: 36
Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2019

Links, pictures, and other stuff....

Here's the link for the USS Ramage website:
http://www.ramage.navy.mil/default.aspx

Naomi L Wetterstrom
Command Family Ombudsman
United Through Reading Homefront Coordinator
USS Ramage (DDG 61)
757-513-2391/757-304-9078
www.ramage.navy.mil/b>

FRG President: Ramagefrg@yahoo.com

OPSEC Points :

Don’t discuss current or future destinations/ ports of call/deployment bases .
Don’t discuss current or future operations or missions.
Don’t discuss current or future dates and times of exercises or missions.
Don’t discuss readiness issues and numbers.
Don’t discuss specific training equipment.
Don’t discuss people’s names and operations.
Don’t speculate about current or future operations.

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Comment by Kerin on October 29, 2011 at 1:50pm: Hello to all, My name is Kerin and my son Adam is on the Ramage. According to his rather short (ok, make that 3 word) emails he is enjoying deployment and can't wait to come home. I live in Arizona, today the weather is a balmy 80 degrees and beautiful in the desert. To those of you in the Northeast, stay warm! Being a Navy Mom is such a wonderful thing. According to Adam, the crew is close knit, friendly and supportive; very reassuring to me so far away. I understand the deployment has been extended. Do we know how long as I would love to meet the ship when they dock as I was unable to attend when they deployed. Prayers and Faith to all!

Comment by ChrisyDVM(Chris'sMom) on August 1, 2011 at 6:41pm: Hey, Joanne! You are very welcome! I too thrive on details! Sorry it took me so long to respond back; I didn't receive an email notification of your response and haven't had much time to spend on here. Hope you are now getting emails from Kim! She sent us the great news that the USO pkgs have reached the ship! I was so excited when I found out they would not only send one to my son Chris, but to the whole ship! PTL!

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on August 1, 2011 at 5:42pm: Hi Ladies...just checking in. I formed this group and left it after my son left the Ramage. Would anyone care to take over admin duties? It's only a matter of keeping the info updated in the above box: "Links, Pictures and other Stuff". It would allow all of you to share common info (such as ombudsman's email)

Comment by ChrisyDVM(Chris'sMom) on July 20, 2011 at 2:01pm: Joanne, welcome to N4M and the Ramage! Is your son an Ensign also? If so did he do ROTC or OCS? Mine did ROTC, graduated May2010 and this is his 1st deployment also! What is his job? As I mentioned below, your son will need to request you be added. The ombudsman email is ussramage.ombudsman@gmail.com if you'd like to email her or add her address to you contact list to ensure emails from her once your son signs you up. She is super busy and often has emergency situations to deal with but she will address your son's request as quickly as she can. I'm from Middletown, OH; where are you from? Don't hesitate to ask questions on here; it's a great place to learn more about the Navy and your son's job!

Comment by Beth on July 19, 2011 at 10:48pm: Hi everyone. You will never believe what I received from my son today........a big beautiful bouquet of flowers!!!! For no reason at all!!!!! I don't know how he did it, probably on the computer, but I am so surprised. What a sweetheart my Nick is. Feels just like a big hug.

Comment by ChrisyDVM(Chris'sMom) on July 13, 2011 at 11:17pm: Welcome to the moms of new Ramage sailors! Be sure to get signed up for emails form the ombudsman. Kim is a great lady. Your sailor will need to request that your email be added to the group email list.

Comment by Beth on July 11, 2011 at 10:25pm: Hello everyone. Just wanted to let you know that I heard from my son yesterday. He sent me a long email and said that the computer on the ship has been down for quite a while, so if you haven't heard from your sailor in a while it may be that they are waiting to get computer time now that it is up, My son said they have been going to some beautiful places and really having the opportunity to see a lot of the world. Hope you hear from your sailor soon!!

Comment by Beth on July 10, 2011 at 12:30pm: Hello everyone----My son is on the Ramage so i wanted to join the group......Beth

Comment by ChrisyDVM(Chris'sMom) on June 20, 2011 at 10:52pm: I ordered a Blue Star Service Flag last week and received and hung in my front window on Sat. I heard about it on N4M but don't remember what group. I love it! Also ordered a necklace, You spouses may already know about the flag and I've heard you're discouraged from displaying anything that would tip thieves off that you're the wife of a sailor and may be alone. So sad that our society is so cruel. For those who have never heard of it you can go to www.bluestarmothers.org and read about the history and to www.serviceflags.com to see the available merchandise