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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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USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)

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Welcome family and loved ones of sailors serving on USS Kearsarge, homeport Norfolk, VA! Please be sure to review and observe the OPSEC guidelines below to keep our sailors safe :) Introduce yourself and join in the chat! Current group Admin: Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

Location: Norfolk VA - and everywhere!
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Latest Activity: Oct 19, 2022

USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)

"Reveille to Taps" - This is a very cool three-minute timelapse video of Sailors performing their daily operations onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge.

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Comment by dms on April 22, 2011 at 11:05am: the weather will be humid about 75* and virginia is expected to have close to 4 in. of rain during that month,

Comment by dms on April 21, 2011 at 8:49pm: oh yes a bathroom the seats will be nice too we might stop along the way also i plan on bringing snacks

Comment by Largefilipino on April 21, 2011 at 7:32pm: Yea the Summit ROCKED today! That means they are MOVING! Yea.

Comment by dms on April 21, 2011 at 5:15pm: well it 207miles so close to 4 hrs unless they know a short cut!!!

Comment by dms on April 21, 2011 at 11:12am: we are still waiting to find out when our sailor has leave we are stuck in limbo trying to be patient. I finally had to make a decision to take off 20 days from one of my jobs because the schedule for that month needs to be done this week. my sailor ok no matter what we plan to stay at least 10 days visiting. we'll see how lucky we get. would be great to do the tc and visit

Comment by Largefilipino on April 20, 2011 at 10:53pm: My daughter had already told us she's going on second leave. She knows we are too far away to see her ship come home. We wish we lived closer. But communication will be much cheaper! And we are throwing a huge party for her,renting out a gazebo and all of her family and friends will be there. Because it's about her.
Sorry Sissi for your drama but I agree with Cheryl. Why would anyone need an invite anyway? You are family you don't need one. You pick up the phone and say you'll be there. You don't doodle around your phone waiting for it to ring so you can be asked.

Comment by MSJC on April 20, 2011 at 5:17pm: JUST A NOTE TO SAY HELLO TO ALL OF THE NAVY MOMS & TO LET YOU KNOW I'M SO EXCIED ABOUT OUR SAILORS COMING HOME. THE SAD PART FOR ME IS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE HOMECOMING BUT YOU ALL WILL BE IN MY PRAYES.

PLEASE MOMS DONT'T LET THE DEVIL TAKE AWAY ANY JOY ON THIS BLESS & SPECIAL DAY. IT IS A BLESSING THAT THE SAILLORS ARE RETURNING HOME. FAMILY NEED TO SET ASIDE ANY PROBLEMS & COME TOGETHER FOR THIS BLESS & SPECIAL DAY.

MOMS GIVE FAMILY MEMBERS THE INFO THEY NEED TO ATTEND (IT'S OK TO TELL ONE & THEY PASS IT ON TO THE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS) THIS DAY IS NOT ABOUT THEM IF THEY CAN'T GET ALONG WITH YOU OR WITH OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS FOR THIS ONE SPECIAL DAY. THEY NEED TO STAY AT HOME. THIS IS A FAMILY "DRAMA FREE DAY".

PLEASE PRAY FOR THEM BECAUSE YOUR FAMILY CAN BE YOUR WORST ENEMIES & READ PSALM 27 WHEN IN THE NEED.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 20, 2011 at 11:53am: I know you all know this, but it's super important to observe OPSEC now and NOT mention specific dates, it's been known to delay homecoming and NO one wants that!!!