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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!
Members: 128
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 Largefilipino on May 16, 2011 at 5:20pm: Thank you all for everything! I'm glad all our loved ones are on American soil and safe. I hear this amazing ship will not deploy again for at least another year? Is this what I'm hearing?

Comment by justanothermom on May 15, 2011 at 7:00pm: Hope y'all have a great HC at Norfolk. Ours was kind of low-key, but that was just fine with my Marine.

Comment by justanothermom on May 14, 2011 at 7:33pm: yes, I am at the "other location". Sort of. We picked up our Marine (Fri 13th will never be unluckty again!) and got a room on the beach for the weekend because he had not seen enough water. ;)

Sorry I did not see your message earlier. Hope you all on the TC are having a great time! We will be leaving here in the morning because we have to get back to work.

Comment by dms on May 13, 2011 at 9:46am: that is excellent !!!! signing off until tonight

Comment by justanothermom on May 13, 2011 at 9:39am: I am at the other location. I CAN SEE THE KEARSARGE!!! Woohooooooo!

Comment by dms on May 13, 2011 at 8:17am: thanks was needing hotel check in time after all have arrived on mon

Comment by embarkguru on May 13, 2011 at 8:13am: Ladies, for Monday morning: the FRG festivities start at 0700. The ship will come a couple of hours later. When on the Naval Station, follow the signs. Base Security has assured us that there will be a nice 'trail' of signs to the piers. Once at the piers go to the end of Decatur. This is the main road that runs in front of all of the piers. Go towards the end of Decatur towards all the big white tents. Park in the carrier parking lot. Due to OPSEC we cannot give the exact time or pier. You will not miss our area though. Take care and hope to meet you all. Your Ombudsman.