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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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Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Guam Moms

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For Moms with sailors in Guam

Members: 160
Latest Activity: Apr 20, 2023

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Comment by Cindy on July 13, 2013 at 6:06pm: Thanks for the words of encouragement from all. Will he have room for his laptop? We don't have I phones is there a different app for other phones for cheep calls? He is so happy to be going over to work on subs, he wanted to be on a sub, but was unable to due to color blindness, we never knew he was until he went to the navy. He will be home the end of the month for leave before going, we will surely enjoy our time with him and make good use of every moment.

Comment by Charlotte(ship02Div930) on July 12, 2013 at 11:33pm: My son has been in Guam for 1.5 years. He is getting tired of the island life but still has 1.5 to go. We get to text, call and skype while he is on the island.When they are underway it's a bit more difficult. He has been to some pretty nice countries. Viber is the application we use on our iphones. Its awesome! His girlfriend is currently visiting him. He is an E5 and will need to move off base soon. He was able to come home last Christmas and is hoping for the same thing this year. They travel is LONG, tiring and expensive! I am very proud of him and his accomplishments!!

Comment by Maria Villa on July 12, 2013 at 10:23pm: Viber app. Text and call for free.

Comment by Irene McClure on July 12, 2013 at 10:15pm: My daughter and son-n-law were stationed in Guam 4 yrs. My husband and I went there for 2 weeks when my granddaughter was born. It is really a nice place. They lived off base and then lived on base.

Comment by wisconsinmom on July 12, 2013 at 10:05pm: How does that work with texting? My son arrived in Guam a few weeks ago and got a new phone with a new phone number. I'm afraid to text him and then see on the bill a huge charge.

Comment by ccpoet on July 12, 2013 at 8:34pm: Cindy, my son has been there since the fall as well. It is far, but I also send him care packages, and with email, texting and skype, we keep in touch quite a bit when he is on the island. He is on base now, but eventually will be moving into an apartment off base. So far, so good.

Comment by Proud Navy Parent on July 12, 2013 at 6:52pm: Just dropped my son off at airport headed to Guam. He should be there by Sunday. He is looking forward to it! I am a bit overwhelmed by it but happy for him.

Comment by Mindy4boys (ship 04 Div 806) on July 12, 2013 at 6:41pm: Cindy, my son has been there since this past October. I remember the shock as well. It certainly is a long way from home! One of the most frustrating things is the time difference, having just a few hours where we are both awake. In the beginning he was calling us at 1:30 in the morning, homesick, lonely. When he first got there he had go through more training, and after that was assigned to a room on base. Until then he had to stay on the ship. He actually doesn't mind staying on the ship at all. He's been to several countries already since being over there. I try to send him a letter or a small care package every once in awhile. They don't have room to store much stuff. It's hard some days, missing him like we do. And there's nothing we can do about it, we just get through it. I text him a lot. And he finally just got internet, so we will begin skyping.

Good luck to you and your family. I've been on this sight since October and there is finally some activity on it thankfully! If you ever need to vent, send out a message, we'll get back to you. This website has been a lifesaver for me!

Comment by Cindy on July 12, 2013 at 5:42pm: My son just got his orders for Guam. He is currently in Chicago. Wow I am somewhat in shock I know he had asked for this as they service subs, but such a long way from home......

Comment by Proud Navy Parent on July 1, 2013 at 7:11am: I believe there are 5 coming out of my sons graduating class. When I was in stationed aboard a ship. That was your housing. We were not given an opportunity to stay any where else unless we came out of pocket for all of it! Which we did there was 7 of us. All had different duty nights and were never all there at same time, but still not an optimum situation as stuff got borrowed and never returned.