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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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San Diego Moms or Sailors in San Diego

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San Diego Moms looking to support each other and San Diego Sailors we can support while away from home.

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Latest Activity: May 25, 2021

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Comment by navymom3 on January 22, 2015 at 9:27am: My son and his wife are now in SD also. I know they will store his household goods as long as they pack and move them instead of him doing a self move. Not sure about the car. He may want to contact his new command I am sure they have an answer. My son is CT also but CTM. He finishes his additional c school this week. He PCS from Japan so he had to buy a car when he got there. His wifes car was being stored at his brothers while they were gone a few months.

Comment by CTmomof3 on January 22, 2015 at 8:12am: My son will be driving to SD in a couple months from the East Coast and then will be flown to the ship he's stationed on. He doesn't think he'll have time to look for housing. So,does anyone know what he can do with his car? I'm concerned that if it's just left in a lot then..well..something could happened to it. He has an apartment now so he's hoping that due to the time issue that the Navy will store his household goods until he returns. This is his first pcs so everything is new to him. Any info on this is greatly appreciated.

Comment by 2boysandamom on January 21, 2015 at 12:13pm: Looking for some advice- son is stationed at Coronado (loving it by the way). We are looking at visiting in April for a few days. Do you stay at the Navy Lodge North Island or just get a hotel near there off base- if off base what would you recommend that is reasonably priced. I am concerned with being on base we will have limited access to things while we wait for my son to get off work. This is our first experience going to see my son besides boot camp. Thanks in advance for your help.

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Comment by navymom3 on November 4, 2014 at 9:05pm: jaronsmom PCS is when they change duty stations. It is helpful that she knows the navy ways. But she had never been out on a ship so it was still hard for her when he was out at sea. Because the guys in the shop would tell stories about when they were out and women and partying so she questioned him a lot. But he is not the party guy like some navy guys. Hopefully your son will find good friends. What rate is your son? And is he going to be assigned a ship or shore duty. Mine is CTM and this will be shore duty for him.

Comment by navymom3 on November 4, 2014 at 1:01pm: My son and his wife met when they were both stationed in Japan. She PCS to San Diego for her last year then got out in Sept. She had been in Japan for 3 years. My son has been there almost 3 years now. Once she got out they both went back to Japan until he PCS in December to San Diego. They both like the warmer weather. It will be great to have them only at a 3 hr time difference. Right now it is 14 hr time difference. We had a skype date early this morning to open a box they sent us. It was 7am our time and 9pm there time. Found out I am going to be a grandma. I am so excited as it will be my first one. Except for the grandson I gained when they got married. Which I also love. He is 3 yrs old. He was only 3 months old when they met. His sperm donor wants nothing to do with him. So my son has always been daddy.

Comment by navymom3 on November 3, 2014 at 10:23pm: jarons mom this room is usually quiet. My DIL was stationed in SanDiego. She is now in Japan with my son but he PCS in Dec back to San Diego. Can't wait for them to be back in the states.

Comment by Saltyocean on September 6, 2014 at 6:14pm: Just joined this group.. At last found you Sailor is in(on) North Island as Rescue Swimmer and in FRAC training at this time.. Just Married, and wife finishing undergrad work and to move the start of the new year after finals. They are looking for military housing and think Bay View Hills(??) looked nice and was not in a ghetto,..Any comments or suggestions for them? Thanks for your help and knowledge.

Comment by pandabugz SD Essex on August 27, 2014 at 7:10am: AwaitingMySailor, IMO, stay away from being really close to base (national city) Chula Vista is a hit or miss, but I'd stay away from there also, very ghetto! All the people I know live in those areas hate it and are scared to go out of their house. We live Serra Mesa & love it so much! Really quiet, safe, 2miles from everything and getting to base takes 10mins (never traffic, traffic goes opposite way). Have you look at Lincoln military housing? There's lots of homes, the nicer ones take all of you bah, but there are lots that don't, but you'll prob have no AC & have to buy your own washer & dryer if you want to save bah.

Comment by Darlene on August 26, 2014 at 9:27pm: My son and his wife live in National city,calif. says 10-15 min from base.you can see ships from balcony. they are young,newly married..no kids renting in bayview towers ..8th floor fully furnished units are avail.