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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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Amphibious (Gator Navy)

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A place were we family members with Sailors on amphibious boats can come and talk ask questions and just hang out.. so anyone out there with a loved one on a amphibious jump on in lets share stories..

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Latest Activity: Jul 6, 2023

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Comment by MA4BLESSED on August 3, 2015 at 12:59am: I am proud of our son starting his new journey in the U.S. Navy! I am anxious to learn everything I can about the Navy! I'm excited to be in all these groups to support each other as our Sailors are far from home. This is a journey for us all. Thank you..

Comment by Oleander on July 21, 2015 at 1:55am: Thank you Forever proud - yes I've looked at their FB page. There was a recent change of Command, lots of pics, exciting to see. I was hoping for information about the overhaul completion but will probably have to wait for more info until she reports early August. The ship doesn't have an FRG FB page either. But I found the official site and have requested to receive news letters. I have a friend who's son was assigned to a ship a few years ago that was docked for maintenance. He had shore duty but was offered training exercises, she called them "training deployments" on other ships.. that's why I asked. Any info is greatly appreciated!

Comment by Forever proud on July 20, 2015 at 10:46pm: Kimberly68 my son is with the Bataan LHD5. Unless you were near downtown Portsmouth, you may not have seen it as it is in drydock at the moment. They are HUGE ships! I did the Tiger Cruise last year and saw all of it up close and personal. What an amazing experience. I have no idea how they can go so long with so little privacy.
Oleander I'm not sure why your daughter would be assigned to a ship and not keep her with it. Are they just doing what are called "underways"? That is what they do for a time after undergoing an overhaul - just short periods at sea to test out their readiness to deploy. If I were you I would check Facebook to see if her ship has a page and you can follow all kinds of stuff they are doing. And don't worry - they won't post anything that violates OPSEC

Comment by Oleander on July 20, 2015 at 10:36am: Hi Forever proud, morning all!

My daughter is DC. From what I've read her ship started it's mid-life overhaul/update April 2014 and I see that most recently it's been used for humanitarian efforts due to natural disasters all over the world.

I assume that means she'll have shore duty? And/or have opportunities for deployment exercises on other ships? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Anybody here have a similar situation?

Comment by Forever proud on July 19, 2015 at 9:13pm: Hi Oleander! My son is in Norfolk with an LHD. He has been with them just about a year and he is MM. What rate is your daughter?

Comment by Oleander on July 19, 2015 at 6:26pm: Good afternoon, I'm new to the group. My Sailor daughter has just received her orders and will be stationed in San Diego, assigned to an amphibious LSD. The ship's group doesn't appear to be active. I'm hoping to connect here and learn more about this next phase of her career. I welcome any information you may have!

Comment by CTmomof3 on July 15, 2015 at 8:21am: Thanks so so much for the info. No I didn't see the Nash Trash Tour. I'll look into it. I tried the Music City Rollin and the Walkin Nashville.

Comment by Up&Down on July 14, 2015 at 10:02pm: CT thank you for the info. My friend request is pending.

When in Nashville, of course you need to be on Broadway St and visit the Honkey Tonks. I wasn't aware that tours don't operate on Sunday or Monday. Did you try Nash Trash Tours?

The Gulch area is neat. There's a great shop called Two Old HIppies to visit. Sambuca's restaurant in the Gulch is also good.

Acme Feed & Seed (bar & restaurant) on Broadway St is fun,too.

Comment by CTmomof3 on July 12, 2015 at 12:13pm: or friend her on the Ombudsman page

https://www.facebook.com/lpd23ombudsman?fref=nf

Comment by CTmomof3 on July 12, 2015 at 12:11pm: Join the FB FRG page for the Anchorage

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ussanchoragefrg/

The ombudsman posts on there and you can get hold of Tiffany Reynoso . you can also private mess if needed. This is a closed group so do to security they will ask you your association with the Anchorage...no big deal.

Most post are for activities etc that go on in San Diego however you can post or ask anything..well within reason..lol

I'll only be in Nashville for a day as I'm on my way to TX. What's some highlights I should try to fit in? A couple tours I read that had good reviews don't operate on Sun or Mon..bummer.