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Navy For Moms

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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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

Events

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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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MAA Moms

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A group for moms of "Master At Arms" sailors.

Members: 630
Latest Activity: Oct 4, 2023

Hello
We look forward to hearing about your sailors journey. How he/she likes being an MAA (MA) and which kind of job they are doing and how you are doing knowing what your sailor does for a living.
NOTE: Please help keep our sailors safe. Don't give out exact locations.Example: If he/she is in Iraq you can say Iraq but I would not say the name of the camp or a town near the camp. If they are on a ship don't give the last known location. Although some of that is public we don't in anyway want to jeopardize them.

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MA Schools
Lackland AFB, TX -- 40 calendar days
Hampton Roads, VA -- 50 calendar days
Kings Ba, GA -- 50 calendar days

Ship and shore physical security requirements, crime prevention, military and civil law, antiterrorism procedures, physical fitness training, interpersonal communications, first aid, firearms and physical restraint. Group instruction, classroom and physical training in use of restraining devices.

MA's Practicing There Skills - Bahrain

OC Spray

Below is a look at what the MA sailors go though in "A" school at Lackland Air Force Base.

USS Russell April 12, 2008 The ship's boarding team practices their close-quarters combat skills while the ship's Master-at-Arms offers "encouragement".

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Comment by 3 boy mom on May 29, 2017 at 11:04pm: Hi Holly
My Sailor arrived Sunday, very excited for the next chapter of his journey, he seems a little stressed out which is making me feel stressed as well, is your sone at the Air Force base or stationed some where else?

Comment by Holly MA Mom on May 24, 2017 at 4:21pm: Hi Everyone! Looks like a bunch of new MA's on the horizon. I know you're all very proud of your sailors decisions and accomplishments :-) Welcome to the group!

My son has been an MA for about 3 1/2 years and he's always been big into mentoring the newer MA's so if there's a question I can't answer, he may be able to fill in the blanks.

We all share a common bond and are one big family so if anyone needs anything or has any questions, be sure to reach out for help. You can always message me in the Navy Mom inbox and/or friend me, which is a sentiment that I'm sure is echoed by the other Navy Moms.

Wisconsinmom, I'm sure that right about now you're leaning on the other Mom's for support and have lots of questions and concerns - please let me know if there is anything I can help with.

Comment by Samray5 on May 2, 2017 at 9:15am: Super excited for my middle son to be in Navy and as a MA.he graduates high school middle of may. Basic is scheduled for Aug unless he gets moved up sooner.

Comment by Moom on April 27, 2017 at 5:56pm: Hello !! I am a new MA mom. I have one son that was 13 yrs in the Army, totally different experience. I am a little nervous but very excited for my younger son. He is so proud of his achievements and is excited and I am bursting with pride. He is in his first week of A school. The unknown is kinda scary.

Comment by Momma-P on April 18, 2017 at 10:18pm: Hi I have one son currently over seas and one in boot camp. 1st son has been in 6 years as a MA and second son following in his footsteps and went in under MA.

Comment by Tyler'sMom on April 18, 2017 at 1:39pm: Hello, My son is 2 weeks in Bahrain. Doing classes for a couple of weeks until he starts duty as MAA. Trying to speak with him using a wifi app not so good he breaks up. We can text back and forth so am grateful for that. Any pointers? Missing him very much.

Comment by Wisconsinmom on March 15, 2017 at 12:53am: Hello MAA moms. I am new here. I have been watching boot camp for moms and loved ones and learning alot. My son leaves for bc May 16th. I have alot to learn between now and then.

Comment by Tmansmom58 on January 30, 2017 at 11:21am: At Tonya
My son is in San Antonio he had liberty Friday until 8:30 pm. We met him at the airport at 2:00 AM.. Chicago Midway..
Some flights left as early as 6:00am - 5:00 pm.
You need to be at the airport with ID's so he can get you a gate pass when he is issued his boarding ticket. Long 2-3 days w/o sleep

Comment by Tonya on January 30, 2017 at 11:13am: Hi everyone, I'm new here. I know my son will be graduating March 10th. But I was wondering how much time we will get with him before he goes to A school in San Antonio?