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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Moms of "A" school Sailors

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Our sailors are now in "A" school - let's share!!

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Latest Activity: Dec 3, 2022

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Comment by JudyD on July 16, 2012 at 9:37pm: Hi Everyone. I just saw this site. I am so glad to find it. It seemed like I was always on our Ship/Division site but I know a lot of the sailors are spreading out all along our great country. My daughter graduated on 6/29 and is still at Great Lakes. Unfortunately for her, her 3 best friends from boot camp all left after graduation and went to Pensacola. She is making new friends but slowly they are leaving too. She absolutely loved boot camp and did very well but I think she is missing her bunk mate buddies. How are all of you?

Comment by Deborah Nichols on July 16, 2012 at 12:20pm: Hello everyone...New to this website. My daughter just graduated BC in Great Lakes Friday 7/13/12. She is a QM. Currently in A school. I am very emotional as we just had to leave her there. Not use to this yet. I think the hardest part was seeing her have no reaction to goodbye yesterday. She was very emotional over the phone, however in person it was like talking to a brick wall. That was hard to swallow. Please someone reassure me that this is not the way they will be in years to come! She was always so sweet and showed affection towards family. Now she is cold as Ice. Help!!! Does it become easier as time passes?

Comment by jbr0001-USS Harry Truman-VAQ 130 on July 11, 2012 at 8:24pm: @Debbie, Thanks I have been looking at the area. I just hope that there is a sponsor there that he can contact. Looks like my son will have fruit and veggie around him..maybe pick a little cotton on his off time.LOL..That's pretty cool.. I work in the County Extension Office where I live..Its all about farming, lawns, soil sample, cow, chicks, goat ect..

Comment by Chiquitos on June 29, 2012 at 2:18pm: Thanks marine navy mom, he did NACCS already and started A school about 2 weeks ago. He did say he was doing SERE and FRAC(idk if this is correct). I don't know what FRAC is

I appreciate all the information provided, it sure helps!!

Comment by Missy on June 29, 2012 at 11:43am: Marine navy mom...thanks for the info on the Japan group!

Comment by Chiquitos on June 29, 2012 at 11:16am: marine navy mom,

Thanks for the info. It helps. Do u think that It would be safe to go in July and still have time so save $$$$ to go again when he graduates? He did say it's going to be a long time b4 he graduates.

Gracie

Comment by jbr0001-USS Harry Truman-VAQ 130 on June 28, 2012 at 3:17pm: @momofbp-My son just found out he will be going to C school. He is a AM also..he your son go to think (Lamoore CA ?) I was wonder what's the area like?

Comment by Chiquitos on June 28, 2012 at 12:29pm: Allie, I appreciate this information and will look into it so that I can go see him the end of July. I was under the impression that the graduation for A school would be kinda similar to the one for BC. Thanks for letting me know. As I now can really look into booking for the summer since I can spend a little more time with him. Do they get a schedule of when they have liberty weekends with plenty of time? Do you think he would be able to know if he has liberty on a given weekend in July or would it be too soon for that?

Thanks for all your help!!

Gracie

Comment by allie1928 on June 28, 2012 at 11:55am: one more thing...Navy Lodge is very reasonably priced usually $65 per night no taxes on that we found it to be clean and for the price you can't beat it... that's for 2 beds in room...cya

Comment by allie1928 on June 28, 2012 at 11:53am: Hi Gracie, when my son was in Pensacola for A school we went to visit for a week...it was very nice there...you can stay right on base at NAVY LODGE your sailor will have to make reservation for your room ...I would suggest going for a visit when you know he will have a liberty weekend (liberty means not on duty) then he can spend time with you even stay at Navy Lodge with you a couple of nights...we had a great time when we went but it was in April and it was 80 degrees not humid yet... we did not go to my son's A school graduation he said not to spend the money it is a 20 minute ceremony I just had him send me a picture of him that day in his dress whites....he is actually coming home for a visit soon we are so happy he has been away almost 7 months! Hope this helps...take care - allie