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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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!!
Members: 960
Latest Activity: Dec 3, 2022
Discussion Forum
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Comment by Travis' mom on May 19, 2012 at 8:06pm
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For MOM C SHip 10 /div257 - Thank you so much for that offer. I really appreciate that. I will tell him when I see him at PIR. How very nice of you!!
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Comment by Ryansgirl12/148 on May 18, 2012 at 10:07am
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I wouldn't do that.. they have to phase up and the first week in a new place and starting school with all the mandatory study time you won't get to see your sailor very much
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Comment by MommasHeart on May 18, 2012 at 10:02am
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Can anyone tell me if we can visit our Sailor a week after they arrive to A School? We have vacation and would love to surprise our Sailor with the news.
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Hi Moms- My son's PIR is 6/1 and he will be going to A school in Groton. I feel like I'm just understanding basic training and now want to learn what A school is like. Any advice about where to look?
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Comment by Popeye's Mom Alum DIV 031 1-6-12 on May 13, 2012 at 11:18am
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Happy Mother's Day to all! Hope you have a great day!
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Comment by tina41 on May 13, 2012 at 8:41am
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Good morning all!
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!!
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good morning everyone!! ITS FRIDAY!!
i wish everyone a bright, beautiful and blessful day!!!
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Just curious-Is anybody else on here that has a sailor who graduated BESS on March 26th & will graduate A school May 25th? I've looked thru many messages & deosn't seem anyone else is on that timeline. Doesn't matter, I consider us all Navy family but I just wondered. Thanks! :)
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Comment by KarlaJean (Seabee Mom) on April 26, 2012 at 4:25pm
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Hi NewNavyMom, my daughter is a CE Seabee in Wichita Falls, TX her school isn't on the list either, there doesn't seem to be alot available for our Sailor's groups unfortunatly, I also joined the Seabee Mom's group, I love all the connections through these sites as well, everyone knows how we feel because they have "been there done that" or are going through it just like us. Thank you everyone for all your help!
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Comment by Philip'sMom (Deb) on April 26, 2012 at 7:15am
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Hi All!
My son had his PIR on 4/20 and is now in Port Hueneme, CA. I looked on the A-School list that marine-navy mom included on a link and unfortunately that is the one A-School on the list that doesn't include a link. He is a CM Seebee. Does anyone have any info for that? I did join the Seebee mom's group and this group and maybe there isn't a link for that school. I have really enjoyed the connections I have made through this site with other moms.
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