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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
Leave during A School
Started by azmom. Last reply by Anti M Sep 8, 2015. 1 Reply 1 Like
Pensacola for A School
Started by azmom. Last reply by Bernapet Aug 9, 2015. 3 Replies 3 Likes
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Comment by trisha'sA1Son on November 7, 2011 at 2:31am
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I'm not at liberty to discuss. WOW! Funny, he had used this phrase several times in high school. lol
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Sorry Marine navy mom,
My son's rank is E1 and IT is his area of study.
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Comment by Raberta on November 6, 2011 at 8:31pm
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My son just left for A School in P, FL. I AM SO PROUD OF HIM!! PIR was 11/4/11.
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Marine navy mom,
Thanks for the info. My son has an E1 rating. I will look through the other groups to join also. Thanks again.
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Hello,
I was wondering about Thanksgiving Break. Will my sailor be allowed to come home for Thanksgiving?
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Hello, my son is now at A school in Pensacola, FL. His PIR was 11/4/11.
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Comment by tina41 on November 6, 2011 at 9:03am
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good morning everyone!! hope you all enjoyed the extra hour of sleep (for those you got it) this morning!!
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Comment by mama bear on November 5, 2011 at 10:55am
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Also thanks so marine navy mom You have provide alot of good information here. I am confuse with one small area, my daughter is in A school right now on a army base, then she said when she graduates from A school she will be heading for a Marine base. I thought when she joined the Navy she was going to only be in the Navy so I confused why she trains at these other bases.
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Comment by Mary...Brittsmom on November 4, 2011 at 6:03pm
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Sorry to hear that. If all goes well with my girl she will be done with a school December 16 and home for Christmas. I am really struggling with not being able to see her for Thanksgiving. This is the life they have chosen and we are along for the ride whether we like it or not.
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I have wonderful news!!! My girl passed the OC spray today!!! So proud of her for sticking with it!!!
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