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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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Aviation Boatswain's Mates ABE,ABF,ABH a major part in launching and recovering naval aircraft.quickly and safely from land or ships. preparing and fueling planes prior to take- off, fire fighting and salvage and rescue.

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Latest Activity: Oct 10, 2023

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Comment by Cheryl56(Ship11 DIV352) on December 7, 2011 at 4:04pm: Just found out that my daughter will be in V-1 Division on the flight deck? Any info on that would be appreciated...pretty clueless here!

Comment by allison (ship 11 div 018) on December 3, 2011 at 11:00pm: Thanks for the info SueS! From everything I've heard it's hard work..I will remember your advice given to your son.

Comment by Donna (Christopher's Mom) on November 30, 2011 at 7:40am: My son is an ABF. He is in Norfolk assigned to the Harry S Truman. Been there since September living on the barge.

Comment by Cheryl56(Ship11 DIV352) on November 29, 2011 at 11:23pm: Thank you for the welcome SueS...my daughter will be on the USS Iwo Jima,just not sure when.Right now I'm feeling alittle down as I don't know when I will see her again :(At least when she left for bc I knew we would see her in 8 weeks! I spoke to her today and she seemed a bit overwhelmed by everything,not knowing where anything was in Norfolk.Hopefully she will settle in fairly quickly.I know I will be "lurking "on this group a lot :)

Comment by Cheryl56(Ship11 DIV352) on November 29, 2011 at 9:46pm: Hello everyone.Thought I would join this group as my daughter has just arrived in Norfolk for her first duty station.She graduated bc on the 21 Oct and A-school on the 18th Nov.She went in as part of the A-Pact program and is going to train as a ABH,then as a ABF.Her ship is on exercise right now so we're not sure if she will join it yet.Are we allowed to say what ship? Anyway,any info /advice for me and her would be great.:)

Comment by allison (ship 11 div 018) on November 18, 2011 at 1:42pm: My daughter signed up as a ABF, can someone give me more specifics of what she might be doing or is it mostly fueling? Also, does anyone know what the chances are that she will be on a ship? She has 4 weeks of BC left then onto A school in Pensacola.

Comment by Rod on November 18, 2011 at 1:31pm: Here is a link for all ranks and rates for the September Advancement Cycle.

http://militarytimes.com/projects/careers/navy/petty_officers/2011/...

Comment by Rod on October 28, 2011 at 7:41pm: On the boat she would probably be working Hangar or Flight Deck. Initially, she would just be chaining and chocking the aircraft. Of course there are about 16 or 17 quals she will be working on which should pose no problem.

Comment by Scotturk on October 28, 2011 at 6:07pm: My grandaughter just left for bootcamp and will be going to ABH A school in Pensacola. Her recruiter convinced her that she would have no problem as a female ABH. Any info on the challenges for a female ABH would be appreciated.

Comment by rjones3tg on October 16, 2011 at 8:11am: My son is heading down this way on Nov.5. He is so ready to get started! Praying all goes well this next 19 days til his PIR!