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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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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.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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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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Airman Family and Friends

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This group is for the loved ones of Airman (E3) in the Aviation field. Feel free to share your experiences with others and give advice or suggestions when needed. Most of all, let's brag about our Airman! :)

Members: 476
Latest Activity: May 23, 2022

In the United States Navy, Airman is the non-rated Enlisted rank (E-3) in the Navy's Aviation Field, above Recruit (E-1) and Apprentice (E-2) but below Petty Officer Third Class (E-4).

Navy Ratings in the Airman Apprenticeship Training Program :

Electronics
AT - Aviation Electronics Technician

Electrical
AE - Aviation Electrician's Mate

Mechanical
AD - Aviation Machinist's Mate
AME - Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment)*
AMH - Aviation Structural Mechanic (Hydraulics)
AMS - Aviation Structural Mechanic (Structures)
AS - Aviation Support Equipment Technician

Miscellaneous
ABE - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment)
ABF - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels)
ABH - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling)
AC - Air Traffic Controller*
AG - Aerographer's Mate*
AK - Aviation Storekeeper
AO - Aviation Ordnanceman
AW - Aviation Warfare Systems Operator
AZ - Aviation Maintenance Administrationman
PH - Photographer's Mate
PR - Aircrew Survival Equipmentman*

* Class "A" technical school required.

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Comment by Susan mom to Niko on May 13, 2010 at 11:59am: Barb... indeed land can mean war areas... but then that is where our ships are stationed also! Currently three of my sons navy buddies are in Afghanistan...

Comment by Cat on May 13, 2010 at 1:45am: my bf just got orders for Lemoore, CA. Is it good or bad? Anyone stationed there, how do you like it there? He will move there in August, i might move with him..

Comment by Susan mom to Niko on May 7, 2010 at 4:30pm: They have air bases in different locations so the pilots can be trained to fly over all different types of terrain... lakes, desert, mountains, water... That and the government tends to locate bases where there are not big towns nearby so they do not disturb residents with the noise... then again those jets are the sound of freedom!!

Comment by Susan mom to Niko on May 6, 2010 at 12:41pm: Hello Cody's wife... I live in Seattle and have a sailor stationed at Whidbey. We have a discussion on the WA/OR moms group here... join us there! Lots of people stationed there and lots of moms with sailors there and we chat all the time! Welcome to Whidbey! Great small island with big city close enough to visit!

Comment by Susan mom to Niko on May 4, 2010 at 8:08pm: Lemoore is a Navy Air Base... they have lots of training/school squadrons and also some squadrons that are stationed there. Squadrons are located on their own bases and deploy with ships or to land.

For example... In Virginia-- Norfolk is where the ships are.... Oceana is the air base. In Washington-- Everett and Bremerton is where the ships are... Whidbey is where air base is.

Squadrons are assigned to various ships... if the squadron is west coast based
it does not mean they will be based with a west coast ship. Some squadrons are set up for land based operations. All depends on the needs of the Navy and the type of equipment that they have.

Comment by Jessica on May 2, 2010 at 8:10pm: Hello everyone!!! I was wondering if anyone could explain the differences in jobs/locations/deployments etc of AE and AT??? My boyfriend is having to chose between the 2 and really doesnt know that much about them so I am trying to find information for him from first hand sources!! Any help would be appreciated :)

Comment by Susan mom to Niko on April 30, 2010 at 3:33pm: an air base right in the middle of lots and lots of farm fields...

Comment by lovemysailor (ship 14 div 190) on April 30, 2010 at 3:18pm: i know lemoore base is a air base

Comment by lovemysailor (ship 14 div 190) on April 29, 2010 at 1:08am: Francheska- congrats what is ur his rate!?

Comment by lovemysailor (ship 14 div 190) on April 26, 2010 at 5:31pm: barb-what is your sons job/rate and that one of the places we want to get stationed is lemoore ca, im from cali and hope to get in san diego or lemoore!!