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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.

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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Air Traffic Controller Moms

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Known as the "Elite of the Fleet" , a small but unique class of individuals that work as team to keep not only our military air spaces safe, but as well as airports all over safe with expeditious movement!

Members: 148
Latest Activity: Feb 4, 2020

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Comment by MarNavyMom on May 7, 2015 at 9:14am: Hi Azmom, In my sons class there are 5 women and I think 9 men. So the wont be alone.

Comment by azmom on May 6, 2015 at 11:41pm: My daughter will be going to Pensacola for Air Traffic Controller and I was just wondering how many women are in this rating compared to men?

Comment by Chef2NavyAC on April 16, 2015 at 3:19pm: BearsMom, we have barracks here on base for single sailors. No need to worry about that. They will work with him once he gets here to set him up with a room. Once he gets here, he'll check in to the command and then he'll meet with our division chain of command and get started with the check-in process. He will be taken around by one of us and do the various things needed. He'll be assigned to either North Field or South and then a crew.

Comment by BearsMom aka Amber on April 14, 2015 at 9:51am: Thanks for the info everybody. Chef2NavyAC, he won't be arriving until the end of May/early June, thanks! Now that he will be out of school how does housing working there? Are there barracks? Or is he gonna be on his own for housing? What happens when he gets there?

Comment by Chef2NavyAC on April 13, 2015 at 9:36pm: BearsMom, I am an AC at Whiting Field and have been here for over 2 years. Its a great facility to be stationed at and he will get a great opportunity to get his CTO (sometimes 2) and get a great base line AC education. He will not be deployed since he is on shore duty. I have heard (from recent check ins) that most are receiving 4 year orders now to NASWF. THis is my last command so I will be extending here for my last 2 years. I'll keep an eye out for him. We have a great family here and he'll be welcomed warmly. Best of luck! Any other questions you may have, feel free to ask!

Comment by BearsMom aka Amber on April 13, 2015 at 11:54am: Thanks for the info AC moms. He is very excited to get out of school and get to work!

Comment by AMJMom on April 13, 2015 at 11:16am: Hi to all my fellow AC Moms. My AC was first posted to an air craft carrier during which time they were deployed for several months. He is now in the process of transferring to his next posting which is land based. So to answer the question, yes, AC's do get deployed depending on their postings.

Comment by MarNavyMom on April 10, 2015 at 6:35pm: Congradulations BearsMom aka Amber!! Whiting Field sounds good to me. My son is still waiting to start class. I am sure someone who knows will answer your question soon. Good Luck!

Comment by BearsMom aka Amber on April 10, 2015 at 5:46pm: Hi All... question for you. My AC sailor will be graduating A school in May and he just got his orders, he will be going to Whiting field. Do AC's ever get deployed or will he be sitting in FL for the next five years?

Comment by Chef2NavyAC on February 25, 2015 at 9:06pm: Yes, it's a 20 week course to teach you the basics and see if the student has what it takes to go to their first duty station and actually learn to control. I doubt she'll be there til fall. Unless they're really backed up!