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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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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!

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Latest Activity: Feb 4, 2020

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Comment by jojo on November 2, 2011 at 1:24pm: Oh, and before he classes up he will have to go thru watch quals and some other kind of tests.....

Comment by jojo on November 2, 2011 at 1:23pm: I stayed at the Navy Lodge when I went last weekend. It was nice. Your son will need to make the reservation. Now, I did it online creating a log in under his name; the lady asked who made the reservation; I was honest, she was nice but did say he could get in trouble for that. He has to be there with you when you check in and you can use ur credit card. There is another motel on base called the Gateway Inn. Never stayed there though. My son got there on 10/15 and classed up yesterday (11/1).

Comment by wmiranda on October 31, 2011 at 7:24pm: thanks for the suggestion slimsam, I'll try the Navy Lodge!

Comment by AMJMom on October 31, 2011 at 11:59am: My son is currently in the process of heading to Pensacola to start class shortly. His orders say November 2nd but I am wondering if that is right since wmiranda says her son just started last week. Anyone else on this group have a son/daughter/spouse/significant other starting soon?

Comment by wmiranda on October 30, 2011 at 8:03pm: Hi my son got to Pensacola on Oct. 8th and just started classes last week. He says the classes are hard but he likes it a lot. They seem to have activities available for the kids there. They all went to the Fair and to Tallahassee to go to a college football game. I plan on driving to visit my son in the next couple weeks. Has anybody been down there yet? Any recommendations on where to stay that's close to the base? Any information would be great.

Comment by towermom on October 21, 2011 at 6:29pm: Well according to my son who arrived there on 9/2 - he will like it. It has been sunny and warm (well except for the past couple of days, but it is still warmer than where his hometown is!!) He in in A School for AC - he is in Block 1, Block 2 which is hands on starts 11/7. He has been to the museum, beach, NEX, movies, bowling, mall!! He and some other guys went off base for the 1st time last weekend - 6 of them - I made him text me so I knew he was ok and that they all arrived on base safely on sunday!! :) LOL Tell him to be prepared he might not start school right away my son had to wait 2 weeks (they have to get so many to start school) - they started with 14 and now have 9 in his class - so it is hard but as long as he participates in the study musters and studies on his own, he will do fine. Let me know if you want more information - just friend me. Good Luck and graduation is great! so enjoy it!! :) Bring kleenex you will need them! LOL

Comment by AMJMom on October 21, 2011 at 6:09pm: Hi all. My son will be headed to Pensacola in the next week or so for AC school. This is a bit unexpected because he entered the Navy under a SEAL contract but ultimately decided that it wasn't for him. What can he expect in Pensacola?

Comment by jc-navymom on October 13, 2011 at 4:07pm: Question for all the AC moms......My daughter finished her classes, got her orders and is now on medical hold for a full flight physical. Has anyone else had experience with this?

Comment by towermom on October 5, 2011 at 12:28pm: So does anyone else read these comments and tears come to your eyes!! I do - it really helps having other moms to talk to that are experiencing what I am. Thank God for cell phones and PCs. I don't know how people did it before. I just wish I could jump on a plane and go be with him but I know he is doing great and he sounds so good. It is nice to hear how you all are doing too.

Comment by towermom on October 5, 2011 at 7:18am: Calbransmommy - glad to hear he completed the tests. Once he gets his physical he will be good to go and start his classes which sounds like he is ready to go on Monday. My son had a little hiccup so he didn't classup for 2 weeks. He completed his first test yesterday and passed and now he has another test Thursday and if he passes he gets to go off base for the weekend - which he and some of the other guys are looking forward to - he didn't talk very long last night as he said he had to study!! (he was never this eager to study back in high school!!) LOL - Times have changed.