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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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Alumni PIR 12/17/10 & 12/22/10

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This group is for the wonderful family members and friends of the sailors who graduated from boot camp on Dec. 17 & Dec. 22, 2010. We have been through so much together and we welcome all who would like to follow the paths of our sailors.

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Comment by ctownnavymom_Groton_SECF on March 29, 2011 at 8:55pm: Nancy!!! Hahaha! Great "moms" think alike!hahaha...I think we must have posted at the same time! :)

Comment by Nancy on March 29, 2011 at 8:50pm: Hi ISH… BESS is Basic Enlisted Submarine School. They pass that and then they go on to ATT which I originally thought was Advanced Technical Training, but was informed by my IB that it is actually APPRENTICE!! AH HA!!! Then…they go on to TCNO (read techno) which stands for Technical Computer Network Operator. I wish I had known all this…but I did have to make a phone call. LOL

I do know that somehow IB is moving more quickly through the ATT class as he keeps telling me that he is "days ahead." I am still not sure what the advantage is of being ahead yet.

Hope this all helps!! Are you hanging out in the Groton site?? Lots of people with answers there!! :-)

Comment by ctownnavymom_Groton_SECF on March 29, 2011 at 8:42pm: Hi ISH-MOM...BESS is Basic Enlisted Sub School. My son just graduated from that a couple of weeks ago. They have to pass tests, inspections, and hands on trainings. After graduation they go on to specific schools for training in their field and some go straight to the fleet. My son is still in Groton and is now in ATT school. You should check out our Groton Sub school group.

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Comment by ISH-MOM on March 29, 2011 at 2:10pm: Sharon- That is great! Congrats to your sailor. He will figure it out soon enough. My S is doing some quizzes and test this week to pass BESS? not exactly sure what this is...Anyone?

Comment by Sharon on March 29, 2011 at 2:03pm: Greetings y'all. I've been so busy and well, life has a way of getting away from you! My son graduates A School on Friday. When I spoke to him this past Friday, he still didn't know what he'd be doing in C School! He said if he had more time to dwell on it, he'd be completely batsh*t, but he's too busy to think about it. I'm just so proud of him. :)

Comment by nanny2 on March 27, 2011 at 11:18pm: Betsy, Hope you had time to enjoy your birthday! Glad everything is working out for you. Happy Happy Birthday!

Nancy, I bet that was an awesome experience.

I hope everyone had a great wknd.

Comment by Rose7..Norfolk on March 27, 2011 at 10:38pm: Nancy....I bet that was a awesome experience and your memory went back to Dec.

Comment by Nancy on March 27, 2011 at 8:08pm: Ok Everyone… attended training in Chicago last week, returned home late yesterday as my co-worker and I wanted to have a day to explore Chicago… We went to the Navy Pier (never made it in Dec.) AND I just had to tell you all about all the new sailors I saw yesterday.

My friend who was with me didn't get it at all. She saw me congratulate one group of boys, but never noticed the other new sailors walking around. I KNEW you all would get it!!! It took me back in time to see these guys, and one girl.

I spoke to IB and told him about the "baby" sailors, and he corrected me…said they, (and he), are CHILD sailors. hmmmmm didn't know that one. Anyway, just wanted to share with people I knew would "get it!!"

Have a great week!!

Nancy