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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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AECF - FCs and ETs
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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.
Members: 836
Latest Activity: Aug 6, 2024
Discussion Forum
Anybody out there?
Started by Jules. Last reply by Bandmom Aug 24, 2021. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Current A school at GL for AECF?
Started by BessLynn423. Last reply by ANOsMom Nov 11, 2019. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Anyone graduating A school on 10/26/18
Started by Dena4. Last reply by Anti M Oct 9, 2018. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Vickimed(AECF-ET) on November 20, 2012 at 11:14pm
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Thanks guys. We're excited. I have a question. Chris will be leaving for Norfolk for a 3 month school in Dec. He has called and sent emails and so has his Chief to who ever the person is that he is suppose to make contact with. The question he is trying to find out is Will the school he will be attending have a Christmas break. If he will get a Christmas break he wants to buy flight before the price is to high. The person in Norfolk does not return his calls or his Chief. Hope someone has an answer for us.
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Comment by Anti M on November 20, 2012 at 4:31pm
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ET2?! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
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list is out. Woohoo Chris made it. Yea for my ET2.
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Comment by Odi_Ship09_Div140 on November 19, 2012 at 2:05pm
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So - can we view the advancement list?
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Comment by Vickyrun on November 19, 2012 at 1:20pm
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Thanks, Chrissy is hoping to be on that list, Mary.
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Comment by Concernedad on November 19, 2012 at 1:03pm
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Do you have a link regarding the testing for advancement?
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 19, 2012 at 11:59am
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Quotas have been released for the advancements, results will follow soon. Good luck to all of our sailors that tested. Navy Times is reporting ...best chance to advance in a decade - here's hoping we see lots of our ETs and FCs on that list!
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Housing is nice in San Diego. We rented because we had one cat too many, and the wait list for us was a full year. We lived in Birdland, a secluded neighborhood above Mission Valley, between Linda Vista and Serra Mesa. Most of hubby's command (on North Island/Coronado) lived out in El Cajon, but the drive is pretty long. Others liked Chula Vista, but I didn't.
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Comment by tiffanyk2010 on November 17, 2012 at 5:34am
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Looking for some advise and encouragement I guess. My husband finished ET A school a little over a month ago and he just received orders yesterday. I am due with our first baby in 3 weeks. He flies to Dam Neck for a 3 month C school in a week. He will not be here for the birth or our son (unless by some miracle I can get this baby to come early) but at least he will be able to come back for holiday stand down. After he is done with C school, he has been assigned to the USS Wayne E Meyer in San Diego. That part is great, since San Diego is home for us. The only thing is, we are unfamiliar with where to live in relation to the base. (We are from North County). Any tips? Groups you recommend I join? I want to start networking and looking for a place to live. We are thinking that I will move back to San Diego by the end of the year if possible. Any help/advise would be greatly appreciated!
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