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:
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: on Tuesday
Discussion Forum
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Current A school at GL for AECF?
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Comment by LarLar on June 18, 2012 at 4:28pm
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Hi Libby
My daughter will be an FC at GL, PIR 6/22..can't wait to see my sailor and wish her well on her next chapter with the Navy. I am sure you are as proud of your son as I am my daughter..Friday can't get here fast enough.
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on June 17, 2012 at 3:15pm
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Happy Father's Day to all! Hope everyone is able to hear from their sailors today ...we're still hoping for that call today.
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Comment by ProudGMBarb on June 16, 2012 at 4:42pm
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Libby...Congrats to your sailor and to you too for making it through BC! You are gonna LOVE PIR!
Wishing your sailor all the best in his upcoming training.
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Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on June 16, 2012 at 4:33pm
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navybluemom, Bren is on the USS Gonzalez DDG 66. At the moment his ship is at homebase Norfolk VA. We can't talk via skype because there is no internet on ship. What he does is go to a coffee shop that has free Wifi and he talks on Skype from there.
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Comment by Chris, Forever Ray's Proud Mom on June 16, 2012 at 4:09pm
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Libby, enjoy every minute
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Comment by Libby59 on June 16, 2012 at 3:31pm
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PIR next week!! Wow - the time flew by for us but probably not for our sailor.He will train in ET/FC at Great Lakes. So proud of him, can't wait to see him. It's going to be a great day!
FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIANS (FT) operate, test and maintain submarine combat control systems. They participate in weapons handling functions and operate and maintain non-tactical computer systems and peripherals. They are also responsible for a huge array of weapons, which can include torpedoes, Tomahawk® cruise missiles and even nuclear ballistic missiles capable of reaching anywhere in the world.
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Comment by R'sproudmom on June 11, 2012 at 9:01pm
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Chris, four hours away is the perfect distance. I know next week cannot get here quick enough for ya.
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BR549, yes he loves it! We do not hear from him as much as I would like. Life is good in SD. C school is going well. So much to do and see. Ok, I am gonna hitch a ride with you. LOL When does his ship come in?
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R's, we live just west of Chapel Hill, NC, about 4 hr? (That's prob close enough for him!)
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GoldnG8r-thanks, thought this would be easier!
R's, my son is "R" as well. lol He will be on the DDG 103, USS Truxtun. I guess I should wait until he drives to contact the ship, huh?
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