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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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: Feb 18
Discussion Forum
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Current A school at GL for AECF?
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Comment by ProudGMBarb on February 24, 2012 at 4:10pm
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Vicky...enjoy your Happy Navy Mom Day!
Happy B-day to Chrissy!
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Comment by Odi_Ship09_Div140 on February 24, 2012 at 12:46pm
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so, now you will stay up every night on facebook in case............haha, not quite a joke as that is the most frequent "conversations" I get with our son and I enjoy them
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Comment by Vickyrun on February 24, 2012 at 11:49am
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Good morning, I am a Happy Mom today! I got to IM Chrissy last night and it was morning her time, so I got to say Happy Birthday on her birthday morning. I was crying tears of joy. Good thing it wasn't skype. She hates to see me cry. But I am happy. I was on FB hoping she would come on and she did! She liked the video I sent her and the pic. Then I lost her, but that happens.
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Comment by Navymom on February 24, 2012 at 11:17am
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Helen .... Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.
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Momcarla....Congratulations on your sailors C school orders. The wait starts for my daughter in the beginning of March. CAn't wait to see what her C school orders are. Can't wait to hear how he likes Texas!
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Helen...WOW...what an experience! Great pic....sure can see the motion!
Momcarla...Congrats on your sailor's C school orders! The next chapter begins!
Mary...Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
Connie....can't wait for baby pics!
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Helen - WOW on that tiger cruise
Congrats on orders momcarla!
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Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on February 23, 2012 at 11:05pm
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wow helen, looks like loads of fun!
momcarla, i didn't even know there was a navy base in tx until you posted this, lol. congrats on the orders. mine finishes a school end of march beginning of april then the wait starts
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Comment by momcarla on February 23, 2012 at 10:58pm
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My son just received orders after graduating in December from "A" School. Next week he will be heading to Kingsville TX for 2 years. In MAy is is scheduled to go to Pensecola FL for a few months og "C" school. This is all so new to us. I am hoping he loves it. So far he seems very happy with his naval career and is exited to get on with the next leg of his journey. Any advise or words of wisdom is welcome.
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Duhhuh....thank you for reaching out! Navy Moms are the best!
Mary.... Happy Birthday to your son! Sounds like your Birthdays are close to each other? Hope you have a wonderful time together in Hawaii...take lots of pics to share with us!
Feb. seems like a busy birthday month! I celebrated mine yesterday! The best gift was an awesome telephone chat with our sailor! Every time I talk to him he sounds more mature...the best part is he sounds content and happy.
Vickyrun...Happy Birthday to Chrissy on Friday!
Yes Ladies..all our sailors are growing up! Wishing them all lots of happiness, success, safe adventures, and joyful homecomings!
I don't think we'll ever see any ships pullling into any ports here in Arizona, but if there is anything I can ever help with...give a holler!
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