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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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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.

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Latest Activity: Feb 18

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Comment by ProudGMBarb on January 12, 2012 at 5:00pm: HisLadyB07....just as a reference...our ET sailor graduated A school the end of Sept. 2011, and received his C school orders the end of October 2011.

He reported to San Diego on Dec. 2 for C school, and will be there until March. Then he goes to Norfolk, VA for a little longer, then out to fleet on the USS Germantown.

Hope your BF receives his orders soon!

Comment by ProudGMBarb on January 12, 2012 at 4:49pm: gmansmom....yes, after PIR his title will be SA. When he graduates A school he will be FC.

Congrats!

Comment by Navymomsquared on January 12, 2012 at 4:31pm: My don has PIR tomorrow & is E2 & will ne an FC. What is his title? Seaman aprrentice? SA or what? Thanks!! I want to write it on his card.

Comment by HisladyB on January 11, 2012 at 9:43pm: So has anyone recieved orders to C-School yet? MY BF finished A-school right before stand down && graduated BC March 17 2011. Just wants to know if an ETs recieved orders and if so. where to?

Comment by Vickimed(AECF-ET) on January 11, 2012 at 2:24pm: Ship posted this morning that all those slimy polywogs have been cleaned. Having a steel beach this afternoon .

Comment by Anti M on January 11, 2012 at 2:11pm: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlistedjob1/a/mt.htm

Missile Tech, a submarine rate. Does just what you think they do.

Comment by Vickyrun on January 11, 2012 at 12:49pm: What?

Comment by Vickimed(AECF-ET) on January 11, 2012 at 1:34am: Hey there is a polywog visiting King Neptune;s court tomorrow. Looking forward to pictures.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 9, 2012 at 10:58am: Good morning all,

Life is getting normal again after the holidays. Standdowns are over, public schools in our area returned today, traffic is a nightmare and another year awaits us.

alwaysdaddylittlegirl, did she tell you if she is going to CIWS, there are other C schools at DamnNeck. She will love being so close to VA Beach and it is a nice (smaller) base.

sciteacher, we lived in Japan and treasured our time there. Our son was born at the Naval Hospital in Yokosuka and his first choice for orders would have been Japan but he is in Hawaii. Nick has been there a few times on deployment and loves it. He is starting to look at orders now and if Japan is available - he's going. Otherwise he will stay with his ship in Hawaii. Great experiences for those stationed there and when they are deployed they see some great ports. Often their deployments are not as long but they are more frequent.

Hubby was on a plane last year and in the seat next to him was a recruiter, who recruits candidates exclusively from the military. He did share Nukes was the in first demand, Aegis FC was the 2nd highest demand. HOWEVER with that being said with all the technical training and hands on experience all FCs and ETs have a solid future ahead - they won't be shooting missiles but their experience is very transferrable and in demand. Our son is an Aegis FC but his dad was non Aegis and he has always been nicely employed as have all of his former FC cronies :-). Many of your sailors are years away from making that life changing decision to reenlist or go civilian but I predict they will be in good shape which ever direction they decide to take.

Here's to a great year ahead for both you and your sailors!

Comment by alwaysdaddyltlegirl(Ship03Div081 on January 7, 2012 at 7:47pm: Thank you Sandy's sailor son and ProudGM. This is good information. I'm so excites for her, I hope she does well on everything she does.