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
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 alwaysdaddyltlegirl(Ship03Div081 on January 4, 2012 at 8:46am
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Proud navy mom: Your right that is to much time in one place, I'm soo happy for your son he finally gets to live GL, My daughter was happy, she excited about learning something different. She's ready to start a new chapter of her life.
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Comment by Navymom on January 4, 2012 at 6:22am
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Jackie - Congratulations to your son - what a great story.
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Proud Navy Mom of Two Sailors - Good luck to your son inNorfollk. My daughter PIR's on 6/17/11 and I don't think she has any idea she is going to be there that long. You're right 18 months is a long time. She said she should finish A school sometime in March.
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Comment by Anti M on January 3, 2012 at 10:06pm
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I went to C schools after I was an E-5. As long as he's in the fleet, he receives evals and can do his courses for advancement.
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Comment by togo on January 3, 2012 at 9:05pm
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GoldnG8r--yes, the Aegis C school is in Dahlgren. My son went there for 7 months and then was sent to SanDiego and is now on his first deployment.
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Comment by Proud Navy Mom of Two Sailors on January 3, 2012 at 8:13pm
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Heathers Mom and Daddys Little Girl: My son was PIR May 2010 and has been in A school and then on hold at Great Lakes since then. Thankfully he just rec'd his orders to leave for Norfolk in mid January. Great Lakes is a great base and the schooling is wonderful...but 20 months is a long time!
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The paperwork is the same (assuming you're married already). He can't get it started until he graduates and checks into the TSC side. It might go a little bit faster, because you won't have to house hunt. However, he still has to submit the same Live Ashore packet and earn his liberty privileges to stay offbase.
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Comment by casey143 on January 3, 2012 at 5:59pm
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Hey Ladies I have a quick question: I know most Wives of AECF get to live with their husband after basic... and everyone talks about how to get moving money and him getting paperwork done... my question is what if you will already be living in the GL area BEFORE he even graduates basic? will he have to get different paper work?or will it go faster since i will already be established there? I dont care that we wont be getting financial assistance (my work is moving me up there). Has anyone been through this? Thanks!
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Comment by Vickyrun on January 3, 2012 at 1:27pm
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Congrats to your son, Jackie. I don't know about the way they told him, kinda mean. I hpoe they don't do that to Chrissy, she would freak out.
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Got a call this morning, my daughter is going to a school in Virginia. She is a FC3 and has been in GL since 2/18/11. She will be living GL on March 19, she was so excited and ready to take this new chapter in her life with open arms ... She was soo excited
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