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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Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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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?
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Current A school at GL for AECF?
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Comment by R'sproudmom on December 7, 2011 at 9:27pm
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Something else you can do to those small pictures is hold control button and tap the + button. They get bigger with each tap.
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Comment by ProudGMBarb on December 7, 2011 at 12:54pm
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Maddie....she doesn't need to join FB. TSC is a public page. Just tell her to go to:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Training-Support-Center-TSC-Great-Lak...
If she doesn't want to do that, you could always copy the pics, and send them to her via email. Gotta run...be back later tonight!
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Vickyrun...Oh...too funny about the airport...I thought you meant no signs were "allowed." Poor Christian didn't have a choice! We just did it!
On the pics, were mine stretched out? I believe up to 440 pixels is fine. But I have also noticed it depends on the person's browser (and version) as to how it looks regardless! I know, it can drive a person nutty...I work with graphics and web design all day and need to check the major browsers for compatibility. Well, I'm off to eye doctor...time for some new specs...
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Comment by Vickyrun on December 7, 2011 at 12:05pm
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She just said no signs cause she doesn't like the attention. Had a nice chat w/ her on FB yesterday. It was 1 am her time. She said the ocean was black.
Oh when u post pic resize the pixels to 300 and u won't get the long stretch out look.
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Comment by Navymomsquared on December 7, 2011 at 2:35am
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ProudGMBard & Connie-great pics-thanks for sharing!!
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Good morning ladies. I love reading all of your posts and looking at the pictures. Keep them coming! Ten days till our sailors come home. Have a blessed day.
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Connie....awwwww...yes they sure do look happy together....great looking couple...and beautiful family pic! Thanks so much for sharing it here.
Looks like they had a band...so did you shake your booty??!!!
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Connie, is it possible to post your pic here in the box where we type our message? Would love to be able to see a bigger view of it!
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Hey Connie...I was waiting for you to chime in! Sometimes I think being an older parent is a good thing....we don't get too riled up about things anymore!!!
I hear ya about the grandchildren. That's why Christian is sooo precious to us...he is the only grandchild we will ever have. Except for great grandchildren! Not that I want him to rush into that yet! Told him when he joined the Navy...you're not joining to become a priest...but just don't become a Daddy yet!
I agree, age is just a number...I have been blessed with a good life, good health, and great hubby. But I must say...I purchased those Zumba DVD's...needed to let my muscles (I know they're in there somewhere) mend for a couple weeks after the first session!
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Maddie...well....okay then...I'll take runner up! I'm 61.
I love being a gma too!
One of my email friends that knows my age, but never met me just emaied me and commented on the pics. She said "Oh my God Barb...no grey hair!"
I emailed her back and said said, "yup, Loreal haircolor works wonders!" I'm getting tired of it though. Thinking of chopping it all off and letting it all grow in grey, white, silver...whatever it turns out to be!
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