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Navy For Moms

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 Jack's Momma on January 15, 2018 at 9:51am: We Face Timed with our son last night and he told us he is on hold for a month. He said it is for them to get classes scheduled? He wasn't concerned, I just didn't think it would take that long. I now make the assumption that all dates get pushed back since the hold is in place? Any input is appreciated, just trying wrap my mind around it all.

Comment by Bandmom on January 11, 2018 at 9:34am: Hello Anti M,

My Sailor is a Naval Reserve Active Duty, there are 3 of them in his A School Class. He is going to be an ET. None of the reservists have received orders yet, he tells me that he may GL, virtually doing nothing. He is currently in the Honor Guard. Would he still be allowed to be in the Honor Guard? That is something that he dearly loves.

Comment by Anti M on December 21, 2017 at 11:29am: The variety of places C schools are located is astonishing. Also, some ratings such as ETs can go to multiple C schools throughout their careers.

Comment by Sam's mom on December 21, 2017 at 10:54am: Yes C school is somewhere else. He thinks he'll get his orders after the break.

Comment by Jack's Momma on December 21, 2017 at 8:52am: a great deal of good information, our son will be home tomorrow and I will be sure to pass this on to him, he told us he as firefighting school first. Sam's Mom does C school happen away from GL ? My son seemed to think he would be moved someplace else for C school.

Comment by Anti M on December 19, 2017 at 3:07pm: ATT is a lot of basics in a short time. A school has a slower pace as they study individual topics in depth. C school will be very hands on, almost easy, but only because they have studied the basics so hard initially!

Comment by Sam's mom on December 19, 2017 at 1:51pm: My son is currently in "A" school for ET. He did very well in ATT school, but it was hard. ATT school is harder than A school according to my son. He should be finished A school in March then off to C school...don't know where he will go yet he's hoping to find out when he gets back from Christmas.

Comment by Anti M on December 19, 2017 at 11:53am: I went through ET school a long time ago, while portions of it have changed, I know the program is one of the tough ones. Even the best students go to the extra study sessions on some of the harder material.

Comment by Jack's Momma on December 19, 2017 at 9:43am: Bandmom and ScoutToNavyMom, thank you he will be here Friday for liberty during the holidays I will be sure to tell him to study his butt off and not worry about communicating with us so much.

Comment by Bandmom on December 19, 2017 at 8:33am: Hello Jack's Momma,

ATT and ET are both very hard. They need to study, study ,study. My son is getting close to the graduation mark, but still keeps his nose to the grindstone. I don't hear a lot from him, mainly because he is so focused. There are a lot of study groups that should help him. Stay positive, and don't get upset if you don't hear from him everyday. He will do great. Congrats to you and your new sailor.