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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 Sandy's_sailor son on November 26, 2011 at 4:51pm: BR549. How is your son?

I think it is safe to say that if your son or daughter is an FC. You can expect them to be on hold for 3 months after (A)school.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on November 26, 2011 at 4:47pm: Vickimed, wow, how time flies. How does your son like being at Sea?

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on November 26, 2011 at 4:44pm: Jellysmom, my son is an FC. He was at Great Lakes from June 15th 2010 when he arrived at Boot Camp to September 9th, 2011. This time includes hold times and ATT plus (A)school. My son Graduated from (A)school, May 6th 2011. He was on-hold until he left in September. While he was on-hold at Great Lakes, he got a job as a SNUFI. (student not under formal instruction)

I really recommend that your daughter apply for a Job while she is on-hold after Graduating from (A)school. This makes the time on-hold go by faster.

Comment by Vickimed(AECF-ET) on November 26, 2011 at 9:31am: I Hi Jellymom. Congratulation to your SR. My son is an ET.he was at Great Lakes alittle over a year. We have some Moms here on the site that have FC's and they were there around 15 (+-)months. It all depends on the holds at the time. My son celebrates today his year and a half in the Navy and is already at sea on deployment. It is all a timing thing. It is all about the holds at the time.

Comment by Jellysmom on November 26, 2011 at 4:45am: my Daughter is in ship 02 Div909 I'm just wondering if anybody knows how long she will be at her A school for some reason she is thinking a year and a half for AECF. I didn't think the A school was that long.

Comment by Odi_Ship09_Div140 on November 25, 2011 at 6:56pm: So happy to hear from son last night - he joined other sailors at their home for a wonderful home cooked meal.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 25, 2011 at 10:46am: Nice NavyBluMom ...for him and they do celebrate Christmas in Japan but New Years is really special there.

My hubby and I moved to Japan on December 23rd, my folks were crushed that we left before Christmas but we were young, in love and so anxious to get to Japan. We tried to find a few decorations for our house but everything was sold out both at the base and on the "economy" we finally found one wooden raindeer who still graces our Christmas tree each year.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 25, 2011 at 9:36am: Nancy - how awesome for you and your sailor! Helen, I think one of those calls should have been mine!!! LOL

Gotta love those sailor phone calls from afar, especially after so many months of not hearing their voice. First time I got one after four weeks of not hearing Nick's voice, I sobbed and he kept saying...mom, what's wrong?! Sometimes they just don't understand they we ALWAYs are moms!

We did not get our phone call yesterday but we did get to chat for almost 30 minutes via facebook so we are smiling and we were able to schedule a phone date for next week.

USS Battan is definitely breaking some records for this deployment, hate it for the sailors and their families. Makes a six month deployment seem like a walk in the park...well maybe not a walk!

NavyBluMom -- Japan?!!! Love it! He will love it! You will hate the distance but between Skype, email, facebook, etc. you will ALMOST forget he is that far away! Did you share what ship he is going to? Nick was born there but has been to Yokosuka twice in the past year or so and I think if he could get orders tomorrow for JN - he would. When does he report to the ship? I know you must be saying...wow.

Hope everyone is enjoying their "black Friday" I have to be in California on Tuesday for annual convention so I'm off to the hair salon - need a serious haircut and (stuff). Have a great day all!

Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on November 24, 2011 at 9:46pm: nancy,

what ship is your son on?

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on November 24, 2011 at 4:36pm: Jelly'smom, that is big question, LoL. They will go to (C)school after (A)school. Where they go depends on their rate and what system they are working on. They will either go to (C)school on the West Coast or the East Coast.

My son is an FC and he is going to C school in Dam Neck, VA