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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

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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 7, 2011 at 9:32pm: Helen, thank you for posting those photos for us.

BR549, I am so happy for you and your son. Funny how things can change so fast in the Navy. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

I wonder what 1B school is??

Comment by Deb (FC Mom) on November 7, 2011 at 7:10pm: Impressive, thanks for posting Helen.

Comment by Deb (FC Mom) on November 7, 2011 at 6:55pm: Just got off the phone with my ex. He's fronting me a rental vehicle so I can go retrieve our sailor for stand down ;-P. He hates city driving & no way would he turn over the keys to his vehicle...lol

Comment by ProudGMBarb on November 6, 2011 at 11:38pm: Helen....absolutely love all the pics and seeing Matt! If you post 100 more I'd love it! If we can't see our own sailor's face....seeing Matt's keeps us happy!

Congrats to Matt for all he is doing and may he continue to be happy and stay safe!

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 6, 2011 at 9:24pm: :-)

This is when it gets real. School can drag on for a couple of years for our FCs and ETs but fleet life is what they have been training for.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 6, 2011 at 9:01pm: Love the photos Helen :-) It's so nice to see Matt enjoying himself. Hold times at this time of the year can be...trying. Hubby works works for a government agency and they have been working under a continuing resolution all year and it ends on November 18th...so future is always unclear at this time of the year but hold on ladies, it always works out.

E5 advancement news is not far away...hope all of our FCs and ETs get a chance to move up!

Comment by R'sproudmom on November 6, 2011 at 7:22pm: Helen, sure aren't boring this mom. Keep them coming. Gives me a little insight of the life after C school even thought mine still has a while.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on November 5, 2011 at 7:03pm: R'sproudmom, my son is an FC and he was on hold for 3 months after (C)school.. Hold times are long at the moment for FCs.

Comment by R'sproudmom on November 4, 2011 at 9:10pm: BR549, I too am sorry to hear that news! He is definitely moving right along since he left GL.

Congrats Vickyrun on grand baby number two.

GoldnGR8, how long has your sailor been on hold? Mine is FC and will finish up A school in a couple weeks.

Comment by Vickimed(AECF-ET) on November 4, 2011 at 3:28pm: Navyblumom,about the hurricanes all I can tell you is what they went through. They held up at port for a bit to let it move on by then skirted out between it and the second one. They still had rocky seas (he is on a Frigate)They knew one day was going to be real rough so they locked everything down on top and rode it out. He said quite a few to include himself got sick. For Christmas I guess I'll send him those arm bands and maybe some ginger chews just in case they run across any more bad weather.They are now in smooth seas and everything is fine.The navigators were busy but did a great job. Now it is just part of the adventure to add to the story. My husband and I were on a cruise ship (Carnival's Miracle)in the Gulf of Mexico with Katrina. At one point we were 90 miles south of the eye.That was fun also.Sat at the bar sipping gingerale with bitters.