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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:
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 TXNavyMom on September 9, 2011 at 1:36pm
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Connie-Congrat's on your son's upcoming wedding. I am waiting for our son and his fiance to decide if they are going to get married here in TX at Thanksgiving or if she will be going to GL for them to get married. Just a small wedding now with the big wedding to come later.
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Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on September 9, 2011 at 12:40pm
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Well, today is the day my son leaves for Dam Neck. I think I am more excited about it than he is at the moment.
BR549. How lucky you are to see the ship return. What fun!! Do you have any photos to post for us??
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Anti M. we used to live near SD. I know what you mean by people driving faster to get away from the rain. People's cars aquaplane all the time and there were so many accidents when it rained.
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Comment by Anti M on September 9, 2011 at 11:30am
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When it rains in SD, driving gets really dangerous. They drive faster to get away from the raindrops! Seriously, no rain means the oil builds up on the roads, so when it does rain, the surface is slicker than snot as the residue lifts.
LOL, the base will always get power faster, they have their own emergency generators and power plants. Heck, every ship there has a power plant on board!
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Lynne, "Meh" means So, So... But I bet your son did better than what he thought, LoL. It is always the way. When you think the test went great. It turns out not so great. However, when you think you did "Meh." you did great.
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Comment by Navymom on September 8, 2011 at 12:05pm
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Thank you Navy moms for welcoming me to the group. My daughter has been getting nervous about coming home for her first time during xmas so all of your information about the flights and the taxi information is really helpful. The only other time she has been on a plane was when she first went to Boot Camp (lol). Probably why she is so nervous. Anyways I will relay all of this helpful information. I know for a fact she is not looking forward to night school, she told me she doesn't want to talk about it.
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Comment by Deb (FC Mom) on September 8, 2011 at 10:57am
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Anti M - especially these days after listening to the chat given to the sailors just before Labor Day liberty.
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LOL, not going out on Friday night with friends can be a positive... just not to the sailor.
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Welcome Ar'smom. We are glad you joined us. My son is an FC and the first part of his (A)school was in the Day. Then after Christmas he had night school. There are positives and negatives to night school. One positive thing is that you don't have to go to early muster. The thing that my son didn't like was not having his Friday night to go out with friends.
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navyblumom, my son is FC and he has orders to Dam Neck, VA. for (C)school. He is looking forward to the adventure.
Time is going fast navyblumom. I can't believe mine has been in for over a year. Where has the time gone??
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