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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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Comment by TXNavyMom on September 5, 2011 at 11:29am: KellyM, my son is finishing up ATT. He put a chit in to get married and finally has his meeting with the Chaplain on Thursday. As long as they follow all of the rules that the Navy has in place there is no problem with them getting married. It has taken our Sailor a while to get this far, it just takes time and they have to be patient. His fiance had a harder time with the waiting than he has, but now it looks like they could either be married at Thanksgiving or at Christmas.

Comment by KellyM on September 5, 2011 at 10:12am: I've heard two conflicting answers about getting married while in A school. My son doesn't want to lose his rating if he does so they are considering getting married before BC. How long does A school take for the AECF's??

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on September 4, 2011 at 11:47pm: Angie, us civies are not used to all these acronyms, LoL. It's a foreign language.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on September 4, 2011 at 11:18pm: Angie, what is the JP?

Comment by Kim on September 4, 2011 at 10:55pm: My Daughter is going to A school AECF does anyone know wich school is first? or does it matter? Says she has two or three schools 11 weeks each.

Comment by Deb (FC Mom) on September 4, 2011 at 7:37pm: Had great one-on-one time with my FCSN...yep, he's official now. Graduation was thur morning. He had to move ships from Banhomme to the Cole & did 1/2 on Wed night & we did the rest Thur afternoon. I was able to hang out in the lounge of both ships...we played ping-pong while waiting for his final check out at the Banhomme =], how fun was that. Had the opportunity to talk with lots of the sailors both male & female. Went downtown and cruised the Jazz Festival for several hours (despite rain, thunder & lightening at times). We really enjoyed Millenium Park & Grant Park. Amazing gift shop at the Chicago Institute of Art where Logan couldn't resist buying the "Samuri" umbrella, we actually went back for it once the rain started. Micky Finn's in Libertyville is a wonderful place to go for dinner. It was hard to leave and I got a lump in my throat but managed not to cry...boy am I proud of my young man!

Comment by Kim on September 4, 2011 at 12:26pm: Kelly, No he can not get married during A School. He needs to be focused on school. My son had to wait till he got to his first duty station. It is possible if he gets married that they will remove him from school and send to the fleet without a rate. hope this helps. I got married in A school and got sent to the fleet without being rated.

Comment by Deb (FC Mom) on September 4, 2011 at 8:46am: A brisk 4 mile hike at 0600 to sign Logan back in is a great way to wake up...extra time with sailor PRICELESS!

Comment by KellyM on September 4, 2011 at 7:55am: My son is going to BC on April 2nd. He just got engaged a couple of nights ago. Question for all you AECF moms: At what point will he have a break to come home to get married? I know he won't in BC but then he will start A school right after. Do they let them have a break around the holidays so that we can try to plan a wedding date??? Just curious.