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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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?
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Anyone graduating A school on 10/26/18
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Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on August 31, 2011 at 10:50pm
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Welcome mattsmom/kts, Glad you joined us. I know what IT training is but I am not sure if it is the same in Civi life as the Navy. The best person to ask is Anti M.
My son is on his way to (C)school to in September but he is going to VA.
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Comment by mattsmom/kts424 on August 31, 2011 at 10:27pm
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Hi everyone! I just joined the group. My son ( ET), is headed to San Diego this September for C school for 3 months of (IT?) training. Anyone with any insight to what this training will be? I was told it is some kind of IT training for ETsl. Also that it is a " new " C school. He is quite excited about moving on from GL. Thanks.
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R'sproudmom, Time will go by very fast and soon your Sailor will be off on another adventure.
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BR549. I am glad you are safe. enjoy your visit with your Sailor.
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Comment by R'sproudmom on August 28, 2011 at 5:21pm
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So thankful that Irene wasn't as bad as anticipated.
BR549...have an awesome visit with your Sailor. Look forward to hearing all about it.
Deb, congrats on your Sailor finishing up A school. Looking forward to that day myself.
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Comment by Deb (FC Mom) on August 28, 2011 at 10:58am
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Sandy-A school
Daughter & SIL at McGuire on NJ lost power at 3:15 am but everything else okay guess I can cut the cord to the Weather channel now & figure out the logistics of getting to GL
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Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on August 28, 2011 at 9:50am
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everything is fine here on the outer banks! lots of soundside flooding (worse than the ocean flooding) but i'm far enough away (1/2 way between the 2) to stay dry. never lost power but va had it worse than us.
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BR549 and Duhhuh....are you guys okay? Brother in law that lives in Va. Bch. is watching water rise and it is about level with his house. It's almost high tide so things are getting interesting. R's truck was at his house so he could drive home from Norfolk on Friday. A little worried about that but brother in law said he took it to higher ground. Where the heck is higher ground when you are at sea level.
Keep us updated.
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sandy, yea, she said that the weekend after PIR. she said she needed to get used to not having to act like she had to in boot camp, lol
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Deb, is your Sailor graduating from (A)school or (C)school? I should have asked you that first, LoL.
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