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:
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: on Tuesday
Discussion Forum
Anybody out there?
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Current A school at GL for AECF?
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Comment by CCR on February 25, 2009 at 3:19pm
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Millye, thats what I love about this whole business with Navy for Moms. It is such a small world. I go through your town every time I go to Ft. Worth and I think of you when I'm on the loop!!!
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Wow Kellie, thats neat!
I have a question. Are all the RDC's the same from when our kids graduated from April? Do they switch around? My son sung the praises of his. Just loved their professionalism.
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on February 25, 2009 at 2:07pm
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gee thanks ladies...I just always have been more partial to this room, so many good folks and great interaction.
MM - I so hope we are not talking about your son. My understanding is if they are out of boot camp, things are handled differently - if a medical situation arises that results in a discharge, we have seen them stay on the ship where they are assigned. Ship 17 is for recruits - that have not made it out of boot camp. There is some information posted on the RTC site regarding Ship 17.
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Good morning to my favorite group on the site!
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Indeed it is a small world. So glad that you got down to see Claire, bet the weather was wonderful.
Yes, been called Chatty Cathy more than once :-D
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Good morning all! Julie, wow is that twice this month you have stopped by!! LOL
Kellie - you brag all day long girl...wives get to brag too!!! Believe me, I have been doing it for years :-D
I need to do some running around today...I'm heading down to Savannah at the end of the week for a few days. The S. GA moms are having a gathering on Saturday and Jackie is going to cross the stateline and meet us for lunch!! So that is a big bonus and the other bonus is our daughter goes to college in the area so I have not seen her since Christmas break so I get to hang out with her for a few days too. The nice part is...she has been bugging me to come down...she still likes me!!! LOL Have a great day all - catch up soon.
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Quiet in here today...hope all is well for you and your sailors!
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Barbara, I know you are excited to have Ben home for a few days - where is his ship homeported out of?
Jackie - I like that the LPO invited John to meet everyone in advance, I think that says alot about his new ship. Nice job in school!
Yes Helen, some sailors know what they want and in some case - they definitely want to be in the USA or close(r) to home - if only they got to decide!
Notebook was a great flick, are the guy sailors watching it too or is it a "chick" flick type day?!!!
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It is Nick's birthplace so he is really motivated to get stationed there but...time will tell. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ He is prepared for anything but working at being at the top of the class, in case there is orders that he really wants.
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oh heck...I don't know what I mean anymore!! We played cards last night and...I'm still recovering!
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