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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: Aug 6, 2024
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
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Comment by Anti M on September 25, 2013 at 1:12pm
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My heart aches for these families and all their loved ones.
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Comment by Vickyrun on September 25, 2013 at 1:04pm
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on September 23, 2013 at 10:09pm
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So very sorry MarineWife about your friend, the ship has not released the names yet but I cannot imagine the pain she is going thru.
We did get an email from the ombudsman to say all communications are cut due to the investigation. The stress has been high for many since they entered that region and this weekend certainly compounded the concerns. How sweet it will be to hear their voices or even an email from DDG 110.
Thanks for everyone's kind thoughts and prayers - the families of the missing certainly need them and I am sure the crew does as well.
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When the news reports slowed down, I knew the Navy was talking to the families before releasing information. So sad.
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I cannot imagine what that wife is going thru. We celebrated that they found three of the crew - hoping good news awaits the other sailors.
Thanks four thoughts and prayers, this crew has been together for 252 now, this cannot be easy on them.
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So far, three found alive and "stable". Still searching for the other two.
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Comment by Odi_Ship09_Div140 on September 22, 2013 at 7:18pm
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Mary - I have goosebumps. Any news?
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Oh Mary. Hugs. I hope they find them all.
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Gasping this morning as the helicopter from my son"s ship crashed this morning with five aboard, we do not have details as of yet and can only pray that the five missing sailors are all safely retrieved.
This deployment is now 251 days old, nerves are frayed, morale is challenged and its just time for them to come home!
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Comment by MartiB_TX on September 21, 2013 at 9:20am
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Thank you Anti M -my DTR is talking a whole new language and I don't speak military, lol.
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