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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?
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Anyone graduating A school on 10/26/18
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Comment by Natasha on July 15, 2013 at 2:08pm
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My son, Michael, graduated FC A school from Class 13-100 on April 26, 2013. He got orders to go to San Diego for C school but didnt know when the last time I spoke to him. I haven't been able to get in touch with him for about a month. Is this normal? I am starting to be really worried because this is not like him.
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Comment by 1proudmomma(SHIP 13 DIV366) on July 15, 2013 at 1:03pm
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Hi everyone, is there anyone that knows what happens when FC's get shore duty out of A school.. Alot of those orders coming down the pipe so I was just wondering what kind of stuff they will be doing since they are not getting a direct C school order.
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Comment by Vickyrun on July 15, 2013 at 12:42pm
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My daughter went to C school in Dahlgren. I didn't go because I couldn't affored the trip ( I live in California). She said it was ok because A school and C school is not a big deal like PIR.
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Comment by Christy_Ship07Div242 on July 14, 2013 at 9:26pm
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Hi!! Is there a site for Dalgren moms??
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Comment by togo on July 14, 2013 at 9:18pm
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Donna---my son graduated a couple of years ago from C school in Dahlgren. we didn't go. my son said that there were only about 8 people graduating and said we shouldn't come. if we lived closer maybe we would have anyway but we are in missouri.
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My FC is still in GL with plans to go to Dahlgren for C school in August to graduate in Dec and then transfer to Norfolk to a destroyer
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Good Morning! I was wondering if anyone on here attended their Sailor's 'C' school graduation at Dahlgren, and if so, were there many family members there?
Thanks
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Good morning, Happy 4th of July! All hail the Red, White and Blue, land that I love
I went to the fireworks last night in Jackson, and I am haning out with a single girlfriend today. My sailor is marching in some kind of parade in Viriginia, her son is marching with her, I hope they have fun.
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Comment by Anti M on July 3, 2013 at 1:55pm
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The fireworks over San Diego Bay are really something. Crowded though. Google it for all the things happening. If you can get a harbor cruise, seeing them out on the water is fabulous. Pricey though.
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on July 3, 2013 at 1:35pm
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Only 8 weeks - where is the school located,
Kelli - it's been many years since we had an ET riverine in the group. If there are any currently, I am not aware.
Happy day in Norfolk, the USS Ike is I pulling into port after 10+ months of deployment. What a great 4th of July celebration those families and crew will have!!
How are you celebrating the holiday?
We are on plane now heading to San Diego for the holiday. Wish our son was back from his deployment but he will not be for quite some time so we are going to enjoy his house, San Diego and visit with a few Navy families that live in the area.
Hope your holiday is grand!!
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