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: 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 Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on September 4, 2008 at 8:43am
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Welcome to our newest member Shirley, whose son recently had his PIR!
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I hear ya Tina, my favorite calls from my son is on the weekends when he is doing his laundry. I would LOVE a picture of him ironing!
Happy to report that those skills can stay with them, my husband has been out of the Navy for 17 years and he still does all of his own ironing. Love the Navy!!!
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I should probably ask a real twidgett sometime Jackie because I used to pride myself on spelling but for some reason ...I thought it was two tt s. I will confirm that one day soon.
Have a good night all!
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Tina and Helen, when they first start classes out of boot. They go thru indoc for about a week and then move over to SCC (basic seamanship classes) usually when they complete SCC,(about two weeks long) they will move to ATT (Advanced technical training) and to their ship for the balance of their A school. It's generally about 3-4 weeks from the time they check in.
Our son has been on the Cole since A school began and they have won bbqs two months in a row for no ARI (achohol related incidents) personally I think it's because no female sailors are on the Cole. They moved the females out earlier this summer and the Cole is strictly male now - so it's probably the most boring ship but they are staying out of trouble!
Other ships are coed but I believe they try to keep the sexes separated by floor.
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Your sons may know each other from boot camp and that will make settling into their settings easier. Typically they move into one ship and then move to another ship before starting the ATT program.
Jackie, I have been stopping by the Twidgett room too. Twidgett is spelled with double TTs - right? One of the moms asked me and I have always spelled it with two and see that you do as well.
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Welcome Colleen, glad you joined us. I think we can all relate to what you experienced at your son's PIR, the nice thing is the memory seems to stay with you...just like it was yesterday!
Will Sean be an ET or FC? We have a great mix of both in this group so don't hestiate to ask questions.
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I like the rating badge too Nancy and have it on my home page but don't know how to put it here!!!!
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Alright Jackie! That's quite a logo - think I'm going to have Nancy to help with the FC logo so all of our Sailors can have their identities!!
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Two more new moms this weekend - please welcome Allison and Dawn Angeline to the group.
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Lynn Dear, glad you are safe. Okay, refresh my mind...Tupelo, something to do with Elvis???
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