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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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.

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Comment by Jesmom6 on March 11, 2013 at 9:23am: Hi everyone,
I'm probably jumping the gun but I have a question about leave. My son leaves for boot camp on may 6th. He will then go on to A school for AECF. His sister is getting married December 14th 2013. He should be done with A school by then. His recruiter told him he will be able to come home for the wedding. I'm panicking that he won't be able to. His sister will be heartbroken if that's the case. Anyone have any input?

Comment by NicksMom on March 10, 2013 at 7:05pm: Hi everyone, I'm a mom of a new sailor in ET who is a reservist. Can anyone tell me whether C school is required for reservists? Your help is appreciated.

Comment by BeeBee (Son at GL A School) on March 9, 2013 at 10:10am: C school is additional more specific training. No they don't stay in GL. It is for the specific weapon system they will be working on. After completion of A school they will (eventually) get orders which will determine their C school. There are two locations in VA and San Diego, CA is also a possibility.

If you take some time and read thoroughly the posts on this page you will learn a lot. Chances are at some point most of the questions you have someone has asked before.

Comment by Jayme on March 9, 2013 at 2:31am: Hello!! Can someone tell me what C school is please? :) Also the length and location for FC? They don't stay in GL for C school?

Comment by Vickyrun on March 8, 2013 at 1:19pm: Good morning, This month the Navy honors all of the women who are serving and who have served in the Navy. Thank you for your sacrifice.

Happy International Women's Day

Comment by Concernedad on February 28, 2013 at 11:16am: Yeah, my son said the first few weeks were worse than Boot Camp. They have very little privileges, so if you plan to visit, you definitely will want to wait a few weeks.

Comment by sallyg on February 27, 2013 at 10:07pm: Thanks for the info Anti M and ellen0502!

Comment by ellen0502 on February 25, 2013 at 2:46am: IKBmom245, They did switch ET's to day school and FC's to night school after stand down, but she'll get used to it. :) Your daughter will have most mornings to sleep. Ask her if she has gone to MidRats, my understanding it's the best "breakfast" around.

After A School they do move those who have comped out of school to another ship, usually the Cole. This is kind of a "holding ship" for those waiting for fleet and C School orders.

The ships they are in for ET's and FC's during school are generally separate from each other because of the different hours they keep. The night school sailors "afternoon" starts after school when most are sleeping, and ends when most of the others are waking up. In the summer after 11pm it's MidRats, ultimate frisbee, PT and studying for the "vampires", and the "day walkers" are sleeping...LOL

Comment by Anti M on February 24, 2013 at 5:05pm: His liberty will be restricted at first as he earns his privileges. He wont' have liberty every weekend, as he will be on duty. He will be in a four section duty rotation, so he will know his schedule not too long after he gets there and can tell you which weekends he has open.

Liberty phases:

https://www.facebook.com/notes/training-support-center-tsc-great-la...

Comment by sallyg on February 24, 2013 at 4:43pm: Hi everyone! My son is AECF with a PIR 3/1 (yes! almost there). I am wondering about liberty while they wait to class up and while they are in ATT school. I won't be able to make PIR and I am dying to see him. Would he have liberty every weekend? Or not? I need to request time off work soon if I want to visit GL in the next couple of months.