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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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Group for Moms of Gunners Mates in A School or on Duty
Members: 212
Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2020
Discussion Forum
A school
Started by TravelMomma!. Last reply by Mamma073 Feb 14, 2020. 3 Replies 1 Like
A school
Started by Carlsmom. Last reply by Carlsmom Sep 27, 2017. 6 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by J from O on March 30, 2009 at 9:52pm
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Matt moved out of the Farragut today. I guess they closed down the entire ship for renovation. He says the new ship is filthy, has cool water and his room has no heat. Lovely. Since he is still sick. Oh well at least he is in A school.
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Comment by Kim - Josh's Mom on March 30, 2009 at 9:44pm
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Josh says thank you to all the well wishers!! So many have sent PM's, etc and he thinks it weird but cool we all stick together around here!! Thanks!
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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on March 28, 2009 at 10:09am
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Good morning everyone! Ruth, you won't believe this, but we were in Mission, TX, at the Bentsen Palm Village Resortl...right in your area. My brother and sister-in-law are the general managers of the resort and we went down to spend the holidays with them and miss a little of the winter weather where I live in California. Too bad I hadn't met you on here before our trip...it would be nice to meet in person. Have a very nice day!
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Comment by Vivian and Glen H. on March 28, 2009 at 9:33am
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Our son Dan's PIR was Jan 2 - he's been on hold for a few weeks since SCC and just started ATT 3/27 or 3/26. He's in school from something like 3 to midnight.
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Congrats Josh, that is awesome. Now he is on his way. I know he will be happy to be out of GL. Way to go.
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Josh graduated GM school today!! He is so happy!!
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Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on March 27, 2009 at 6:46am
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My son says the recruits bring in new viruses with every class. He's been sick a lot, too. Vee, where did you spend your time in Texas? We have a place in the Rio Grande Valley in Donna.
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Robyn...I spent 2-1/2 mos in Texas this past winter and really enjoyed getting out of the cold weather for that length of time. Even tho I live in California, we do get winter where I live.....
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Hi Robyn...I sure know what you mean about the allergies. My Michael has been sick quite a bit since he got to the base last November. I called it the "California boy in Chicago" syndrome. He won't go the doc either and he just sounds horrible when I talk with him. I think the hardest has been when they have to stand duty outside in that cold weather. Yes, I think ATT is self-paced. Thanks for your congrats!!!! Have a great day!
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Good morning everyone! This is a really good morning for me as Michael left me a txt message stating that he started ATT school today...Yea. I'm so happy and so proud of him. Thanks for sharing my happiness....
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