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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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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A group for moms of "Master At Arms" sailors.
Members: 630
Latest Activity: Oct 4, 2023
We look forward to hearing about your sailors journey. How he/she likes being an MAA (MA) and which kind of job they are doing and how you are doing knowing what your sailor does for a living.
NOTE: Please help keep our sailors safe. Don't give out exact locations.Example: If he/she is in Iraq you can say Iraq but I would not say the name of the camp or a town near the camp. If they are on a ship don't give the last known location. Although some of that is public we don't in anyway want to jeopardize them.
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MA Schools
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Ship and shore physical security requirements, crime prevention, military and civil law, antiterrorism procedures, physical fitness training, interpersonal communications, first aid, firearms and physical restraint. Group instruction, classroom and physical training in use of restraining devices.
MA's Practicing There Skills - Bahrain
OC Spray
Below is a look at what the MA sailors go though in "A" school at Lackland Air Force Base. USS Russell April 12, 2008 The ship's boarding team practices their close-quarters combat skills while the ship's Master-at-Arms offers "encouragement".
Discussion Forum
GITMO
Started by Julie. Last reply by IdahoMom Dec 8, 2018. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Graduation Dates
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Comment by Mollie...Kelcies Mom on July 27, 2010 at 11:49pm
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Josh's wife....congrats, that's awesome. Every area that they can excel in is to their advantage.
BrendaSue....I can NEVER remember what "OC" stands for. You are our resident expert. Labor Day IS a federal holiday, so hopefully those sailors won't be G&G, but will get to spend the weekend with their families that come for graduation.
JD's mom and Becky....yep, cutting the oil without adding additional burning to the eyes is the reason for the baby shampoo. Dish soap like "Dawn" is great if they get it on their arms or torso though. JD's mom.....unfortunatley by the time they find out that OC is imminent, it doesn't usually leave enough time for us to mail them the baby shampoo, but if JD is able to get off base (or even check the NEX) tell him to pick up a little travel size bottle to use on his face and eyes as soon as he possibly can after getting sprayed.
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Comment by jdmom65(ship13 div 245) on July 27, 2010 at 10:28pm
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Hello Ladies, yes my son started A school with Matthewsmom. I can't believe they will get OC sprayed already. I have the baby shampoo but no address to send it to. It will probably be too late anyway.
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Comment by Brenda Sue on July 27, 2010 at 10:19pm
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I do know that if the Monday following PIR is a Federal holiday - they new Sailors get liberty that day also. Is Labor Day a Federal holiday?
OC spray - Pepper spray, also known as OC spray (from "Oleoresin Capsicum"), OC gas, and capsicum spray, is a lachrymatory agent (a chemical compound that irritates the eyes to cause tears, pain, and even temporary blindness) that is used in riot control, crowd control, and personal self-defense, including defense against dogs and bears.
I have a friend whose Sailor is immune to it. They say that happens in (I forget) something like 3% of the population.
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Comment by lemonelephant on July 27, 2010 at 9:05pm
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Joshswife, that is great!
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Dawn dish soap is actually the best to get the OC spray off, but you don't want that in your eyes--that's why baby shampoo. Anything that cuts the oil works.
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Comment by joshswife(Ship11Div212)PIR06/11 on July 27, 2010 at 8:50pm
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Ladies my hubby got EXPERT on shooting...I'm so proud of him!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Welcome aboard JD's mom. Everyone, I almost think it's better to get the OC over with early on. Otherwise they hear about it the whole time and have to live in dread. It's not fun, but for most it's not unbearable. Some kids do have a reaction to it, and that can be rough on them. The baby shampoo IS the best thing to wash it off, but I think that our MA's think they are to tough to admit that "baby" shampoo could really make it easier:>)
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Comment by PEPECOLA on July 27, 2010 at 7:56pm
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Hi Matthewswife
My son has been in A School for about two weeks or so, he got OC sprayed this past Friday. I heard about the baby shampoo too he didn't use it even though I told him that is what I heard would help. I think they rinsed with water not that it made the burning sensation go away. It sucked he said but they got through it! Your sailor will too!!
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Comment by Matthewswife on July 27, 2010 at 5:40pm
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I'm the same as jdmom. My sailor just started at A School this week. He gets OC spray on Friday! Ah! I've heard baby shampoo is the best thing for it?
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Comment by janieflorida on July 27, 2010 at 7:56am
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Welcome JD's mom. Is your sailor in A school?
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