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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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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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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
Lackland AFB, TX -- 40 calendar days
Hampton Roads, VA -- 50 calendar days
Kings Ba, GA -- 50 calendar days
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
Started by MA mom of KY. Last reply by MainemomJulie May 30, 2017. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by joshswife(Ship11Div212)PIR06/11 on July 21, 2010 at 5:09pm
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Nancy~
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Comment by lemonelephant on July 21, 2010 at 2:02pm
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Kimmydee, it all depends on the needs of the Navy.
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Comment by Mollie...Kelcies Mom on July 21, 2010 at 2:42am
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Hi Deborah....yep, they definitely have minds of their own by this point in life. I pretty much take the same approach you do....."oh well" in the big picture of life, even those big tatoo's are small things, something I think we learn when our kids choose the path in life that they have. Hope you enjoy the heck out of your last few days with your son. I don't think it's really possible for them to realize what those hugs mean to us when they are still so young.
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David & Kathi, I never really thought about it, but that is SO true!
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Comment by Nancy (MAA Mom) on July 19, 2010 at 1:21pm
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She was so excited to tell me that she met you, Destinye. She was so grateful for the goodie bag that you gave her. Thank you so much. Looking forward to seeing the pictures you took. She is feeling better. Thank God.
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Nancy~ I met your baby today and she seems to be doing much better. She was a very nice girl and I was sure she got a goodie bag. I took a few pictures, but my computer is acting funny so I'll have to send them tomorrow. You should be proud!!!
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Probably (once again) it depends on the Command. Kelcie is in Japan, and they are not allowed to get them over there, so she adds more each time she is home on leave.
Word of warning to Mom's of kids in "A" school. When Kelcie was there, they were constantly being told that they had to be "tazed" as part of their training, but it turned out that it was just something to keep them "on edge". So if any of your kids hear this......tell them not to worry. OC is the worst thing they have to go through.
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Nany~ Do you mind me asking your daughter's last name? I may have met her. I met a lot of the people in his clas yesterday. If you are okay with me knowing you can private message it to me.
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Yep Janie, I'd definitely say it's a "generation" thing. Both of my girls have ink, my sailor MUCH more so than our 26 year old who now laughs about where her "tramp stamp" is going to be located in a few years :>) Our son on the other hand would NEVER have ink (not that his wife would allow him to, even if he wanted it) :>)
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Comment by janieflorida on July 17, 2010 at 8:36pm
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I think we have a generation gap here. All the young people seem to have ink in very visible places. I have one but you can't see it. HAH
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