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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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MAA Moms
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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 lemonelephant on July 10, 2009 at 9:39pm
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Sometimes they change orders so that they go straight to first duty station or interim base rather than going back to SA after the leave. My son's orders changed after he got home on leave (as did several others at the time) and he was to go straight to VA to fly out from there rather than going back to SA. We attempted to get his plane tickets changed and it was going to cost quite a bit more than what the Navy was going to reimburse, so he got it approved to go back to SA and leave from there on military transport.
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Comment by Brenda Sue on July 9, 2009 at 11:07pm
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I've probably asked this before - but has anyone heard of RAVEN training for MA's?? I've done all the Google and youtube looks - but not heard too much about it on here!
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If your sailor works with a recruiter during the leave between A School and the first duty station, make sure that the recruiter signs the form and that your sailor remembers to get it. My sailor worked with the recruiter, but left it in the recruiting office the last day and I don't know if he got credit for it or not--I don't think so.
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Since July 4 is on a Saturday this year, it should not affect the 7 weeks of training. They may get to take part in some parades.
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Comment by Irene McClure on February 25, 2009 at 6:17pm
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Stopping by to say "Hi" to all the MA moms. My daughter is an MA officier.She loves her job and takes pride in her job.We are very supportive of her. She is not local so we have not seen her since June.This site has been great. I have met some wonderful people from N4M and have gone to the meet and greet gatherings-they are alot of fun.
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Rene, you can join the San Antonio MA's group by going to the Groups tab and then type San Antonio or San Antonio MA's into the Search bar and then click on San Antonio MA's and then you can join. This link should work as well:
http://navyformoms.ning.com/group/sanantoniomasatthu
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DON'T OPEN THE FOLLOWING LINK!!!!
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I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving- I hope it is Safe and very Blessed.
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Hi everyone. My daughter is MA in Guam. She loves it. She has loved every part of the training and making new friends.She has been there since June.She will be there for 18months. Support your kids. Be a part of the adventure.Part of Heathers group went to Bahrain.one of her best friends is stationed in Japan-MA. They all keep in touch with each other..She still hears from friends that were in bc together. So the friendship contnues on.
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on September 2, 2008 at 9:16am
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Hi MAA moms, just wanted to stop by and let you know that we are adopting a group of MAs in Kuwait to support during the month of September. If you would like more information or are interested in joining this effort, please go to Molly's Adopt A Sailor group on this site. Thank you.
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