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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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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 Holly MA Mom on August 31, 2017 at 12:12pm
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Hi WonderTwins'mom,
I don't personally know anyone who has a sailor in Diego Garcia, but you can search the groups on this site or on facebook to find a group of mom's that can give you some good insight and information. If you hit a dead end let me know and I'll see what I can find out for you.
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Hi Kevsmom,
You will be able to communicate with his via his cell phone/ facebook etc. There are also a number of Wifi calling programs available if he doesn't have international calling for free on his cell phone. T-mobile (believe it or not) has free international calling on their plans. They seem to be one of the best. Once he gets out there the other MA's will help him sort out everything and show him "the ropes"
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Comment by Kevsmom (ship4 div179) on August 30, 2017 at 1:24pm
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My son just left to bahrain. Can someone give me some info on phone plans or a way to continue communication with him? Or what should i expect. Thanl you in advance
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Comment by WonderTwins'mom on August 21, 2017 at 12:52am
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My daughter is going to Diego Garcia.... any feedback? ☺
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Comment by Wisconsinmom on August 18, 2017 at 11:12am
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tmansmom58, my son is dealing with the same thing. He has bought all the cleaning supplies. He got written up for the first failed inspection. If they failed this last one he would have the civilian clothes option removed. Fortunately he did pass but cleaned the place himself. He also has asked to be moved elsewhere. Still waiting for a response. Its funny how he wasn't so clean at home now he has no option but to be clean.
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Comment by 3 boy mom on August 17, 2017 at 12:54pm
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Tmansmom58 My son is in Mayport FL, He is frustrated his roommate is a messy person when he arrived to his room it was a mess the bathroom disgusting and he has not evenseen the guy only knows that he was there because he came and left pizza and a towel out, He has asked to change rooms but they told him no,super crazy the said that they really don't care about them so to bad deal with it not sure how to direct him on this.
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My son surprised me but arriving home on friday morning. Perfect timing because his dad is having surgery tomorrow. We will be able to spend time worth out son before he leaves to his new post.
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Comment by mikmack on August 13, 2017 at 9:56pm
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It's good to see the new activity on here. Congratulations to all who have new sailors or are about to have new sailors! And congrats to those with new MAs!
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Comment by Tmansmom58 on August 13, 2017 at 8:45pm
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@3 boy mom...where is your son heading out on his journey? Maybe we can recommend others MA's that are already situated comfortably in their new Location... my son is on the Middle East
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I was not able to attend the MA graduation my sailors father went and did video it for me, my sailor was also able to come home that same day. I wish I could of gone but I couldn't , right know I wish that I could of gone to Mayport with him, after having him home for 14 days it was hard to see him leave again to a new place where he doesn't know anyone, he has been a little frusatred
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