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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:
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
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Comment by redoctober on October 29, 2013 at 9:23pm
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Back in April 2012, he then went to DLI in Monterey and completed 63 weeks of Arabic studies before going to MA school.
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Comment by ScottsMom ship 02 DIV 949 on October 29, 2013 at 8:33pm
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Redoctober........thats awesome. Good for him. When did he PIR?
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My son, who is top dog in his class, had the #1 pick of duty stations today, although he could have chosen some nice places, he went with doing Harbor Patrol Unit in Bahrain and was very excited about picking this duty station. Time for me to start doing more research on this billet.
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Comment by chriscwick on October 29, 2013 at 9:28am
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My MA is three years out of "A" school, but I recall they put them into any & all scenarios that they may face as MA; irregular, long, tedious, stressful, dangerous & my Chris's fav, boring.
He has been OD'd several times; in practice & on duty. He even had to re certify at his new base & since it had been three years since last certification. He was laughing about getting tear gassed while in Bahrain, that it was nothing compared to OC! His allergies were exacerbated by the OC, took almost 3 - 4 days for it to fully wear off. Yeah, tear gas the guy any day. He hates OC.
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Comment by sher on October 29, 2013 at 2:40am
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Oh boocoo the pictures were not pretty, she was really red and swollen...she texted me some pretty funny commentary about it, with some choice words to describe it...lol.... I spoke to her tonight for just a moment, but she sounded good too. I think they were just glad to get it over with....
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Comment by boocoo on October 28, 2013 at 11:43pm
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I didn't see any pics of my son after pepper spray today, but he did call me and tell me he did well and at the moment was huddled on his barracks room floor! LOL! He sounded pretty good actually and excited about picking orders this week.
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Thank you lemonelephant for the information on graduation below. I sent it to my ex as I think he is planning to attend. Thank you again for all your help:)!!!
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Congratulations to your sailor:) Mine is in A school right now, and she just sent me pictures of getting pepper sprayed today...aka devils piss...I felt really bad for her, but I think she looks at it as a right of passage...oh goodness...
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Comment by sweetlove143 on October 28, 2013 at 7:38pm
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I just received good news from my sailor. They are getting a 'promotion' of sorts starting tomorrow I think. I only got to talk to them for a couple of minutes today before they had to go to guard duty, but it sounds like the job is going to be a day job and they will be helping organize everyone they work with in their section and such? They were picked by the person they are replacing for the job and from the sounds of it, only the top few people in their position can get the opportunity to have this position. It's basically a 'thank you for working so hard' nod. I'm very excited and while I cannot remember what they said the name of the position is... I'm wondering if you guys know what I'm talking about and if you can give any feedback for what I should expect? I'm hoping this will calm things down a bit for us with the steady work hours and all.. :)
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Yes, it is very good info. Definitely will refer back to it often before we go.
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