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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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

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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".

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Comment by New Navy Mom (Ship 14 Div 389) on October 25, 2013 at 10:20am: Redoctober, what date did his class started on? My son is already in SA but his class does not start until Monday and I'm trying to get an idea as to when his graduation might be. Thank you

Comment by redoctober on October 25, 2013 at 9:37am: boocoo, my son confirmed to me in a text, that his grad date is 12/6. Thanks.

Comment by boocoo on October 24, 2013 at 11:24pm: Wow, Key West sounds like a pretty nice place to be stationed!!! :)

Comment by boocoo on October 23, 2013 at 11:54pm: Thanks for the info. on C schools.

redoctober, my son told me the OC spray is this Monday also. That is quick for just starting classes. He said graduation is December 6th, but I don't know if that is confirmed yet or not? Will ask him again next time I talk to him or text him. Love being able to communicate with him on a daily basis now.

Comment by lemonelephant on October 23, 2013 at 11:05pm: chriscwick, thanks for the correction/clarifiction on the time in "C" School for MWDH.

Comment by chriscwick on October 23, 2013 at 9:35pm: Chris was recommended by a Kennel Master, handlers, the base CO & (wow) a government kennel inspector from the States! He spent many months doing volunteer grunt work, catching dogs, helping in the kennel before he was assigned as a MA Kennel Support. He earned his place by doing it "old school", but lately, some are chosen in A School to train.

Comment by chriscwick on October 23, 2013 at 9:27pm: When my handler was in school it was around 89, 90 days.

Comment by Bird MomShip13Div363 on October 23, 2013 at 10:04am: Amazonannie! Thank you.

He did mention VA. When you say goes "green" iinstead of "blue", i assume you mean their clothes? Was your son also MA?

Comment by redoctober on October 23, 2013 at 8:35am: Boocoo, my son just started his classes on Tuesday also at San Antonio. he says OC spray is this coming Monday. He hasn't heard about grad date yet, he said he will keep me posted?

Comment by Bird MomShip13Div363 on October 23, 2013 at 7:08am: Good Morning!

Can anyone tell me about MA Rivron (Riverine Patrol). My son is looking into doing that. I briefly googled and researched it. Not sure what to think. Any comments would be greaty appreciated. He did say it would be coastal waters though. ?