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:
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
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Comment by Bird MomShip13Div363 on July 28, 2013 at 8:35pm
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hi, I was advised to join this group since my son is in for MA. He left the 24th and got to BC on Thursday, I am very proud of him, but have serious meltdowns from missing him. will I b able to have more communication after BC? I have heard their day starts around 4 and ends btwn 8 and 10 pm. wow, that's a long day. how many hrs do they get for sleep???
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Comment by lemonelephant on July 16, 2013 at 3:33pm
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SRRVTMom, There is info in Break down week by week within San Antonio MA's for you.
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Comment by aileen3mc on July 16, 2013 at 12:58pm
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My son used baby shampoo on his face, dawn in his hair and really loved the fans. I got him two one for his room and one hand held.
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Comment by SRRVTMom DIV 935 Ship 2 on July 16, 2013 at 11:19am
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I read somewhere on here what to send to my sailor to get the pepper spray out of her hair, off skin etc. Could some kind soul tell me where that is, or what it is. I know baby shampoo i think I read somewhere. Was that all? Thanks in advance.
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Comment by Proud Navy Parent on July 9, 2013 at 11:55am
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Welcome aboard shipmate! I am also former Navy. Got our when I was pregnant with my son that is now in the Navy. I was a DC. He is a 4 th generation sailor. I have so much more pride for him than I ever felt for myself being in. Glad of the choices he has made!
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Welcome Macamerson! I think the hardest thing about boot camp was the no communication. My son is in A school now, he graduates in early August. ( lackland ) then off to Bahrain. I hope his career in the Navy is everything he wants it to be.
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Comment by Macamerson on July 9, 2013 at 10:11am
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Hi. I'm new (my name is Mary) and my son (Kevin) is currently in bootcamp, day #6 now. I was advised to joing this group since his rate will be MA. Just an FYI - I'm a retired MAC - I got out in 95 when I had my son that has now joined. I retired early as I was a single mom. I loved the Navy. I became a MA in 1987 - I changed over from AZ. The school at the time was at Fort McClellan Al. I KNOW this rate has changed a lot since my days in. Thanks for letting me join.
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Comment by Laura68 on June 29, 2013 at 7:16am
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halee... yes I am... and I can not wait...
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halee, sometime between now and the end of BC you will also want to join San Antonio MA's; the discussion, Break down week by week, will let you know what happens at NTTC Lackland (San Antonio). The Page, 800 and 900 Divisions, within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) will be of interest to you since you have a recruit in a performing division. I believe that Division 938 is Sticks/Flags. I invite you to join Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) while you are there and to check out the other Pages (found under the pictures of the members) as well. Division 938 had to wait for others to arrive and fill the division and then finish P-days. They had holiday routine for the first time on Sunday and were able to write, so you should be receving a "real" letter this week.
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Comment by halee on June 25, 2013 at 11:51am
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Hi moms. My son too will graduate 8/2. Div 938. I'm still waiting for a letter from him. Guess they had some mail issues in his Div. Laura , are you attending graduation ? I am.
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