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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!

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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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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 Proud Navy Parent on June 22, 2013 at 7:07am: San Antonio International is where my son flew into. There was about 8 of them from same PIR.

Comment by daisy72 on June 22, 2013 at 6:58am: What airport in San Antonio do they fly into from Great Lakes?

Comment by aileen3mc on June 20, 2013 at 5:23am: My son PIR was 6-7 and they class up Monday or today. I mailed him his first package.... Lost

Comment by Fishing Quilter on June 2, 2013 at 5:01pm: When my daughter arrived at Lackland, her roommate had been there for some time. This other gal played her music loudly, at any time, day or night, and really did not interact with my duaghter, which was tough for her. When this other young woman graduated a few weeks ago, my daughter was so happy. Now she could spend her time in her room ENJOYING the room, not HIDING from the noise! It does get better. Now she will be graduating at the end of this week, and will come home to get married, then head on to her duty station in Washington. These kids just need to develop a little tougher skin sometimes. It stinks, but not everyone is going to be a good roommate fit. Sometimes it helps for them to remember that A school is only a short time period, not forever.

Comment by Mike803 on June 1, 2013 at 3:31pm: Thank you Sandra, that is good to hear. I know things will get better for him once his school starts. We just feel a bad for him, he sounds a little depressed when he calls and we can't do anything more than just encourage him and tell him to hang in there. The roommates situations makes it tough for him right now.

Comment by Sandra (MA Mom) on June 1, 2013 at 3:23pm: Mike803 - tell your son to hang in there. My son was also delayed about two weeks before he classed up. He was really frustrated because he didn't volunteer, he was "voluntold". He had to watch friends start their classes while he had to wait around. Sounds like my son was luckier in the roommate dept. His original roommate was just graduating and completely gave him great guidlines and information. He then got two new roommates and they all really get along well.

My son's spirits really picked up as soon as classes started. He's seemed to really formed some close friendships. They go paintballing, tour the City (when allowed) and help each other study. He's now getting ready to graduate next week and he's really looking foward to moving on with the next step. So tell your sailor it does get better. I know from listening to my son that it's really frustrating until he gets to class up....but it does get better.

Comment by Mike803 on June 1, 2013 at 12:26pm: My son at now at Lackland AFB waiting for his MA School to form up. He was told June 10th but, due to some variables, that is not a certain date. As parents, we have told him all through Boot Camp that, once he got to Texas, things would be better for him. Perhaps that will finally be the case once his A school begins but, for now, he is not exactly a happy camper. He is sharing a room with two other sailors that have apparently been there for a few weeks and who do not seem to be interested in being very helpful or friendly. There is one bathroom for six and at times, there is no toilet paper. All in all, not the most ideal conditions. He seems a little bit depressed but they may also be due to the fact that they are now just sort of killing time waiting for A school to finally start. I wonder if other MA parents are getting similar information from their sailors.

Comment by Proud Navy Parent on May 28, 2013 at 8:40pm: I know how you feel. My son fell asleep in car after PIR. And that 8 pm curfew came too fast. We are looking forward to MA A school graduation!

Comment by Slbmo3 on May 27, 2013 at 9:38pm: That is great. I know it will be several weeks & he will let us know. The little bit of time with him this weekend went by so fast. He also was so tired he didn't really feel like doing much. We are looking forward to a weekend with him.

Comment by Proud Navy Parent on May 27, 2013 at 12:28pm: I would wait to visit after your sailor phases up. They are not aloud off base until then. My son is there now. And just got his first time off base Sat.