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Navy For Moms

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

Events

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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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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 LoriK (Ship 02 Div 908) on December 17, 2012 at 9:38pm: Shannon, when is your son's PIR? My son graduates 1/4/13 (Ship 02 Div 908) & will be going to MA also.

Comment by HeatherT(09/003) on December 17, 2012 at 1:44pm: Shannon MA training is in San Antonio TX at Lackland AFB. Best wishes to your son.

Comment by MountainMama(ship3 div081) on December 12, 2012 at 12:28pm: k9kell - That's good to hear. My son doesn't really know much about it either. He wanted to go to Japan but those were two year orders and he had to choose one year orders and extend 6 months because he wants to leave after his four years and go to college. He'll be glad to hear it's a good place to be.

Comment by k9kell on December 12, 2012 at 12:23pm: MountainMama- I will let you know if my son goes to Greece so we can share info. One thing my son told me yesterday was that sailors he doesn't even know were coming up to him saying they heard he got Greece and telling him he's lucky, that it's awesome. He said he didn't realize it was such a desirable place to be stationed, so that was good to hear!

Comment by lemonelephant on December 11, 2012 at 10:47pm: Using Skype internet calls can be way cheaper for your Sailor and you than international calling plans. Your Sailor can call anywhere in the US and Canada for $2.99 a month. They can make unlimited calls to any landline or cell phone for that. They also get a US number that you can call.

Comment by chriscwick on December 11, 2012 at 7:34pm: @ Laurie
Hi! My son's been in the sand almost 3 years now. Check out the Bahrain Moms page & join us! If we don't know the answer to your questions, one of us will hunt it down!! Phone cards are a plus. My sailor has an iPhone. The other sailors will advise your sailor. Chris has lived off base in a lovely flat since he became MA3. Your sailor will have a DVD with info prior to arriving, a mentor upon arrival & a "get to know Bahrain tour". There is no formal Mess on base, but rather a food court or "souk" within the NEX. Hope to see you on the Bahrain page!

Comment by MountainMama(ship3 div081) on December 11, 2012 at 5:34pm: He's been in the Navy two years (as of this coming Friday) and he's currently stationed in SC. He leaves for Greece in May. If you son ends up in Greece, he will be there before mine. Lets stay in touch.

Comment by k9kell on December 11, 2012 at 1:27pm: Mountainmama- my son just got orders to Greece, too. He graduates on January 11th. When does yours graduate? The thing is, my son also interviewed for an MWD handler position (military working dog). If he gets that job then his orders to Greece are void. I've heard it's a good place for them to go, I don't have specific reasons to tell you (wish I did). Just that my son said he heard being stationed in Greece is pretty cool.

Comment by SierrasMom (Bahrain on December 11, 2012 at 1:24pm: My Daughter is in A School and graduates in January. She just found out she will be stationed in Bahrain too.

Comment by Sailor14 on December 11, 2012 at 1:17pm: Our son started A school yesterday and looking forward to the next few weeks. Will check back with the site as days progress