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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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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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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 MountainMama(ship3 div081) on December 11, 2012 at 9:47am
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My son finally got his orders...he's headed for Souda Bay, Greece. The funny thing is, his recruiter is changing jobs and will also be stationed there. Any info about Souda Bay would be greatly appreciated. Overseas is a whole new experience, got a lot to learn.
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Comment by karen p on December 10, 2012 at 11:23am
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laurie she also took two suitcases with her you know how girls are
but you can not bring anything for self defense or of sexual nature
they do search your luggage all of that stuff is forbidden and against there countrys rules
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laurie also recommend you get international calling on your phone cell or home
which ever works for you
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hi laurie my daughter was in bahrain year and a half ago she was told she could bring her duffle and it was loaded believe me it is very hot i dont know your sons rank
but E3 and above were not allowed to live on base they put them up in hotel til they find housing below E3 lives on base they will let you know there address as soon as they can then you can mail them stuff post office flat rate boxes wonderful thing
you have to check about iphone sim card
i dont think they have one though for bahrain i might be wrong technology and all
but i know she got a phone card
please let your son know to be careful my daughters bank card compromised all the numbers are on receipts not just last 4 tell him to carry black sharpie at all times and get in habit of blacking out they numbers on their and his receipts after purchase
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Comment by Laurie on December 10, 2012 at 10:22am
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My son is home on leave before heading to his first duty station....Bahrain. I'm having a hard time getting him to go through his belongings and deciding on what to bring because he has no idea how much he can bring, how to get his stuff there after he arrives, etc. Does the Navy move any of their belongings there or is it up to the sailor to mail whatever they can't carry with them? Also, does anyone know if an AT&T iphone can have the sim card switched to work with Bahrain cell phone service?
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Comment by SailorB-Man,Ship3,Div330 on December 4, 2012 at 5:16pm
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My son will be graduating MA school this weekend. He does not get to home home for another two weeks since he is being deployed stateside.
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Comment by HeatherT(09/003) on November 22, 2012 at 9:28pm
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Yeah mountainmomma!! Congrats to all those that moved up!! Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Susan, I will definately be praying! It's a scarry world out there, but God is a good God and I know He will bring them all home safely...and hopefully soon!
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Yeah!! My son passed his test to become an MA3! Still no news on overseas orders though. Playing the waiting game and trusting in the Lord.
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To SierrasMom my son has been at Lakeland since 10-15. To MountainMamam yes this is his first order. To HeatherT I asked my son about K-9 and he said he was not going to look into that until he was ready to get out cause there is not much room for advancment in the ranks. (Just an FYI)
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