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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

Hello
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 depierrenavy on November 27, 2011 at 10:32pm: Hi i am MASN dePierre i just finished school in Lackland TX if anyone has any questions about the school or the MA rate just let me know my e-mail is depierrenavy@gmail.com if anyone wants to talk about the rate, bootcamp, or being in the Navy welcome to the rate and the navy family

Comment by chriscwick on October 26, 2011 at 11:17pm: Great news from everyone!

Comment by Schafam Master at Arms Mom on October 26, 2011 at 8:48pm: my son is MSRON 3 and heading to San Diego, he went from Great Lakes to San Antonio, to Gulfport MS and heading to San Diego first part of November.

Comment by Marvelmom on October 26, 2011 at 7:25pm: Congrats to you also Miss Suzanne! My son just completed basic on 10/21 and also wants to be a K9 MAA. So I will be looking forward to all of your stories and suggestions.

Comment by Miss Suzanne on October 26, 2011 at 7:20pm: Congrats Rebecca! :-)

Guess what, ladies? My son got K9 MAA! This brings him up to an E3, which is great, and he'll be able to travel the world now! We are all thrilled for him. This also means he'll be able to come home for Christmas for a week, then he'll have almost 3 weeks leave accrued by the time he finishes C-School! (that's where they go to train the dogs)
He's doing so well, I'm so very proud of him!
I just wanted to share, thanks for "listening"

Burning my blue candle,
Suzanne

Comment by chriscwick on October 11, 2011 at 7:12pm: Sherrys - try Best Fares

Comment by lemonelephant on October 11, 2011 at 1:46pm: sherrys, use Expedia, Travelocity.....(There are lots of those kinds of sites and you can check for the best prices before booking.) My son was able to book his airline tickets that way much cheaper than what MWR suggested. We've booked hotel rooms a time or two as well. Another advantage of the internet is that you can check the reviews of the hotel before booking.

Comment by sherrys on October 11, 2011 at 1:19pm: Wondering what is the best way to visit our son. Have used the Moral, Welfare and Recreation to book last trip. Not sure it was the best way to schedule hotel, etc. The place we stayed was pricey and not the best. (Dead rat in parking lot and located beside a bus stop.) Little afraid to leave the car parked in the parking lot. ---- Is there a better way to book trip. We want to visit our son in Hawaii and know this can be very expensive. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Comment by Miss Suzanne on October 2, 2011 at 5:09pm: Thanks a lot for the input and suggestions! I will definitely pass them on!

Comment by chriscwick on October 2, 2011 at 4:26pm: We gave MA3 Chris his electronics at PIR. Made the airport wait to SA much better. Make sure you soon to be SA's make use of the USO rooms at the airports. They are so wonderful to the kids!