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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.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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Navy Speak

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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

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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 Sheilah on May 1, 2011 at 1:08pm: Hello Everyone, just wondering if anyone ever planned a trip to Silverdale WA would love to spend some time with our MAA, where did you stay any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Comment by Hunters_Mom_12/092_MAA on May 1, 2011 at 8:21am: Redfly ~~~ Yes you are! Mahalo and aloha. Wish I could sneak in their bags when they leave and go on assignment with them ;) soon... working on it! Gonna have to teach you how to surf, or SUP!

Comment by Redfly on May 1, 2011 at 5:18am: Hunters Mom, I will be bringing you the best Mothers Day present ever!!!!!!

Comment by Jaimers on April 30, 2011 at 11:52am: Morning Ladies, My Dau is all settled and enjoys SA MA A School Did her OC the other day and passed. Looking forward to meeting other Moms with Sailors that maybe in same class as hers. looks like they will be finishing up with A School around 6/10/11.. God Bless our Sailors !

Comment by Hunters_Mom_12/092_MAA on April 28, 2011 at 10:14pm: Sailor called and happy to be getting his badge sewn on his dress uniforms! Hehe Cannot wait to sea him by Mothers Day! Hooyah

Comment by my3sons on April 26, 2011 at 12:42pm: Any MAA moms with sailors in Georgia?? Mine arrived there last week.

Comment by CINCINNATI MOM on April 22, 2011 at 7:37am: Thank you to everybody who posted regarding the stationing of the MA's that come out of "A" school. We will just have to wait and see. "A" school starts Monday. Yay!

Comment by AuxLady(Ship 13,Div 321) on April 22, 2011 at 12:26am: Anyone have MAA stationed @ Mayport NAS How's housing on base?

Comment by chriscwick on April 21, 2011 at 6:55pm: Cinci- mine went to Bahrain after a 14 day (yea!) leave after San Antone. He got voluntold to sign for 2 yrs., while still in school (was supposed to have his pick). You can never out guess the needs of the Navy. I don't know much about it, we call Chris "Gary Cooper", since he doesn't give up much information (rats!). If your honey-bunny goes to Bahrain, join us at the "Bahrain Moms" site.!

Comment by lemonelephant on April 21, 2011 at 6:35pm: Cincinnati Mom, it all depends on the needs of the Navy. There was a time a while back that 90% or more of those in every other class stayed stateside and the classes before and after would be the reverse. It's not been following that pattern lately. You'll just have to see what billets are up for grabs when the time comes.