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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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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

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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 Hunters_Mom_12/092_MAA on March 29, 2011 at 7:27am: Aww, Anita, I love those times! The last one of those I had was taking him to the surgeon to have his wisdom teeth taken out BEFORE boot camp. Recruiter kept saying "nah, wait until he goes to bc". NOT, so glad we didnt as he had dry sockets and had to go back. That would have been awful in BC! I think that is why a lot of people got sicker...

k-town, did yours get teeth pulled in BC? They do a great job, just that they are then open to more infections/viruses right?

chriscwick - GREAT story! Love it. Wonder if mine would stand firm... Probably, I noticed he is becoming quite a cocky Bugga! Family tells me that is how it's got to be. That explains our Navy father - very strict, yet flexible if that makes sense. We did see a lot of the world! That is where I got the moving/traveling bug.

Comment by Anita MA Mom on March 29, 2011 at 3:05am: Tell that young man WAY TO GO chriscwick. I know that you are proud of him. I agree they do test them at times, to see if they let just anyone pass through. Glad he did his job correctly. My son will graduate the MWD school on May 13, I will go to San Antonio May 12. Looking forward to getting to ride a long 14 hrs home with him just me and him, some good Mom and Son time :) Hope all is well with others out there. Blessings to you all my friends :)

Comment by chriscwick on March 28, 2011 at 10:37pm: Thanks Mama! You could hear the grin in his voice! Not that we hear it often enough. lol :P : )

Comment by chriscwick on March 28, 2011 at 10:02pm: Quick MA story- Chris had summertime, day, gate duty. Not yet 21 yrs. old, still SA. Lt. Comm. Approaches gate from dockside, has to be asked for cred. & to remove sunglasses, a rule strictly enforced. He fails to comply with the shades. Chris won't let him pass. Respectfully, asks again & recites, verbatim, commanding officer rule. Catches all sorts of verbal abuse & threats. Still won't let Lt. Comm. pass. Finally complies after another recitation. Later, a ships Captain approaches, same request, no ground given by Chris. Cap'n takes off shades & says, "So your the one who got my Lt. Comm." to which Chris snapped to & replied, "yes sir". Cap'n replaced shades wAlked through the gate saying, "I liked it!, carry on son". Big WHEW! from, still, MA Chris!!!!

Comment by chriscwick on March 28, 2011 at 6:23pm: OORAH Navy Moms!

Comment by Hunters_Mom_12/092_MAA on March 28, 2011 at 6:05pm: K town, yes wondering how your son did. Having pneumonia is no joke. Cannot imagine going through OC on top of that. Mine got the crud at the beginning of BC and luckily got over it.

Welcome kt - having read quite a bit about MA's, my brother was a MP in the Marines and generally (not the voice of experience, just well read) they are generally not well liked. From what I have read chriscwick is spot on! My sister and brother are both deputy sheriffs and they are not liked at all when they pull someone over or book them in jail. On the other hand, when it all starts to go down they are the first ones called to the scene!

Comment by chriscwick on March 28, 2011 at 5:46pm: K Town- How was OC, Chris said it wasn't bad - it was awful! He has sinus trouble, said he was squeekie clean for days!
KT - Chris says folks may not like you, but he gets respect for fairness & knowing the laws he enforces. My Scorpio MA can be a piece of work & a royal pain, but when it came to choosing the guy to watch everyone's back in an op he was the one they chose. Your soon to be MA will find his niche!

Comment by Hunters_Mom_12/092_MAA on March 26, 2011 at 8:07am: Congratualtions danbrisoap!

Mine went through OC spray yesterday and said he it was no big deal? Starting to wonder about that kid - Haha

Thank you Brenda Sue ~ a Navy, N4M, MAA, Mama is every bit as coolio if not more!

Comment by Brenda Sue on March 26, 2011 at 7:53am: I'm not retired Navy - but I am currently a MA's mom. I live about 5 hours from San Antonio - and if possible I would LOVE to go pin a badge on a new MA in place of his mom.

My son went to MA school in Virginia. At his pinning ceremony, I was the ONLY mom there. There were a handful of other relatives (uncle and grandma - I think). I did not get to pin my son's badge on him. I wish I knew to ask. That was almost three years ago now.

Comment by Hunters_Mom_12/092_MAA on March 26, 2011 at 7:40am: trloquem - we are asking if anyone knows where an earlier comment is that I read that a San Antonio area Retired Sailor actually went to the ceremony, of his own accord and pinned an MAA cecause their family could not make it.

Anyone know of someone whe would do that? Such a gracious act of kindness?