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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:
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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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 lemonelephant on February 7, 2011 at 12:55am
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It won't be long before this will all be "Old Hat" to you too. Things come up for us as well that we have to check on with those who've "gone before" and this site is so great and someone always has an answer or can point to someone who does.
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Comment by MountainMama(ship3 div081) on February 7, 2011 at 12:46am
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Hmmmm....that's an option too. So much to learn. I'm thankful to be in contact with you wise moms who have a handle on things. You who have "been there, done that, bought the t-shirt" are very much appreciated.
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My Sailor pays $3.04 a month to call unlimited to any landline or mobile phone in the US with Skype. He had a Skype number that anyone can call him on and that was about $6 more per month, but if we need to speak to him, we email him and it has worked well, so he cancelled that. We also talk and/or do video chat for free on Skype if we are both online. MSN Messenger typing or video chat also work as well for us. He has his AT&T account suspended. When he comes home on leave, he gets a GO phone because he said it's cheaper than reactivating his AT&T phone.
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Thanks for the info. I guess we'll go ahead and get his phone reactivated with AT & T. They seem to be very generous with the military about suspending the line and not charging while they are unable to use it. I got to figure this Skype thing out!
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Comment by Brenda Sue on February 6, 2011 at 11:39pm
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I also only talk to mine on Skype. It was amazing this morning. He has a friend in Brazil and I am in Texas and my son is in Greece and we were all chatting together.
If they do buy a phone, most buy one with a pre-paid plan in the place where they are stationed. Also, if they are on a ship, I understand that they buy phone cards to use and the best place to get them is at the NEX.
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MountainMama, my Sailor has a Skype number and makes calls through his computer or iPhone.
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I have a question for you moms with kids overseas. How does the cell phone thing work? We are currently with AT & T although I temporarily have his line suspended, I would like to have it turned back on and put in his name when as soon as he gets to A school in San Antonio, but I need to know if it will work overseas (if he gets stationed over there). Any info is appreciated, as I am completely ignorant of this matter.
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Comment by Englishmum on February 3, 2011 at 10:20pm
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My son has just arrived in Key West and would love to hear from other mums whose child has been or is there
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My son is in his first posting in Key West and would love to hear from others that have had a son that were posted there and what they thought. He is feeling anxious about transportation between housing and the bases
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jennyd, there are no B schools for any rate any more. I do'nt belive that MAs have any C Schools, but I may be wrong on that. There are several special trainings available for MAs such as with dogs or Harbor Patrol and others.
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