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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:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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
Comment Wall
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Comment by Nancy Cooper's Mom on February 27, 2014 at 11:27pm
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Leave almost over for or son. He then heads to Diego Garcia. Are there any Groups there at all? We know very little. We have had a wonderful visit. Even a 5 day get away to Palm Springs with all of the adult children- minus one! Precious, precious moments. Please send any info about Diego!
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I have looked all over the internet trying to find out graduation dates for MA's at Lackland AFB. Does anyone have a link or specific website that has this information? Thanks.
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Comment by sher on February 19, 2014 at 9:46am
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Thank you lemon elephant:)!!!
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Comment by lemonelephant on February 18, 2014 at 3:52pm
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sher, 4 years from the date that she was sworn in at MEPS on the way to BC.
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Hi Everyone, I know it must be tough to have your child in Bahrain. Say, when you join and they say it is four years, does that mean four years from boot camp or four years from when you get your post?
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My son just finished his 2 year tour in Bahrain. He will be deploying to Diego Garcia- in March. Navymomsue---- He really liked his tour there. The Sailors were all very nice. There is a lot to do. I haven't heard of anyone that really didn't like it. My son went to Bahrain in January 2 years ago. He was able to adjust to the hot weather as the temperatures rose. He will miss his friends there. Now, we wonder how he will be on Diego Garcia? He is here on leave for 18 days or so. My son had no problems with communication. FB messenger and Skype and he had a very inexpensive international plan.
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navymomsue, join Bahrain Moms and check your My Page.
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Hi all MABahrainMoms, My son will be deployed to Bahrain this week. Little nervous. I hear things are a little tense. Hard to see him go. My question for any one who can help. He has a cell phone and tablet. What is the most economical way for us to communicate? Can we Skype? It looks like I may not be able to talk to him that much anyway. Please let me know. Thanks again.
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JENJEN, I'm wondering if none of those going to Bahrain will go to ECS since Bahrain will not be on the list for IDP beginning 1 June since they wouldn't need that training if it is not a danger zone. See http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/03/pentagon-cuts-down-on....
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Comment by sacsocmom on January 17, 2014 at 7:58pm
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also if you have a facebook her is some site I belong to that are great:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/664105946934160/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/664105946934160/
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