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:
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.
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- Graduation Info
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- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Mass Communication Specialist
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For those with Sailors who are MC's in "A" school or assigned a duty station.
Members: 107
Latest Activity: Oct 9, 2019
Mass Communication Specialists are concerned with public affairs and visual communication. Their role is to present the US Navy to Naval and civilian audiences, through a variety of media. MCs write and produce both print and broadcast journalism, including news and feature stories for military and civilian newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations. They record still and video photography of military operations, exercises, and other Navy events.
Great link from a guy who describes "A" School at FT Meade:
http://civiliantosailor.blogspot.com/2007_07_01_archive.html
More info for those of you who have sailors getting ready to head to FT Meade:
Go to the link http://www.dinfos.osd.mil/index.asp for DINFOS. There is an ACADEMICS Tab>Course Offerings. A list of classes appears for 2010. Above the list a paragraph with a link to ATRRS. Click on the link. You may be asked to authenticate the certificate. It is safe to do so. After following those directions a page will appear with drop down boxes. Fill in the boxes for Fiscal YR (20XX, the YR searching for), School Code (212), State (MD)>search courses. You can then select each course and see the details for when those classes start & end.
Discussion Forum
Future MC - leaving for BC in 4 days
Started by Celticwoman2. Last reply by AKL5225 Jul 26, 2019. 3 Replies 1 Like
Navy MCs make "first of its kind" documentary
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MC "A" School blog
Started by ridewaves. Last reply by 2byzmom Aug 18, 2010. 3 Replies 1 Like
Comment Wall
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Comment by ChelseaM on November 27, 2012 at 11:18am
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Hey, I am currently at Fort Meade with my husband. And I can answer this for you. He will not get his orders till the last month of A School. Also, its been a rumor (I'm not sure the truth behind it) that is you are married you end up in Virginia.
When are you guys heading this way?
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Comment by Erin on November 26, 2012 at 12:11pm
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Hi Everyone! My husband is currently at Great Lakes for bootcamp, and then heading to Fort Meade for A School to be an MC. Wondering at what point he will find out where he is stationed after A School? I imagine it's towards the end but wondering if anyone can answer from experience. Thanks so much!
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Comment by gingermom on July 31, 2012 at 2:29pm
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Hi all, My son will graduate BC on 8/17/2012 and start A school for MC on 8/28/2012. Counting the days!!
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Thank you Bonnie and others, lots of helpful things said here.
She actually talked to the recruiter and there's two spots open for MC to leave in Feburary. She's defidently going to wait to get that rate so she can get all she can out of the Navy. Thanks again everyone!
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Hello Ladies,
My daughter is very interested in the MC rate. She is eligable for it with her ASVAB score, but knows its very hard to get into. Do you have any tips on how to get the rate? Is it worth is to do Undes. or wait for the Rate that really interests her? Also we've heard you need to make a portfolio, and get 'accepted' by a superior of that rate Any feedback would be grately appreciated.Thanks so much
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Comment by blithes0me on June 28, 2012 at 9:33am
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@Jeannade, I live an hour away so it's not as close as I want but I'm so grateful! I must say, DINFOS has definitely taken a toll on him... 'A School' is really intense training, but with the intensity and hard work all the time, they are definitely rewarded with free time (especially because they are SURROUNDED by tourist-esque areas like D.C. and the Baltimore Harbor) "A School" has a lot of perks especially compared to Boot Camp... just sent him his blanket and ALL 60 of his DVDS along... so get those care packages started :)
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Comment by jeannade on June 27, 2012 at 9:50am
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Ladies, thank you so much for the confirmation. I had heard something like that but I thought it was best to check with someone who's "been there/done that". I already have the tablets and will start coaching my mom on how to use it and skype. Oh and @ blithes0me... please don't take this the wrong way but I'm sooo jealous..Your sailor gets to come home sometimes for dinner, etc during training... SOOOO nice... Would it be wrong to move up there for 6 months ;-)... I didn't think I could miss that son of mine sooooo much and yet be sooooo happy and proud at the same time.. Again thanks for the info...
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@Jeannade, My sailor graduated bootcamp 4/13... He is now in A School in Ft. Meade, MD (I live right down the street... It's a really nice area!)
Once your sailor arrives at the airport in Chicago, and steps off that bus and into the airport, he is officialy FREE from Boot! Which means you are able to go meet him and wait with him until his flights arrives, and in doing so, you can drop off any personal belongings to him (like the tablets)
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Comment by G-Mom on June 26, 2012 at 11:46am
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Hi jeannade....I an't remember exactly when my SR was able to have electronics...I believe it was almost immediately. He had access to the internet right away. He had his phone right away.
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Good morning everybody.. My SR will PIR on 07/06 and then off to A school the next day. Does anybody know if they can have electronic devices when they first arrive at MC A School?
I want to pick up android tablets for him and my mother so they can video chat while he can. My mother has health issues that will cause us to lose her in the next few years and they are SOOO close I thought it would be a good Birthday present for both of them.
So ladies any idea of when he could have something like that once he leaves RTC? Any help would be wonderful, thanks.
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