This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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

**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:

RTC Graduation

**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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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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Mass Communication Specialist

Information

Mass Communication Specialist

For those with Sailors who are MC's in "A" school or assigned a duty station.

Members: 107
Latest Activity: Oct 9, 2019

http://www.dinfos.osd.mil/index.asp

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

Navy MCs make "first of its kind" documentary

Started by ridewaves. Last reply by ridewaves Aug 29, 2011. 4 Replies

MC "A" School blog

Started by ridewaves. Last reply by 2byzmom Aug 18, 2010. 3 Replies

Comment Wall

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Comment by Joje on October 7, 2014 at 10:06am

Hi Laura, My son arrived on 10/2 and is also MC!  Looks like we will have 8 months or so together as moms :)  I haven't received the form letter so I'm not sure what my son's PIR date will be.  We are guessing that it could be 11-26, but more likely 12/5 since he arrived on a Thursday evening.  Welcome!

Comment by sailormom_fla on October 4, 2014 at 11:40am

DINFOS stands for Defense Information School, it's the name of the school they are going to at Ft. Meade. Thank you for the link, I will try to join that group now. 

Comment by NavymomofCO on October 4, 2014 at 11:32am
Thanks Sailormom_fla. Might be a silly question, but what is DINFOS? Also, one of the Moms from our PIR group started a new Facebook page for parents of Sailors at A school in Ft Meade. It's a closed group, but here's the link if you're interested in joining; https://m.facebook.com/groups/1696847273874683?ref=bookmark. Let me know if you have any questions or have trouble joining.
Comment by sailormom_fla on October 4, 2014 at 10:48am

Hi everyone, I am happy to see this group getting some activity! My son as been in DINFOS since July. He loves it, but he does say the courses are difficult and require plenty of studying. I am also curious about the Christmas leave. He has told me he will be home for Christmas but I don't think they know the dates yet.  Hope all of your sailors are doing great! It sure is easier being able to talk to them on weekends, unlike boot camp where there was little communication. 

Comment by NavymomofCO on October 3, 2014 at 10:42pm
Thanks Joje. My son starts courses on Monday. I would love to hear more about what to expect. I hear that the courses are very difficult. Anyone have any advice on how a I can help my new Sailor be successful?
Comment by Joje on October 3, 2014 at 6:57am

Hi NavymomofCO - The site is still active, just not too busy!  My son just arrived at RTC early this morning.  He will be at Ft. Meade in December.  Excited to finally start the adventure! 

Comment by NavymomofCO on October 2, 2014 at 9:46pm
Hello,
My son starts A school next Monday. He arrived at Ft Meade last Sunday. Is this still an active group?
Comment by Joje on September 14, 2014 at 10:34pm

HI MomofMCCassie - my son will be arriving at DINFOS at the end of November or early December.  Did you ever get an answer to your Christmas leave question? I have heard the same about the holidays and am crossing my fingers that he may be able to come home!

Comment by MomofMCCassie on August 21, 2014 at 8:41pm

My daughter will be headed to DINFOS for A school around 10/1.  Does anyone know when the kids can come home for Xmas?  I understand school activities basically close down around the holidays & they can use leave to fly home.

Comment by NavyMom93 on June 22, 2014 at 2:12pm

Yes, me, too, NavyMom.  It's good for them!

 

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