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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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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

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RTC Graduation

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PIR 4/8/2011 Alum Group!

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DIVISIONS: 121-128 807, 808 920,921

This group started on 2/8/11 and we survived boot camp, laughter and tears. Now our recruits are sailors and headed in many directions, but we'll continue to support one another throughout!

Location: GL
Members: 129
Latest Activity: Nov 29, 2011

We DID it ladies!!! We made it through BOOT CAMP and beyond!! What a group!

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Comment by Debi (Ship 9 Div 126) on July 24, 2011 at 11:06pm: As far as I was told, just finishing BC and A school , But as I said it takes a long time before the kids get their money.Just when you forget about it, thats when he got it.My guess she will be very lucky if she gets the check before Christmas.

Comment by NavyMomofOnly1Girl Ship 9 DIV126 on July 24, 2011 at 9:53pm: Debi - was there anything he had to do to initiate the bonus money? A form? I've been told about a form, but nobody else in charge seems to know anything about from whose in charge anyway. What does she have to do to get that?

Comment by Bebe on July 24, 2011 at 8:41pm: Hello everyone...My son is stationed in SD as well...Does love it very much and looking forward to his first cruise mid-august. We live close enough that he comes home liberty weekends. What a Blessing for me =)....

I wish everyone all the best...keep updates coming~nice to hear about our sailors.

Comment by LoveSally on July 24, 2011 at 9:09am: greetings to all! my navy son is in SD. Not much info from him yet he loves it. Anyone else w/son or daughter there? PIR was on 4/8/11. All best wishes to everyone. :)

Comment by Debi (Ship 9 Div 126) on July 22, 2011 at 9:28pm: My oldest son was a reservist, It;s true it really took a while for the bonus, I bet it was very close to a year, ( from the day that he went to BC) at least 8 months, Sorry but it was a long..... time

Comment by NavyMomofOnly1Girl Ship 9 DIV126 on July 21, 2011 at 9:00pm: Hi, Did anyone else have a son or daughter go to A School in SA for MA? My daughter was supposed to get a sign on bonus. She has been home since 6/4 and has had her first reserve weekend. One guy has been out of A school for 6 months and he still doesn't have his sign on bonus! Anybody know how you get that? I saw it in her contract. Her officers keep telling her it takes time.

Comment by MamaMia on June 18, 2011 at 4:36pm: Thanks Cheryl!

Comment by Cheryl on June 18, 2011 at 4:22pm: I think everyone is different. For Nukes, A School lasts 6 months and then you move on to Power School and then Prototype. A total of a year and a half or so. My son has 6 years in the Navy.:) I guess everyone is different, depending on your specialty.

Comment by MamaMia on June 18, 2011 at 8:36am: I hope you're all doing well. What has happened to all the sailors who went to A schools-do they keep moving or is that months long? For those of us in spec ops, some got rolled back (including mine) due to big class sizes. A little disappointing, but more time to train.

Comment by Cheryl on June 17, 2011 at 11:26am: Hi Everyone! So glad to see the updates and that your Sailors are doing so well. We just got back from a cross country trip to South Carolina to visit our son who is in A School there. He is also doing really well. We purchased him a car there so now he has more freedom. No more taxis!! It is always so hard to say goodbye. I try not to let the tears flow until he is out of sight. On the final evening there my daughter met a Sailor and wants to return to SC in August. I think I am going to go broke! Take care everyone and keep the updates coming!!