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:
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Latest Activity
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
N4M Merchandise
Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
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
Badge
Sailors attending A School in Meridian, Mississippi
Information
We've passed Basic, now its attending A school in Meridian, Mississippi. Let's talk and get to know one another.
Members: 415
Latest Activity: Jun 18, 2024
Discussion Forum
Questions on A School in Meridian Miss
Started by Strawberry shortcake. Last reply by Blisshay Feb 6, 2016. 9 Replies 3 Likes
Graduation from A school
Started by lynda toney. Last reply by deb Jun 11, 2014. 6 Replies 1 Like
visiting my husband
Started by wifeofasailor1( LS A school). Last reply by rockenrobin May 28, 2014. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Comment Wall
Comment
-
Comment by diannep on April 8, 2010 at 9:34am
-
Gulf Coast Mom: Yes, the Meridian mall. My son has spent many hours hanging out there while in A School. I don't think there is much else to do in Meridian He didn't want me to mail civilian clothes to him because he didn't want to have to try and get them packed and home when here on leave. He doesn't seem to mind being in uniform all of the time...and I know I loved seeing all of the Navy unforms in Great Lakes when at the Gurnee Mall. Made my heart feel good! I knew that behind each of those uniforms was a man/woman who worked hard to earn that uniform! YAH!
-
Comment by Gulf Coast Mom on April 7, 2010 at 11:41pm
-
Kae - there is an airport in Meridian. It is small, but several Delta flight coming thru Atlanta fly in to it. To all you other moms - I live on the Gulf Coast and my husband and I were camping in Meridian this weekend. Saturday started out nasty and rainy, so we went to the mall. There were lots of sailors there - obviously straight from boot camp because still in the uniform wearing stage.
-
Comment by sschick02_new navy wife on April 7, 2010 at 7:38pm
-
Congrats Kae on the engagement!
-
Comment by Sailor'sWifey on April 6, 2010 at 1:47pm
-
LadyHamilton thank u soooo much! I called them and was able to inquire. You guys are awesome! My fiancee is loving the freedom in A-school so far although he did admit it was another culture shock for him but glad he's out of RTC. LOL
-
-
Hi sschick02 !!! I remember you too.. our bf's graduated a week apart :) well now they're both our fiancee's. lol. He finally proposed after 6 years of being together. It was amazing! anyway, he was a grad n go and had to leave right away after PIR. It was all a big tease :( So that's why I'm planning this visit once he gets settled and knows all the rules and stuff.. hopefully I can go 3rd week of April.
p.s. Has anyone gotten married in Meridian here? my fiancee's PO told him a lot of people do it to get their families included in their orders and that's what we want to do too. Any inputs?
-
-
I sent him a package through UPS that he should receive tomorrow with some snacks, clothes and his cell phone. He is coming home for about 2 weeks after he finishes school and gets his orders - and then we are getting married. Yeah - I'm having fun trying to plan all of this with a moving target (the date). But worth it!
-
-
Kae - hey I remember talking to you during boot camp! My bf is in Meridian - he arrived there about a week ago. He has started doing some duties and started his classes (earlier than scheduled) today. So far it has been great! So much more contact than in boot camp. He has been borrowing phones to contact me here and there and there are computers they can use in the library (I think) and we talk through myspace.
-
Comment by hismomdeeship7div103 on April 5, 2010 at 9:46pm
-
Kae-If it is his duty day then he is limited to where he can go on the base because they have to stay close in case they are needed. My son had duty the last day but we just stayed around with him
-
-
Kae-I drove so I didn't have to worry about a car. I think the best/closest airport is Jackson. There are plenty of places that you can spend time with him on base. He should be able to go off base too, you will have to go to the quarterdeck with him and sign out as his "liberty buddy" he will know what all that means
-
-
What airport do u all fly into and how far is the drive to the base from the airport? Did u all rent a car? Im from Los Angeles. So even if they are still red dots, we can visit them as long as we stay in the base? Sorry for my 747588585 questions ;(
© 2025 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
You need to be a member of Sailors attending A School in Meridian, Mississippi to add comments!