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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.
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Going through A School at San Antonio?
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Discussion Forum
Break down week by week
Started by lemonelephant. Last reply by lemonelephant Jul 25, 2018. 196 Replies 36 Likes
Flights from Bootcamp to San Antonio for MA School
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Comment by navyfam on December 2, 2010 at 11:05pm
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TracyeThanks! I passed along the info. you gave me below!!!! Just trying to be a good student!!! Have you "saluted" anyone lately????
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Comment by Tracye** Diva Rambo** on December 2, 2010 at 10:54pm
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I am so glad to see ya here Navyfam.....!
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Comment by bubbymom (Nadine) ship 09 div 08 on December 2, 2010 at 1:34pm
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Hi Laurie, no he didnt say..but did tell me all the time they will have off for the holidays...wow!
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Comment by LaurieM Ship 2 Div 902 on December 2, 2010 at 12:51am
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My son PIR date was 11-24 He arrived in SA today. He mentioned on the phone briefly that he thinks they will graduate A school Feb 4 th. Did anyone else hear this?
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Comment by CC0727 on December 1, 2010 at 11:40pm
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my son had PIR on 11/24 and has arrived in San Antonio. My other son will PIR on 12/3 and should be arriving also to San Antonio on 12/6. So nice that they will all be there with people they know from BC. : ) and that we moms will be on this site with each other again. it's kind of like we have graduated with them. : )
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In the discussion section above if you click on the view all you will see a discussion titled BREAK DOWN WEEK BY WEEK. Lots of info. on there also there is another group MAA Moms which has videos of the school on it.
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Congrats Richardsmom! Can't wait for that call! My daughter PIR's on 1/14. I hear make sure they have baby shampoo for the pepper spray...they get that the end of the 1st week after they "class" up. Found this out from a MA mom on chat last night. Also take the shower after with the bathing suit on so the residue doesn't run down in sensitive areas.
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Comment by Mich Richard's mom on December 1, 2010 at 6:06pm
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I just wanted to say hi... I just got the 'I'm a Sailor' call today and my son will be heading to San Antonio Tx on 12/7 I believe. Anything I should know before Tuesday?
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Hello Everyone,
My son PIR'd on Nov 24th and will be arriving Dec. 1st ( I think). I'm excited about him coming to A school in San Antonio. We live in N.O. and that's much closer and warmer than Chicago. I have been reading some of the past posts and look forward to learning all about my son's journey. Glad to be a part of Navy4MOMS!!!
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Comment by Anita MA Mom on November 28, 2010 at 10:40pm
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Hello to everyone,
I am new here. My Son is still in BC and will graduate 12/17.He will get to come home with us for Christmas and report to SA on the 27th. My questions are ,
when can he have his cell phone, lap top and when can we bring him his car? Any help or advice from you that have been through this is much appreciated. I have loved the Navy for Moms site while he has been in BC . Hope you all had a Blessed Thanksgiving!
Anita
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