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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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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!

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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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**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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San Antonio MA's

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Going through A School at San Antonio?

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Latest Activity: Jun 19, 2022

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Comment by pokey1042 on July 30, 2018 at 12:03pm: NavyMama, hello and welcome! Yes, he can have his laptop and phone with him. The rooms come with small refrigerators and a microwave and a restroom. My son has one roommate. On his floor they do have a laundry room where they do their own laundry. There is a cleaners on base where the uniforms can be taken too. The room also comes equipped with linens. I asked my son the other day if he needed an iron and he told me no that there was one in his room. The only thing I believe my son has purchased is cleaning supplies and microwavable food (pizza rolls, etc.). They clean their own room and that gets inspected during the week. The one thing we purchased for our son was a Hot Spot that way he has his own WIFI. The base will charge for the use of the WIFI while he is there and I hear it's not very good because so many people are hooked up to it. With him having his own Hot Spot he won't have issues getting on his computer or phone for the internet. OH and this Saturday I gave him paper plates and napkins.

Comment by pokey1042 on July 30, 2018 at 11:54am: Heather, if he's there now in A School he should have an estimated date thus far. My son arrived to A School late on the 21st and he had his estimated date four days later.

Comment by Heather on July 30, 2018 at 11:18am: Oh thanks so much!! When will my son get his graduation date?

Comment by pokey1042 on July 30, 2018 at 11:13am: I'm available if you or any of the mom's have questions about SA. Feel free to message me if you or comment if you have any questions about hotels, what to do, what to see, etc. I was born and raised here and I was an Air Force Brat too lol, so I practically grew up at the bases as well. I believe there is a San Antonio mom's site, but I don't see much action on there compared to this one.

Comment by NavyMama on July 30, 2018 at 11:12am: I'm a newbie to A School. My son's PIR date is August 10, and he will be going to San Antonio as an MA. We know he can have technology, and a few civilian clothes, but is there anything else we need to be aware of that he will need? For example: Do they have to supply their own bed/bath linens? Do they do their own laundry? Will they need an iron/ironing board or a steamer? Sorry for the silly questions...I have read some info in an MA article, but didn't find the answers to these questions...maybe I just didn't read far enough?

Comment by Heather on July 30, 2018 at 10:49am: Oh congratulations! !! I would love any feedback from your experience. Places to go, eat, hotels? Is this the only website for MA? at bootcamp there was so much to learn as parents on what to do, especially for PIR and liberty

Comment by pokey1042 on July 30, 2018 at 10:45am: WOW @Heather! That's really cold. LOL I was just telling my son's friends this past Saturday that SA practically shuts down if it rains too much or if we get any cold temperatures in the 30's. His A School buddies started laughing, but its true. Hope your son likes the base, Ft. Sam and Lackland are very nice. My son and three of his buds had liberty this past Saturday and we took them out to the mall and to sightsee.

Comment by Heather on July 30, 2018 at 10:32am: Thanks pokey1042. Oh boy that is so hot. Considering where he grew up in way way upstate NY. We are often at times in the winter the coldest spot in the nation. -40°F Christmas time last year!