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
Ship 09 Div 071
Information
Members: 15
Latest Activity: Jul 6, 2011
Discussion Forum
This group does not have any discussions yet.
Comment Wall
Comment
-
Comment by William in Nashua on January 24, 2011 at 5:19pm
-
Thanks texasmom. ET is "Electronics Technician" and operates the reactor. EM is "Electricians Mate" and operates power distribution on the ship. They both go to the same A school and take the same classes for most of the 24 weeks but in the last few weeks branch off: the EM's study electric motors and generators and the ET's study how to troubleshoot electronic circuits.
Gee do you think the My Little Pony stickers on the envelope will do the trick? These ought to get some attention. LOL
-
Comment by texasmom Prototype on January 24, 2011 at 2:57pm
-
William, According to my son, if a high percentage of SR's pass the PFA the division gets a flag. He was surprised that his time improved by 45 seconds in the run in these few short weeks. So I guess the brutal PT works.
I've been unsure of the differences between ET and EM, just know they both are electrical. Do you know? EM was his first choice. Maybe our boys will both be ET and go to school together.
I think you should try the Little Pony stickers!
-
-
Hi texasmom can you please tell us what is the meaning of the "division might flag in PFA". Does that mean everyone in Div 071 passed the PFA test, so that is why they might get the flag? If so that lifts one of my worries. By a lot, LOL. I do not know that "division PFA flag" means. Thanks
ET is very good rating, my son had listed ET as his first choice (unless he changed his mind later) I don't know yet if he got ET or not. All the ratings are good, but ET is good because you operate the plant.
-
-
Good morning everyone! I got a letter from my son this weekend dated 18Jan11. It was short but he mentioned that the division might flag in PFA. Go 71. They took it at 4am, yikes! I still can't picture him getting up before noon.
He also mentioned that he got his orders and he is an ET (Nuke). Not his first choice, but a close second.
-
Comment by emlovee on January 24, 2011 at 8:28am
-
these last weeks seem to be flying by, but it sure would be nice to get a phone call. nothing like hearing their voice.
-
Comment by SailorsWife'10 on January 23, 2011 at 11:59pm
-
They should have one more day of Hell Week.
-
-
Sounds like they do have another day of Week 4 to go maybe because Monday was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day. Thanks for the updates. I hope my son won the marksmanship ribbon he was already a good shot with a 9mm pistol, better than Dad LOL. What I really hope is that he passed the physical fitness test.
-
-
Do they have one more day of hell week? I think that they have only done 4-1 thru 4-4. I hope their done and its been good to hear the news. No letters so far this week. Great to hear from everyone else.
-
Comment by KDB1 on January 22, 2011 at 10:31pm
-
Thanks for the info from letters. Glad to hear the news! Glad HELL week is over...They sounded VERY busy and I am sure they were very nervous.
Britt I will try to search for you on fb???
-
-
I got 2 letters today and he sounds excellent! He passed his physical and inspection and he's really positive! He was so happy to hear my voice the other night, he said that it reminds him why he was there and what he was doing! Less than 3 weeks to go!
Also, found out that my husband is buddies with Josh's Mom's son lol. That made my day!
Sorry I'm not on here very often, my laptops not very reliable and my computers still not fixed yet.
© 2025 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
You need to be a member of Ship 09 Div 071 to add comments!