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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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
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- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
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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
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San Antonio Moms
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For all those Moms either in San Antonio or those with loved ones in "A" school in San Antonio.
Location: San Antonio
Members: 71
Latest Activity: Mar 7, 2020
Here are some links that should be of help if you are coming to visit us.
Infomation about the Riverwalk and downtown San Antonio
Discussion Forum
Apartments Close to Fort Sam
Started by Cheyenne. Last reply by Lizzie_Corpsmanwife May 7, 2014. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I've been looking for weeks at apartments online since I'm across the country. I was wondering if any locals could suggest some places! I just wanna be some where safe and the apartment complex has…Continue
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San Antonio
Started by Queenjailyle. Last reply by sil Jun 30, 2012. 3 Replies 1 Like
I was looking at the diverse group we have collected here and thought it might be nice if those of us from San Antonio shared what we enjoy with those who are sending theirsons & daughters to us.…Continue
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Comment by proudmom on February 3, 2012 at 8:54pm
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My Son just arrived last Saturday. I'm excited to hear about all the things they learn in training. Is there anyone else who's son had PIR on 1/27/12 as well? My son was the only one from his division who was going for MA.
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Comment by PeggyW on January 24, 2012 at 11:56pm
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Hj, all! Im Peggy and my son is a Naval aviator attending Primary flight training in Corpus Christie. He finished Officer Candidate School at the end of May 2011 and spent 6 months at NAS Pensacola getting his pilot's license. At least for the next few months he is close enough to come home every other weekend!
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Comment by Queenjailyle on January 1, 2012 at 7:30am
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Happy New Year!
Proudmom- Welcome to our group. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have about San Antonio or A school. We will do our best to answer them.
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Gbearmom-Have you heard anything more on Kim? Kris told me this morning about her gallbladder. Did she say if they are taking it out in GL so she can finish basic? How are you doing?Kim is in our prayers. Let me know if you just need to talk.
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Comment by Mom of a Corpsman on December 13, 2011 at 1:34am
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Thank you for the welcome. My daughter says she loves San Antonio so far and she just can't wait for classes to start. She says the only thing that she has to get used to is it is so quite compared to home. She has 6 siblings so our house is never quite. haha
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Hi Fatty Cat - how is your daughter liking the base so far?
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Fatty Cat-Welcome to our group. If you have any questions please ask. Sorry to hear your daughter won't be home for Christmas. My son leaves for GL in April and my husband is going all out this year because "we don't know when he will be here for Christmas again."
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Hi everyone my daughter arrived in San Antonio last week for A-school.she wont be coming home for Christmas she will spending the holiday there on base.
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Comment by gbearmom on December 11, 2011 at 1:20am
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Just wanted to say thanks to all who provided info to me before my daughter left for GL. My last contact was 2349 on Thursday, 8 Dec. Still not quite sure what to do in the house now that she's gone, but I think in time this will remedy itself!
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Gbearmom - was reading through the postings and yours caught my eye. My son just PIR'd last Friday, the 2nd. Believe me, the eight weeks seem like they are going to take forever, but once you start being able to send and receive mail, it goes so quick. Make sure you write your daughter as much as possible. From what my son said, that was very important. They all looked so forward to mail call. Any questions, feel free to contact me, it makes it easier to know what your kid is going through.
My son got down to San Antonio on the 3rd. So far he is loving it. He is starting classes next Wednesday on the 14th (he is reserve so he gets into classes faster than active duty). He is flying home late on the 18th for 2 weeks of leave. Yeah!!! We weren't able to go to PIR so haven't seen him since the beginning of October when he shipped. Very excited!
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