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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!

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

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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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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MAA Moms

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A group for moms of "Master At Arms" sailors.

Members: 630
Latest Activity: Oct 4, 2023

Hello
We look forward to hearing about your sailors journey. How he/she likes being an MAA (MA) and which kind of job they are doing and how you are doing knowing what your sailor does for a living.
NOTE: Please help keep our sailors safe. Don't give out exact locations.Example: If he/she is in Iraq you can say Iraq but I would not say the name of the camp or a town near the camp. If they are on a ship don't give the last known location. Although some of that is public we don't in anyway want to jeopardize them.

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MA Schools
Lackland AFB, TX -- 40 calendar days
Hampton Roads, VA -- 50 calendar days
Kings Ba, GA -- 50 calendar days

Ship and shore physical security requirements, crime prevention, military and civil law, antiterrorism procedures, physical fitness training, interpersonal communications, first aid, firearms and physical restraint. Group instruction, classroom and physical training in use of restraining devices.

MA's Practicing There Skills - Bahrain

OC Spray

Below is a look at what the MA sailors go though in "A" school at Lackland Air Force Base.

USS Russell April 12, 2008 The ship's boarding team practices their close-quarters combat skills while the ship's Master-at-Arms offers "encouragement".

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Comment by Eds Mom Danielle on October 4, 2023 at 9:10am: LMCinTN How did your trip go?? My son's PIR is Nov 2 then he heads down to SA and I am very excited. I hope you had a wonderful time!

Comment by LMCinTN on October 20, 2022 at 11:02pm: Hello all- wondering if anyone has any info about life if stationed in Key West? Please and thank you.

Comment by LMCinTN on September 5, 2022 at 10:20pm: Hi nursekim - my son has been in San Antonio for about 9 days now. I offered him sheets/blanket/pillow, and he said they don't need them at all. He is pretty simple though. I am heading to see him in about 1.5 weeks. He would prefer that he be in civilian clothes when we come and is hoping that he will have that by the time we go. As long as he isn't on watch, he will have liberty to see us, he said. He does know already that he will have watch and will need to stay on base from 12-12 (can't leave) at least one of the days we are there. Bottom line - I get to see him for a little bit, and that is perfectly fine by me! I am just happy that we get to talk all the time now!!! :)

Comment by Henry's Mom on September 5, 2022 at 12:26pm: nursekim - my sone was at San Antonio A school and didn't need his own linens. They have hotel rooms on the base for the sailors. Is he somewhere other than at Lackland?

My sailor is headed back there in Nov. for additional training before being posted in Japan. I just asked him about the weekends/liberty. I believe they have it, just the ability to get places isn't easy.

Will let you know when I hear back.

Comment by nursekim on September 5, 2022 at 9:22am: Good morning MAA Moms!

My son is heading to San Antonio in less than 2 weeks. I'd like to send him a set of twin xl sheets and a blanket. Do they have to be a certain color?

I'm also looking to visit San Antonio when he's 6 weeks into school. What's the likelihood of him having liberty that weekend?

Thank you!

Comment by kim's husband Troy on July 19, 2022 at 7:45am: Nursekim - Our son flew to San Antonio 4 days after PIR. He did tell us that sailors in other rates remained at GL for 2-4 weeks. He also said that a couple sailors that had graduated a week before his group remained on board until more MA's finished PIR. His experience was all during the pandemic though so not sure how it affected things then compared to now. He also had to wait 2 weeks in San Antonio before classing up and actually begin training. I hope you get the chance to spend time with him before he ships! We weren't even allowed to attend graduation and had to watch it on youtube.

Comment by nursekim on July 1, 2022 at 7:49pm: Hey all! my son is in his P week in Boot camp and will be MA. It was his 2nd choice...1st was a Seebee. His dad was a civilian K9 and he hopes to do the same.

One thing I'm itching to know is how quickly he will be sent to San Antonio after PIR. I hope we get to spend a few days with him.

Comment by kim's husband Troy on June 20, 2022 at 7:58am: LCM - Hello and welcome to the group. Usually isn't much activity here but I do try to check in every so often. My son is a MA3 and was at Lackland during the winter of 2020 and went his duty station in February of 2021. If you have any specific questions don't hesitate to ask. Things may be different because he went to boot camp and A-School during the height of the pandemic.

Comment by LMCinTN on June 19, 2022 at 9:52pm: Hello. Just found this, as Chipmunk sent me here (thank you!). My son is at BC and will head to A school in TX for MA training. If anyone has any advice or info to offer, I am all ears. Thanks in advance!

Comment by Henry's Mom on June 18, 2022 at 10:45pm: Good evening folks. Just found this group. My son has been an MA, in Bahrain, Oceana and now at a location that is pretty isolated. He has a year there and should be relocating late fall this year. Glad to find out that there's an MA Specific group.

He went to Lackland for his A School prior to Bahrain, re-enlisted while there. Just re-enlisted again - will have 10 yrs when this round is up. We are hoping he gets to 20 yrs.

Have a good weekend!

Henry's Mom