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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:
Events
**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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Great Lakes A School Q&A
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The purpose of this group is to allow family of new sailors assigned to school at Training Support Center Great Lakes a chance to voice questions to a Student Division Commander
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 2332
Latest Activity: Mar 12
Discussion Forum
leave after A/C school-- orders are confusing
Started by MANDY. Last reply by Anti M Aug 16, 2019. 2 Replies 0 Likes
What happens after ASchool?
Started by SailorMom18. Last reply by Phoenixmom Feb 13, 2019. 1 Reply 0 Likes
BECC Info?
Started by adubz33. Last reply by SuBHuni34 Nov 29, 2018. 9 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Phoenixmom on December 5, 2017 at 7:20pm
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Have a Good evening Ladies!
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Good Morning Ladies hoping this Tuesday finds you all well,
MommaB Congratulations on your New Sailor! I find it a little easier to be able to speak to your Loved one now he is in A school. me and my son say goodnight to each other every night, sometimes a get a text a little late but in the morning I know it will be there. Yes you can order the large priority flat rate boxes from usps for free, and I filled it to the top with goodies him and his fellow roommates loved it.
Have a Great Day Ladies still counting down the days my Son will be home for the Holidays, trying to rush to get things done!
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Comment by Allison on December 5, 2017 at 12:01am
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MommaB you can send packages now too! They'll just have to be opened in front of someone. Congrats to your new sailor!
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Comment by MommaB on December 4, 2017 at 9:33pm
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Greetings. Returned home after PIR. Of all the days gone I got to spend one whole day with my NEW Sailor. Today was first day of A School for him. I think I will continue writing as it has brought me so much JOY! A special thanks to Anti M and Lemonelephant for supporting us through boot camp questions. Now on to next leg of the journey. xo
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Comment by Anti M on December 4, 2017 at 2:02pm
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Good reminder, Allison. In addition to OPSEC, everyone needs to be mindful of PERSEC, or personal security. Long ago, I had anti-espionage training, and learned how little pieces of a puzzle added up to one big picture. That was before the internet, it is insane how much personal information is just out there, waiting for a bad guy to put it all into place. These groups are open to the public, to the entire world. We may love each other here, but that also makes us and our loved ones a little susceptible.
The rule of thumb is: If you would not tell a person with bad intentions some private bit of information to their face, why would you post it online? Do share, but be mindful when you do!
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We can post pictures now! I'm pretty excited thinking about all the things I wanted to share. I don't have really anything to upload right now that wouldn't reveal who my husband is.
I feel like I should throw out there to be careful with this feature. Images can be searched on google, so if it's on other social media of yours, someone could pull up your pages and get to know a lot about you and your loved one depending on how much you share. What used to be loose lips sink ships is now loose tweets sink fleets on OPSEC trainings…there's a very cheesy but funny mini game on NKO for this that I'm sure most of your sailors got to play. Anyway, I'm super excited for this feature but everyone should be mindful on how pieces of the puzzle that is information you share on different platforms could be put together.
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Comment by librarianmom on December 4, 2017 at 11:12am
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Missingyou...I don't think it's too much. My son reaches out everyday. Sometime it's a call, but often just a text. If I don't hear from him I will send a did you have a good day message. Sometimes his short reply is all I get, but I know he is alive.
Every kid is different, I think he is more social. I think my middle one wouldn't reach out that often. You maybe need to sit down with him next time you see/talk to him and let him know that you really need a short text every few days. Maybe he just doesn't know you would appreciate it.
Hugs...
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Good Morning Ladies I survived the Tamale making made 16 doz.
Mommamia I'm so excited for you, what a surprise that must of been.
Allison best wishes to you and the Journey you will be taking with your Loved one!
Butterball I am right there with you, getting the finishing touches done this weekend for his new Bedroom hope he is as excited as I am, it will be a surprise! cant wait to see my Bud!
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Comment by Butterball on December 2, 2017 at 9:19am
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How wonderful Allison, what a Merry Christmas present. I am so happy for you, I'm in tears. Keep us posted on your new journey, don't forget us. Prayers for the reunion to come quickly, safe and easy travel.
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