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 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 dtown2005 on November 14, 2017 at 2:19pm
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HAHA! Thank you!
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Comment by Allison on November 14, 2017 at 2:10pm
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*dtown, sorry. Autocorrect, ugh haha.
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drown, if you have time, I'll try to get back to you in a couple hours! I'm on a break from work right now and just checked my email watching for a usps order, but I'll have lunch later and can get back to you on ideas.
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We are from the North East but that wind off the water is COLD! I will get the warmers and other items mentioned! Thank you all for the great information!
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Comment by Phoenixmom on November 14, 2017 at 12:43pm
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Amen to that! couldn't have said it any Better Bandmom!
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Comment by Bandmom on November 14, 2017 at 12:38pm
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dtown2005, I don't know what part of the country you live in, but Great Lakes will get cold. If you are from a Southern state, hand warmers, toe warmers, a good stocking hat, neck scarf, warm jacket etc. They don't call Chicago the windy city for nothing.
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Great Thank you. Is there anything else you recommend we bring for him?
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Comment by Anti M on November 14, 2017 at 12:04pm
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Yes, he can have them after he has checked into his school and barracks room on Friday. He can't have them to take with him right after PIR, but later that evening when he goes back to his new room.
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My son is graduating this Friday and starting A school on Monday. Can I bring him some of the items recommended on this site when we see him this weekend, like the babywipes etc? TY!
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I rarely follow much on FB, as many of the groups are closed, or very broad in scope. I think I am more useful here. I do not follow any of the groups I am in, no emails or notifications, I just check in when I feel like it. FB can be overwhelming with the notifications, I have other interests there.
There are more specific A school groups here, which are not so busy. Some people prefer that, others like as many as possible. Find which groups feel comfortable and useful to you. Which A school?
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