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:

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:

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.

Format Downloads:

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

Loading…

Great Lakes A School Q&A

Information

Great Lakes A School Q&A

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

What happens after ASchool?

Started by SailorMom18. Last reply by Phoenixmom Feb 13, 2019. 1 Reply

BECC Info?

Started by adubz33. Last reply by SuBHuni34 Nov 29, 2018. 9 Replies

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of Great Lakes A School Q&A to add comments!

Comment by ellen0502 on September 19, 2018 at 4:10pm

Wiffer peanut, Where is your Sailor headed?

Comment by Wiffer peanut on September 19, 2018 at 3:47pm

Good luck ladies.  Our sailor will be leaving on Monday so I'll be leaving the group.  There is not a group for where she is headed so I wish you all fair winds and following seas from this group!

Comment by taniab on September 19, 2018 at 1:48pm

Hello Everyone!  I just returned from visiting my son.  We had a great weekend and had fun exploring Chicago. He really enjoyed having overnight liberty.  Now we look forward to Christmas when we will see him next.  Hope everyone is well!

Comment by Phoenixmom on September 17, 2018 at 6:51pm

Hi Ladies just stopping in to say Hello to Everyone, sure miss being on this site, Hope everyones Loved One is doing Great in A school. My Son Loved it there. But he said the Winters were very Cold. Everytime we face timed he always had a hoodie on inside his Barracks/Room. But they have that really nice thick Coat.

I'm sure Mrs. Anti M is taking care of you all she is Great! And Allison is also full of Knowledge. Hi Allison long time no hear hoping all is well!

Have a Great Evening Folks!

Comment by Anti M on September 17, 2018 at 1:14am

You certainly can visit during A school.  Once they know their duty rotation, and have "phased up" and earned more privileges on liberty, a visit can be quite nice.  They can even put in a chit asking for family to be their liberty buddy, or you can take the with a friend or two. They can wear civilian clothes during phase two, and they can overnight liberty on weekends during phase three.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/training-support-center-tsc-great-la...

Comment by drmary on September 13, 2018 at 11:44pm

thank you ladies-  Jana we will wait at our hotel

Comment by ellen0502 on September 13, 2018 at 10:04pm

drmary, The time it takes to get checked in for school in GL can vary. It will depend on how many students from graduation there are, and to some extent what ship/BEQ (bachelor enlisted quarters) they are checking into.

Start looking for a call around 1pm, but it will most likely come around 2ish. If there are lots of students it may take longer.

Comment by Jana on September 13, 2018 at 10:01pm

Where do you wait for them? On base? 

Comment by Phoenixmom on September 13, 2018 at 9:56pm

Dr Mary a good 3 to 5 hrs we picked up our son at around 3. He called us at 230 and said to be on our way.

Comment by drmary on September 13, 2018 at 9:22pm

Hi ladies- my son is scheduled for PIR on 9/21- then great lakes for A school-   any idea how long it takes from when we leave him at PIR until we pick him up for liberty?  does it vary according to what "A" school section or dorm they are in?   

also- did you ever get to visit him/her while they were in A school?

 

Members (2332)

 
 
 

© 2024   Created by Navy for Moms Admin.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service