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Navy For Moms

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:

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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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

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Comment by kemulrai on May 25, 2018 at 9:08am: Happy Memorial Day to you and your families.

Comment by runnermom on May 25, 2018 at 9:05am: Happy Memorial to you too Alison - and everyone else.

Comment by Alison❤️⚓️ on May 24, 2018 at 9:29pm: Hello all wishing everyone a great Memorial Day!! Enjoy your weekend..

Comment by Bandmom on May 22, 2018 at 10:01am: Wiffer, most have a 300 mile restriction, however, when my son was there some of his friends had a shorter distance. Also, he had to have a buddy go with him. If he didn't have a buddy he had to fill out a Chit for a someone else to sign him out. We did that once or twice, but it took a while to get that cleared.

Comment by Anti M on May 22, 2018 at 9:48am: It is 300 miles, although finding that in writing online is elusive. No flying home for long weekends.

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

Comment by Phoenixmom on May 22, 2018 at 12:10am: For PIR weekend it is 50 miles they are briefed about going into Chicago, at least it was when my son was had his PIR. But as far as the other not sure and someone more tlhan welcime to chime in and answer the other. Thank you, I want to say 300 like Allison mentioned but not sure

Comment by Allison on May 21, 2018 at 11:27pm: I think it’s 300mi

Comment by Wiffer peanut on May 21, 2018 at 11:17pm: My daughter will be joining the A-school ranks on Friday after PIR. Do you know if they have a mileage restriction on weekends (i.e. they cannot travel more than X miles from base)?