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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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

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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 Phoenixmom on May 13, 2018 at 8:56pm: As far as sending clothes I would wait until they can have them and wear them. They have to phase up and be in good standing. Priority mail isn't to bad, I sent two of the biggest boxes they had and no more than 40 bucks. With tv's and gaming he had to get permission for that. And then got a tv gaming system games and some kind of cable to be able to watch Netflix and play games at a outlet on base. But again after A school to send all back was very expensive so my son has to get rid if alot, but he gave to the next person so he didn't have to take to duty station. So that is something to think about. Not only that they also purchase clothes at NEX.

Comment by Phoenixmom on May 13, 2018 at 8:36pm: Happy Mother's Day to all of you beautiful Mother's, and may your day be filled with Love, Laughter and good food. May your day be blessed always, with much Love Phoenixmom.

Comment by Alison❤️⚓️ on May 13, 2018 at 10:08am: Happy Mother's Day to my Navy Moms!!

Comment by TahoeZephyr on May 12, 2018 at 9:14pm: Allison and Phoenixmom - thanks for your suggestions regarding stinky feet!

Comment by Allison on May 12, 2018 at 12:03pm: Just bring maybe 2 outfits to start. The closets are small and fill up quickly.

Comment by NJ32718 on May 12, 2018 at 10:34am: Thank you, I appreciate the advice!

Comment by lormarsue3 on May 12, 2018 at 10:21am: Hi...my son is in GL. I broght jeans and laptop to PIR. He didn't want the jeans. Ended up shipping 2 weeks later. Expensive to mail. Bring. He can keep in closet. He did take his laptop.

Comment by NJ32718 on May 12, 2018 at 9:43am: Hello! I am new to this group as our son is due to graduate from BC this Friday 5/18. He will be staying in GL for A school and has asked for some things from home. Is it best to wait and ship his civilian clothes instead of bringing them this weekend to PIR? He did say he cannot wear them for a couple of weeks. Also he asked for a laptop, would that be something to wait on until he knows his barracks policies? Thanks for any advice you have!

Comment by Anti M on May 12, 2018 at 8:06am: TVs, not Vs....

Comment by Anti M on May 12, 2018 at 8:06am: She can have her phone and a tablet/laptop. While some do have desktop computers, Vs, or gaming systems, they either have to get special permission to leave them out, or lock them in their locker when not in use. Not recommended until she knows her barracks policies. Lots of people end up selling the bigger items when they leave Great Lakes.