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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.

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

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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 Anti M on February 6, 2018 at 11:45am: Congratulations, Bandmom!

Comment by Phoenixmom on February 6, 2018 at 10:39am: Good Morning Ladies, and Congratulations Bandmom How exciting. And for those who will be graduating soon Congrats to you families and your Sailor.

Comment by runnermom on February 6, 2018 at 9:44am: Bandmom Congratulations!

Comment by Bandmom on February 6, 2018 at 8:34am: Just got the text message, my sailor passed A School. So Proud of Him. Can't wait to see him next week for the Frocking Ceremony.

Comment by Phoenixmom on February 5, 2018 at 6:32pm: Good Afternoon Ladies, well talked to my son on messenger Friday night and was able to see each other as we spoke. He said that he ran into a buddy that he was in BC with there in San Diego, So Friday night they went out to a Mexican restaurant and talked about everything. He showed My Son around so that was pretty nice of him. Loving North Base.

Comment by barefootie on February 2, 2018 at 7:54pm: Congratulations to those being promoted as well. I’ll be there as he’s asked me to do his pinning just haven’t heard of the time other than it will last approximately 45 minutes

Comment by Phoenixmom on February 2, 2018 at 4:27pm: Thank You Bandmom and Congratulations to your son as well also to you Barefootie. Looks like our Sons are off to their New Journey, Congratulations!

Comment by Bandmom on February 2, 2018 at 4:06pm: Phoenixmom, I am glad that your son made it safe and sound. May God be with him and keep him safe.

Barefootie, I don't have information on the Frocking, only know that my son is going to be there. He is also being promoted that day! Congratulations.