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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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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

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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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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 Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on April 3, 2009 at 10:14pm: Sharon, Will is having his sailors aboard his ship the Enterprise paint murals on the inside walls. They are doing a great job. You can go to Will's page and look at his photos and albums to view these. The newest ones probably won't be up on his page until tomorrow. Vee

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on April 3, 2009 at 9:59pm: I made my own pin with a dog tag I had made at DesignsonDemand.com I've since changed the yellow ribbon pin on the ribbon to a flag pin. I embarrass my son by wearing it, but I think he just won't admit he's proud that I do.

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on April 3, 2009 at 9:22pm: Awe, Hoppi....that was great!

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on April 3, 2009 at 9:18pm: Good evening all....Will, I hope your sailors and your wife know how very special they are. If they don't, please tell them and if they do, please tell them again and again and again!!! Can't wait to see the new pics...an awesome project in such a short period of time...WAY TO GO, WILL!!!
Roni...you better have the time of your life in the BIG city!!! I'll be thinking of you.

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on April 3, 2009 at 8:56pm: How about finding my sailor a good one then? I'm hoping he finds one while at GL!

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on April 3, 2009 at 8:30pm: Will, I am worried that you're neglecting your wife, or at least need to get a life!

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on April 3, 2009 at 5:35pm: Laurie....WHOOOO HOOOOO is right! Yea for Josh and San Diego....you gotta be on cloud 9 too......That is Michael's first pick on his "dream list" and I sure hope he gets it....Great day for you!!!!!

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on April 3, 2009 at 3:06pm: Happy Friday to all~~

Francine, ATT = Apprentice Technical Training (Will, Hoppi pls correct me if that is wrong). My g-son is going for his GM (Gunners Mate) rate; your daughter is going for ET I believe and I don't know if her training will be the same as Michael's. ATT school preceeds A School and are not the same. I'll let the "big guns" answer your other questions for accuracy.
Everyone, enjoy today and your weekend!

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on April 3, 2009 at 12:24pm: Thank you all for the good wishes! He would be proud and embarrassed if he knew so many wrote to me!

Hoppi, he works on the Missouri at RTC. Do you want his last name? Are you across base with Will? When I told him to find Will, he told me that was across the base. He has duty this weekend, or I would have brought his little girls to see him. I think we'll come for a weekend in May now. Maybe we can meet!