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

**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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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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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

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Comment by Allison on December 10, 2017 at 12:45am

MommaB, a lot of sailors go to Chicago or to the malls, they can go to concerts, grab food, hike, normal stuff, they just have a curfew of some sort and have to have 1-2 liberty buddies both depending on their phase. There's some drinking restrictions too in the beginning (and obviously not at all under 21 haha). But yeah, they can pretty much do all the usual stuff they do at home for fun. My husband and I used to like to go to the nickel arcade a lot with friends, it was easy to get to, cheap, and never very busy. We tried a lot of different food too and went out for everyone's birthdays. 

Comment by MommaB on December 9, 2017 at 8:45am

What do new Sailors do at A school on weekends? Weekend 1 - 

Comment by Phoenixmom on December 8, 2017 at 7:40pm

Have a great evening Ladies and a Fantastic weekend.

Comment by Phoenixmom on December 8, 2017 at 7:35pm

Well Ladies hope you all have a Great Evening and a Fantastic weekend. Good Night.

Comment by Phoenixmom on December 8, 2017 at 1:40pm

Butterball that is too cute! My co-workers in the office keep telling me you have this smile from ear to ear, I say yes I do I'm the most happiest and Proud MOM ever, But that goes for all of us I'm sure! Things we do as MOM's, Best wishes Butterball to you and your Family! May the Celebration Begin!

Comment by Butterball on December 8, 2017 at 1:14pm

I am right there with you Phoenixmom, just a little while longer then, my baby boy will be here, he is my Butterball, that is why I choose it for this forum. His birthday was in October, he also turned 19, so much to do, and not so much time left, but I am loving it all. Helps pass the time faster for me. Have a great day, and also an over achiever, he will just have to deal with it, after all I am his Smurf. (his nickname for me since I am way shorter than him, and he hears "tall person" when I can't reach something LoL.

Comment by Phoenixmom on December 8, 2017 at 10:51am

Good Morning Ladies it's finally FRIDAY! thought this day wouldn't ever come. Hope all is well.

Butterball I'm so excited for you! thought these few weeks wouldn't ever pass, but know it's almost here. Can't wait to hug and Kiss my son my Big Baby Huey! LOL spoiled Kid well not quite a kid his Birthday is coming up will be 19 but still my Baby! planning a birthday surprise for him before he leaves since He wont be here. So much to do still. He text me yesterday and said mom slow down I don't want you rushing to get tamales done and everything else, But how can I not he's coming home and it's a big deal for me. I want things to be perfect! I'm just that MOM.

Well Ladies I hope you all have a Great Day!

Sending a Prayer for those in California fighting the fire that just don't stop almost to san Diego now.

Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

Philippians 3:13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,  AMEN

Have a Great Day All!    

Comment by Butterball on December 8, 2017 at 7:45am

Good morning Phoenixmom, wanted to let you know that yesterday morning, around 5:30ish, I got the text from my son that has all of the details for him to come home for Christmas. I cried like a baby, LoL, those darn Navy Mom Allergies. I think I am going to burst from excitement.

Comment by Phoenixmom on December 7, 2017 at 1:36pm

Good Morning all, hope this Thursday finds you all well.

as of tomorrow I have two weeks to go to see my Son! I'm getting really anxious and yet so much to do. not enough hours in a day for me. Anybody feeling the crunch in time? Doing the last touches in the room and it is a go! I have to get some Christmas shopping done which I haven't even begun to do, well except a few things. UGH! Holidays and Work just don't mix right now. LOL! well Ladies have a Great Day!

Comment by Ima on December 6, 2017 at 11:15pm
Thanks Ladies...Natalie, that is hilarious!!!
 

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