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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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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

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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 Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on March 28, 2009 at 9:40pm: Hi Theresa...Alright, you finally got your "keel." How cool is that? Sounds like you are getting the same kind of weather that my kids are getting in Dawsonville, GA. Roni, I'm ready with my candles for the 8:30 hour here...BLUE candles, that is! Is there any other color for us Navy families? HAGN everyone...

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on March 28, 2009 at 9:00pm: *oooops "beat mE to the answer" Darn fingers again!

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on March 28, 2009 at 9:00pm: Roni...I see Will beat m to the answer for Susan on FMF; I didn't know it anyway. When you say "city" which city are you referring to? Yes, Susan, hang in there with those wet storms. Dinner is calling me; be back later...

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on March 28, 2009 at 8:38pm: Roni...good for you! I am still working in my yard, but had to take a few hours off today because my carpet cleaner was working inside, so I went to town and did a little shopping and had breakfast just to get out of his hair...lol lol I'm trying to take advantage of all the nice weather days I can get...I love Spring, don't you?

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on March 28, 2009 at 8:22pm: Hi Roni...what's going on up your way besides beautiful weather??? I hope your weekend is treating you perfectly.

Comment by kim ann on March 28, 2009 at 2:03pm: Theresa, congrats and hats off to Nick! Makes for a wonderful start to the weekend!

Hoppi, sure looked like one of those mall sites that does the real life-to-cartoon image of you! Can just imagine that being you on your bike! Well, before the snow flies, that is! Down south of ya here along the mighty Mississip, we are experiencing the same. Rain all nite long, still coming down at the freezing temp mark, and just looked out-rain mixed with snow. They have predicted 3-6 inches this afternoon/evening for us. Oh man...my flowers were just getting ready to have little blooms too! Ran out last nite, grabbed more straw and did a quick throw over since we will have 25 degrees tonite. Bummer!

Becky, glad to see you come on! Congrats! PIR is going to be bigger and better than anything you have ever experienced! He will have alot to experience and learn, but he is going to enjoy it! Make so many friends. After a short period after going to the A school side, he will be more in contact with you, and listening to the thrills in his voice for all they learn is exciting. Again, congrats!

Will! What a wonderful treat for helping the wife out at home! (We wont let the secrets out!) Ready for the white glove test?! Also glad to hear no longer any lasting remnants of that treadmill with your name on it! (BTW: has that one been taken out of commission or retired yet???!!!)

Good Morn...er...afternoon everybody! I am wearing my plastic smile today. Just finished taping the cheeks up so I keep smiling, like Will, this dreary gray weather all spring long it seems (Not to mention winter, but I won't GO there!) is taking its toll!! Cheerio! (JK! Ha!..still practicing!)

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on March 27, 2009 at 10:04pm: Friday (((HUGS))) right back, Hoppi, and you have a great weekend, too! Everyone, make it a great weekend!! Vee

Comment by Kathy (Corey's Mom) on March 27, 2009 at 8:09pm: Hoppi... I did'nt think Corey would pick McD's but I checked. He is loving the food in the galley. FA is his title. LOL. I knew it did'nt sound right when I typed it in before.

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on March 27, 2009 at 5:11pm: Kathy, my grandson moved 3 times while on the school side. He was on the Enterprise, Franklin and now the Porter...not sure if that is the correct order. He feels he will be on the USS Porter now until he completes his A school. He just started ATT school yesterday with Bill's son.