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 Alison❤️⚓️ on April 28, 2018 at 5:41pm

Hi Anti M thank you so much for the info so far in what to expect.. My Sailor just sent me his new address..so I guess I will continue to check n with you .... Have a nice weekend.. Thanks again pheonixmom. 

Comment by Phoenixmom on April 27, 2018 at 10:53pm

Hi Anti M Thank You for helping Alison, I sent her your way, told her how Fabulous this group is. Allison you and Bandmom, Butterball were mentioned also. There may be more Moms coming your way.  They will be in good hands here. Thank you Ladies.

Comment by Anti M on April 27, 2018 at 7:50pm

He will be earning his liberty privileges, and will be having duty days every three or four days.  Doing PT, too.  His weekends will usually be free, but he cannot travel more than 300 miles, and must be with his liberty buddies, and until phase three, have a nightly curfew.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/training-support-center-tsc-great-la...

Comment by Alison❤️⚓️ on April 27, 2018 at 5:31pm

Hello All my Sailor is in GL waiting for his QM schooling to start so I'm told it can take a few weeks,  know my Sailor said he is busy during the day right now hoping to talk this weekend to him to find out more information as to what he is doing? 

Comment by Phoenixmom on April 25, 2018 at 2:54pm

Hi Allison, that is Great to hear! Yea waiting for mine to get back to San diego, then off to phoenix he will be. we will be taking him back, I am so ready for a vaca. Rented us a nice two bedroom cottage right on the beach. so ready to just chill. it seems all I do is work work work either at work or at home. The Job is never done. LOL!

Comment by Allison on April 25, 2018 at 2:44pm

Phoenixmom, that sounds really exciting! All is well over here. Some ships came into port, so we’ve been very busy in the office. Husband is getting ready to go back on the night shift unfortunately, which sucks for me, but he doesn’t mind, he’s a night owl anyway haha. 

Comment by Phoenixmom on April 25, 2018 at 1:42pm

Hi BandMom, really great to here from you, yes very excited to see my Son. Not to sure what he will be doing once he gets back or where he will be staying, so hopefully he will know something before he returns.  I'm sure that will or should happen once he is back on land. But not sure how that works. Sending Best wishes to your Son!

Comment by Bandmom on April 25, 2018 at 1:05pm

Hello Phoenixmom!  I am doing great.  Just a super busy time of year for me at work, as school is winding down.  My sailor is bored out of his mind right now.  His ship is on a training mission, but he had to stay behind because his C school starts before they get back.  His job is to clean the offices, but they are all gone, so not much to clean LOL.  Glad to hear your son is coming back to the states.  That must be a great feeling.  And spending time with him in San Diego, that is really special.Hope all continues to go well for you!

Comment by Phoenixmom on April 25, 2018 at 12:56pm

Butterbal that is so great to hear, I'm really Happy all is well. and I am hoping also that your Sailor can come home to visit.

Comment by Butterball on April 25, 2018 at 12:46pm

Congratulations Phoenixmom, I am hoping that my son will get to come home after graduation, but will just have to wait and see. Family is well, just keeping me very busy, Relay for Life is Friday night, and being the team captain, I don't have much time for any down time. Have a great time with your Sailor. Take care.

 

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