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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!

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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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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 Anti M on July 25, 2018 at 9:12am

The longer the school, the longer the wait for orders.  Some get theirs before school has even begun, some with long C schools might be on hold after A school waiting for a spot to open up. In general, and this is a big maybe, about six to four weeks before graduation.

Comment by Tabitha on July 24, 2018 at 11:17pm

Hello, Navyhusband2018, I'm not sure but I believe it is different times depending on the sailors rate. Our sailor had his orders before he went to A school. 

Comment by Navyhusband2018 on July 24, 2018 at 11:05pm
How soon they get their orders during A school?
Comment by Phoenixmom on July 21, 2018 at 9:01pm

Great info ladies (Anti M Allison)your the best!  These Moms are in good hands here on this site, I know I was. Keep up the good work.

Comment by Stillmybaby on July 21, 2018 at 7:51pm

Thank you ladies for your responses! Your points are all good and do make sense. I will pass them on to my son. 

Comment by Allison on July 21, 2018 at 1:10pm

Yes, so many things that cause delays. This just has to go down as a learning experience for them unfortunately. I would say that unless sailors come from a military background of some kind, most will experience this and just have to learn from that first PCS experience. The procedure is more or less the same each time, no matter where they go. There’s always going to be things to do at medical, even if it’s just a signature saying they’re fit for transport and picking up records to bring to their new command; they’ll always need signatures, even if it’s just to acknowledge detatchment; there’s always going to be procedure to move out of the barracks/housing, even if it’s just an inspection; etc, so sailors can learn and prep next time (if there is a next time for them). Some things also absolutely have to wait until hard copies come out as well, so while a sailor may know for months that they are going to be headed to a new duty station and can prepare plenty of things and set appointments in advance, some things just can’t be completed until those hard copies are in their hands. It’s frustrating, but when you think about how the Navy spends anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars moving sailors and their families, it makes sense that they wouldn’t want to risk losing any money if/when a report date changes, a sailor gets injured, new and potentially more important to fill billets come out, etc, so they try to give sailors and their families time to prep, but those orders typically are going to only ever come out just in time to get everything done. It’s just how we have to live, and believe me, I totally feel your frustration, I live it every time we move, and I’m not trying to take away from it, but I hope this info helps just make sense of some of the madness. 

As for the leave, he is allowed to put in for leave any time between his detatchment and his report date. He can also talk to transport about flying out on the rotator closer to home if that could buy him more time at home. He’ll probably have to pay the difference or for the flight from home to wherever the rotator will be. My husband did this to fly out of VA instead of GA. He had to figure out his own transport to Norfolk, but it wasn’t very expensive because he could drive. It all depends on the space a schedule, but it’s worth looking into! 

Comment by Anti M on July 21, 2018 at 11:25am

The delays aren't always the fault of the chiefs.  Oh, sometimes yes, but everyone has a piece of the puzzle, and when things don't go just right, all the tiny delays accumulate.  I went through a long time ago, and we had some of the same issues.  Summer is bad because it is PCS season, and there are staff turnovers.  It takes time to train instructors.  Someone drops at MEPS, they're short a body later down the road when it is time to class up!  One of the schools even closed once because the furnace stopped working.  It gets nuts.  Oh, and afterward, there's the orders, travel, funding, detailer mess, most of which have nothing to do with Great Lakes at all!  

Comment by Alison❤️⚓️ on July 21, 2018 at 8:28am

Pheonixmom thanks for your words, you always know what to say!! As of yesterday his medical was moved to 7/24.. So we will see what happens next .. Hope all is good with you n your family , the baby must be getting big every day? I’m still reading all the post on the BC site, you always the most encouraging words!! Catch up soon. 

Stillmybaby, I know it can be frustrating at times, I agree I really believe they test their patients!! All the best to your son!

Comment by Stillmybaby on July 21, 2018 at 6:01am
It seems each time I speak with my son, there’s another delay, another delay. There is so much hurry up and wait! I suppose at this point they are all still grunts who get pushed and pulled and jerked around by some Chiefs, who seem bitter and really hate their jobs. In turn they can take it all out on these young men and women who are just trying to get through A School and onto their careers.
I’m sorry if I sound whiny. Thank you for allowing me this rant.
Comment by Phoenixmom on July 20, 2018 at 4:14pm

Hi Alison sorry to hear that, My Son wasnt able to come home neither he was sent straight to duty station and 2 weeks later he was sent to meet up with his Carrier and deployment he went. The good thing is that they have a Sponsor who guides  them. Hope all gets strighten out soon.

 

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