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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

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 TxMom on September 10, 2018 at 10:55am

My daughter is in A school in GL and she was able to have her laptop.  We took it with us when we went to her PIR so she could have it with her that weekend.  She did wait until Sunday to take it back to her room but no issues so far.

Anti M that is so true my daughter has said a similar thing regarding trust:)

Comment by Anti M on September 6, 2018 at 9:31pm

Laptops are fine. Consider getting a security tracker such as lojack for it.  Theft is unfortunately a thing in the barracks.  You can trust your shipmate with your life, but never your wallet.

Comment by Jana on September 6, 2018 at 2:38pm

I would assume a laptop will be ok? 

Comment by Bandmom on August 29, 2018 at 1:12pm

My sailor attended A School at Great Lakes.  He was not allowed anything sitting out.  So No T.V.

Comment by Phoenixmom on August 26, 2018 at 5:50pm

I'm sorry to hear this. When my Son was close to finishing they moved him from his BEQ and was given an apt. Looking place on base 2 to a room very nice. Sorry to hear of how miserable the place is for your Son.

Comment by Natalie on August 26, 2018 at 11:35am

The rooms do vary depending on what ship it is. My son just graduated A School on Friday, top of his ET class and was "rewarded" with being moved to the worst ship on base, where they also house those on restriction and those who are being separated from the Navy. The building is old,  and nasty with black mold. Verifying that each ship has it's own rules. He's counting the days until he can leave for C school and Great Mistakes behind.

Comment by Phoenixmom on August 18, 2018 at 9:32pm

Hi ladies when my son attended A School in GL as he phased up he was able to have a tv, x box, but he also had to get permission to have it out. All thru A school he was able to have, but as Allison mentioned its about the rules and what they can or cannot have. My Son loved A school hoping your Son will too. I have a pic of what my Sons room looked like there in GL. Not sure if they all look like that. And also they are able to lock their doors to their room.

Hi Allison, so good to hear from you. Hoping all is well and on point.

Comment by Allison on August 18, 2018 at 7:22pm

They do not. However, I would wait until he can get all the rules of his barracks and everything. Great Lakes is probably one of the strictest A Schools. Anyway, he’ll most likely need a chit to leave anything out in him room, such as a tv. Otherwise, it’ll have to be put away in a tiny closet every time he leaves his room, and those closets don’t hold much after all the uniforms are in it. 

Comment by NHBBALL MOM on August 18, 2018 at 7:13pm
My son is staying at Great Lakes for A school. I am wondering if the rooms here have TV or do we buy him one upon check in? My other son has had 3 other duty stations and they all had tv in there rooms upon check in.
Comment by Gmachris on August 11, 2018 at 8:02am
My sailor is in holding. Lost or messed up papers. Does that mean they may change your orders? She is a PACT Seaman whose PIR was yesterday
 

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