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:
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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Navy.com Para Familias
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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Navy Lodge Great Lakes
Event Details
Time: January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014
Location: Navy Lodge Great Lakes
Street: 2500 Meridian Dr
City/Town: Great Lakes, IL
Website or Map: http://www.navy.lodge.com
Phone: 847-689-1485
Event Type: lodging
Organized By: beverly
Latest Activity: Oct 11, 2017
Event Description
Stay with us as part of a great PIR experience!
Comment Wall
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Comment by usnmom on January 23, 2014 at 6:22pm
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We had the pizza from the Italian place they had in the various places we got menus for.......to DIE for!
I was room 211, had my friend and her 11 yr old with me, division 064. We probably did see each other!
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Comment by minimesmom on January 23, 2014 at 3:54pm
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also was there last weekend usnmom, we probably bumped into each other!! :)
I rented a car from enterprise.. used a coupon from the entertainment book. so it cost me only $61 for about 48hrs (with an upgrade). So find coupons, and deals!! those entertainment books are great money finders (some coupons from last year's book still good until 6/2014)!
My daughter wanted to eat Chicago style pizza. Navy lodge gave us a list of places to go to. Oh my! it's so good! it's like an up side down pizza! so good!!
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AileensMom- I booked with southwest, I got the "want to getaway fare" I figured what will I loose! I watch the fare $ closely and crossed my fingers that I did not have to change the date. Only paid $198/ticket from Newark (compare to $400+ that other airlines wanted.... If the date changed I end up paying that price any way, if my daughter by some big chance did not graduate, I could change the ticket to somewhere else... win/win situation...
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I stayed last weekend and learned that some taxi cabs cannot transport to and from the lodge. Sarge mentioned it still being Navy property and the day we were looking for a cab back and saw one we thought was his (turns out it wasn't) the cab driver confirmed it by telling us he couldn't take us back to the lodge because he isn't authorized to be on navy property.
Those using taxi services keep that in mind .... Not all cabs are authorized to drive on base. Best way to avoid wondering? Hire Sarge. Seriously.
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Comment by beverly on January 22, 2014 at 5:49pm
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Rhonda, We have a few kitchenette rooms left at the Navy Lodge. Call back and ask for me.
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Comment by rhonda/ship 13 div 102 on January 22, 2014 at 5:30pm
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we had to stay at the Ramada inn
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I called them today to book and they were booked up! PIR date is 3/7/14
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Comment by Navy2ndMom Ship 14 DIV 091 on January 20, 2014 at 8:50pm
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Cant wait PIR 2/28/14 already booked. Ship14 Div 091
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Comment by lifeisanadventure on January 10, 2014 at 2:31pm
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If anyone needs a shuttle or taxi service while in Great Lakes, I have to tell you Sarge, the one who put together the Meet and Great is awesome!!
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Comment by Hurleygirl on January 9, 2014 at 6:32pm
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Booked for PIR of 2/7/14! Can't wait!
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