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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Moms of "A" school Sailors

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Our sailors are now in "A" school - let's share!!

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Latest Activity: Dec 3, 2022

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Comment by SeaMom on November 3, 2012 at 12:57am: My son's PIR is Nov 9, He will be staying at GL for A School. What are all the A Schools in GL and how long are they for? I'm new to the military Mom life and I would like to learn as much as possible about it. I have had very limited phone calls, so I can't really ask my son. When I would ask in letters, he understandably didn't answer probably didn't remember all the questions I was asking. :) Any info would be helpful.

Thanks.

Comment by mommaross CVN77 on October 14, 2012 at 8:43pm: Thanks marine_navy mom for the info

Comment by mommaross CVN77 on October 14, 2012 at 7:18pm: My son just left BC today and is on his way to P'cola. He should be there late this evening. Will he start school Monday or will he have to wait for the classes to fill out like they had to wait in BC for divisions to fill up?

Comment by Janie134 on October 8, 2012 at 3:54pm: My SR's mom and gf left out of Midway to return to Florida last nite.

Grandpa and I ( Grandma) left out of O'Hare. Very strangly, BOTH our planes were unable to leave the airport on time due to engine not being able to start.

Mechanics came to plant to service the engine while we all waited onboard.
Our Delta flight left an hour and half late and Delta held up our connecting flight in Detroit for 30 minutes waiting for 19 passengers on the way to Florida to get there.

DAughters flight with AIRTRAN finally had them all de-plane and load onto

another aircraft , which then had to be readied for flight. The got to JAX at 2 am rather than midnite as scheduled and we got to Fort Lauderdale at midnight rather than after 10 pm as scheduled.

Comment by Janie134 on October 8, 2012 at 3:50pm: We were able to get one of the very recently remodeled suites at Navy Lodge in GL this past weekend. having a living room gave more comfy lounging around space than sitting on the edges of the beds. Also a "more private" bedroom as needed. :))

One double bed with a division wall in the bedroom and 2 single beds on the other side of the division. Division is part way across the room, just dividing the beds from each other in the open room. Had to reserve thru til today to be able to use the room after noon yesterday, but we all left the Lodge by 4 pm. SEAMAN APPRENTICE FAVORITO ( E-2) when back to base ( less than 5 min by taxi) with Sarge. so glad he was able to meet face to face with Sarge and knows he is his best buddy for his next year in A schools there.. INDOC, ATT and A schools. BTW Sarge would not charge him taxi fare!! What a guy!! Make sure all your GL sailors have Sarge's phone number.

Comment by KTK - SHIP 12 DIV 307 on October 8, 2012 at 3:02pm: My son is in A school in Pensacola and he stated that every weekend they can have liberty but no overnight. Can someone tell me where is a good place to stay that is close. Is there a Navy Lodge there? Or other ones close? Do we have to print anything to go get our sailor? How does this all work?

Comment by ANDREWSMOM on October 7, 2012 at 9:25pm: PrdNavyMom - My son has been in Pensacola for a week now. He also gave me the same address and said if I send it to his name and then that address that it will go to the Quarterdeck and it will get to him. I am sending a box tomorrow and keeping my fingers crossed.

Comment by Kati on October 7, 2012 at 8:09pm: My son left Great Lakes today. His PIR was this last Friday 10/5. He was the only one in his division to go to Missouri. Any one else out there in Missouri?

Comment by Janie134 on October 5, 2012 at 11:58pm: We had him twice today for a few hours and tomorrow and Sunday from 6 til 10
Freeze warnings here for tonite Great Lakes

Comment by Janie134 on October 5, 2012 at 11:55pm: Hi My grandson just PIR'd this am and registered in A school there today. He will be in electronics when all the dust settles. Is FC, E-2 I've learned so much in his PIR group of NavtforMoms and am very happy to be a new member of your group.