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

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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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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Great Lakes A School Q&A Discussions (161)

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PIR 12/3

My daughter's PIR is 12/3...does anyone know if she'll start A school before the holidays? or come home?

Started by Chels's mom

4 Nov 8, 2010
Reply by Sharpie's Mom

Quartermaster A School in GL

My sister is PIR 12/3/10 and then A school in GL for Quartermaster.  Does anyone have any insight they would like to provide?  Are there an…

Started by Abbe'sSister (Ship 03 Div 017)

0 Nov 7, 2010

laptops for A school

I have been reading other parents comments about taking or shipping their recruits laptops and cell phones to them for A school.  My questi…

Started by Joanne / Kirby

15 Nov 6, 2010
Reply by Dillons Mom

PHONE CARDS

MY DAUGHTER LEFT FOR  GREAT LAKES ON SEPT 28TH IVE ONLY HEARD FROM HER ONCE BUT MY QUESTION IS ARE WE SUPPOSE TO SEND THEM PHONE CARDS IN O…

Started by NeNe's mom

11 Nov 4, 2010
Reply by Renick ET

A & C School

My son is in A school at GL  and I was wondering...Does he go to C School next?  And what is C Sch?Where do they generally get transfered t…

Started by ranchitian, Ship 09/Div 310

2 Oct 17, 2010
Reply by Anti M

ship 09, div 310

I have only received 3 calls  from him.  Are they allowed to call on Sundays? He tells me he is sick with a bad headache and fever.  Are th…

Started by ranchitian, Ship 09/Div 310

8 Aug 30, 2010
Reply by MomSeanEM2

EN A-SCH

My son PIR is 9/17 when he attends A - school will he be able to go home for christmas?

Started by ranchitian, Ship 09/Div 310

0 Aug 26, 2010

Reguarding Cell Phones?

My boyfriend graduates 9/2 and i know they are allowed to have cell phones at A-School. He has liberty until monday night since its labor d…

Started by Bri.SubWife

15 Aug 22, 2010
Reply by MomSeanEM2

Wounded Warriors

You can go to the USO website and write a note of support to a wounded warrior that will be hand delivered.   http://action.uso.org/action/

Started by Ruth, Gun's Mom

0 Aug 16, 2010

For all the woman please! I really need to know this answer.

I am on birth control for my periods and im about to go to boot camp. Do I keep taking it or how does that work when I get in there?

Started by kimbob699

10 Aug 10, 2010
Reply by Sandy's_sailor son

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