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:

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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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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My daughter has moved on to Norfolk, VA

Please remove me from this group- my daughter has completed her ET A and C school and is now stationed in Norfolk Va. Thank you for your su…

Started by Ericuts

0 Dec 9, 2015

wifi at A school

I know I saw a post already on how to get wifi while in A school but I cannot seem to find it now. Does anyone how this can be done? Thanks…

Started by woody1939

2 Nov 21, 2015
Reply by Anti M

Future Gunners Mate - Mom

Hello everyone.  I have a lot of questions about the Gunners Mate rate.  My older son is an FMF Corpsman and my youngest son will be leavin…

Started by sockmonkey

8 Sep 30, 2015
Reply by Huggybear

A school gate

Is there a separate gate for A school in Great Lakes? I keep seeing information that after he gets moved to his new location after his PIR…

Started by lm243

4 Sep 28, 2015
Reply by Anti M

Boot camp at GL 10/1

Are there any new navy mom's out there who's kiddo will be starting boot camp at GL on 10/1???

Started by Punkysmomma

2 Sep 24, 2015
Reply by Samantha315

A School Grad Questions

I haven't been on here since we left for PIR August 19th! It's been a crazy few months. Now we are looking at making the trip back for his…

Started by Kelley

1 Sep 11, 2015
Reply by Anti M

Birthday

Good Morning, I am trying to order a cake, cupcakes, etc for my sons upcoming 21st birthday. Everything I was going to order on line is a $…

Started by JackieT

4 Sep 8, 2015
Reply by Indiboxer

Nex

We are here for PIT this weekend. Does anybody know where the larger nex store is that sells computers etc.?

Started by lm243

3 Sep 5, 2015
Reply by Huggybear

Holiday leave

Does anyone know if there is a limit of how far sailors can travel during holiday stand down during a school? We are about 400 miles from b…

Started by lm243

3 Aug 25, 2015
Reply by Anti M

A School graduation broadcast online?

Will A School graduation be broadcast online (like PIR was), so family far away can see it, too? Our son graduates from FC, A School Friday…

Started by Laura

3 Aug 21, 2015
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