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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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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

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**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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Great Lakes A School Q&A

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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: 2331
Latest Activity: Mar 12

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Comment by thisnurse_lovesasailor on March 22, 2016 at 4:23pm: Ok great! Thank you very much AntiM & DSmom!

Comment by Anti M on March 22, 2016 at 4:15pm: Dsmom has it pretty much right about orders. When orders are issued, there will be a report date, with a couple travel days included, and if leave can be taken. That is when they put in their leave request, and take leave en route to the new command. If they are taking leave along the way and need to fly somewhere else, the travel office arranges that in conjunction with their official travel, and they pay for the one leg themselves. When they finally do report into their new command, they file a travel claim. As new sailors, they will have someone walk them through the process.

Leave requests are NEVER automatic. There is always paperwork!

For the RAP, if he's arranged that, it doesn't mean additional leave days, it means he gets credit back for five of his leave days when the recruiter files the paperwork afterward.

The Navy has a good handle on leave and orders, just let them do their thing. I saw one mom buy a bunch of plane tickets and throw a real wrench into the process. Ended up being out a big chunk of change.

Comment by Anti M on March 22, 2016 at 4:09pm: A word about stuff at A school, having been there myself. If they cannot move it all in one shot by themselves, they have too much stuff. They certainly cannot have that much stuff on a ship! Also, it is not unknown to change rooms a couple times.

Yes, most of the time they cannot leave anything out without specific permission. During a long school, it i easy to acquire a lot of things. When they leave, some of it gets sold or given to other sailors remaining behind. But take ti easy on the civilian clothes and the knickknacks and the electronics.

Comment by thisnurse_lovesasailor on March 22, 2016 at 3:45pm: Greetings everyone! I have been reading different things, but some feed back would be greatly appreciated. My SO received his orders for San Diego & he is a PACT Seaman. Coincidentally, we are originally from San Diego. He told me last night that he is scheduled to fly in on April 1st. He wants to take leave after he arrives, and he's also set up to do the RAP. How does this work? If there is arrive direct answer somewhere, please refer me to it so I arrived not repeating myself (haha). Does leave automatically begin when he arrives or does he have to put in a chit? He is unsure of the process himself. Can anyone help me out?

Many thanks!

Comment by LiveLife1234 on March 22, 2016 at 12:19am: MsT... You are AWESOME !!

Thank you so very much. I truly appreciate you taking the time to help me. This entire process has been stressful, and exciting. This helps a lot. Have a Blessed today and tomorrow. :)

Comment by MsT on March 22, 2016 at 12:06am: Ivorysmom, Your daughter can have pretty much whatever she wants, just remember they do not have a lot of room for personal items. TV, computers, Kuregs, etc. are acceptable but they will have to put them in their locker during the day. The same goes for personal pillows and blankets. We purchased most of what my son wanted over PIR weekend. (socks, underwear, towels, a few new civilian clothes in his new sizes),

Comment by LiveLife1234 on March 21, 2016 at 11:53pm: Can anyone tell me exactly what can we bring for the newly graduates for A school. My daughter packed a suitcase. I am going through it to make sure she has what I think she needs. I'm just not sure how many suitcases can we bring for her if any at all.

Thanks for any help!!!

Comment by NavyGirlfriend on March 21, 2016 at 10:36pm: girlfriend/fiancé be able to sign their boyfriend out of A school once he hits phase 3

Comment by MustangMom on March 21, 2016 at 9:16pm: He received his box today! I guess it just takes time to process, now he's the one getting out of hand requesting more stuff lol

Comment by Anti M on March 21, 2016 at 2:19pm: I guess you can look at it as practice for when they are deployed and mail takes forever to get to the ship!