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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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Navy Speak

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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 AaronsMom on June 1, 2014 at 4:36pm: Darlene, my son just finished up a 10 day leave that began May 20th. He graduated A school March 23rd so he had a two month hold before he could take leave and come home. He is now in C school in Dam Neck, VA so I will be leaving this great group. The Navy paid for his flight to Dam Neck and he was responsible for the difference to fly into Greensboro, NC and they take that out of their accounts. Your son has been accruing leave time since he started boot camp so that should not be an issue. The Navy has a program that the sailors can participate in between school and deployment that allows them to work for 5 consecutive days at the Recruiting Office they were recruited from and it does not count as leave even though they are home. Might be something for your sailor to look into. The travel agency on base makes all flight arrangements so after your son receives his written orders, he may just want to stay on top of that. My son still did not have his reservations made 5 days before he was supposed to leave so he had to remind them he was flying out. Good luck to you and your son.

Comment by Aggiemom on June 1, 2014 at 4:33pm: Has anyone traveled to see their sailor while at A school? Any suggestions on where to stay that is closer to downtown Chicago?

Comment by Darlene on June 1, 2014 at 4:05pm: no i am prepared for that,he said by next week they are supposed to get orders...but i am not counting on it...i figure might be home by july?? does his time for leave start counting after he graduates? even if he can't come home because he waiting on orders? not sure if that makes sense??

Comment by Anti M on May 31, 2014 at 10:48pm: Does he have his orders yet? They will not let him come home until he has orders in hand, be prepared for him to have a short hold if he needs to wait. They will not let him wait for orders at home because they will want to check him out of Great Lakes completely. Don't want you to be surprised or disappointed (or book stuff he will miss).

Comment by Darlene on May 31, 2014 at 10:41pm: Thanks

Comment by Anti M on May 31, 2014 at 10:04pm: You cannot book the flight, the base travel office(SATO) takes care of that. He only pays for the leg of the trip to come home on leave. Leave it to the Navy.

Comment by Laura731 (Ship 09 Div 179) on May 31, 2014 at 8:26pm: Thank you for the tips. I will let him know. He is going to GM A school.

Comment by Darlene on May 31, 2014 at 4:56pm: Heard from my son,school started on 5/27 for B.M. done 6/23 then home x 14 days ....then to where ever the navy needs him. he said he has to book his flight and pay for it,does any one know if I can do it for him?

Comment by Anti M on May 31, 2014 at 9:04am: There are a number of A schools at Great Lakes, so you must specify which rating.

Comment by CharmingCee on May 30, 2014 at 11:03pm: My Daughter is also starting A school next week not sure of the date but she did say next week, maybe they are starting the same time.