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Navy For Moms

This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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

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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
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 Ladyrocker on April 3, 2014 at 11:09pm: I haven't had the chance to catch up on the codes........what is ATT? or where can I find out what it means? April 22nd is a date that is constantly on my mind! 18 days and counting!

Comment by lupner88 on April 3, 2014 at 5:33pm: Anyone on here have a son/daughter going to ATT on April 22 in GL and then to MN school in San Diego in June??

Comment by mom2mjnc on April 3, 2014 at 9:27am: Verm68... My son is also an EM. Had PIR at the end of November. Had a 3 MONTH hold!! It just depends... He's in "A" school, now.

Comment by Verm68 on April 2, 2014 at 9:31am: When your Sailor is put a holed....Does anyone know how long it last for (EM).... I would like to learn more about this and A school !!!!! :)

Comment by Aggiemom on April 2, 2014 at 1:33am: Hi all! My son is staying at GL for A School. His PIR was this past Friday- what an awesome experience. He will be there for 6-7 months.

Comment by Nubnjoy on April 1, 2014 at 9:24am: Good Morning everyone! So the family survived bootcamp, with PIR being last Friday. My Sailor is officially at Great Lakes, but waiting for more info on her A-School. She says its scheduled for 4/8/14 (EN) but may be on hold. I may be asking questions...just wanted to say hi first:)

Comment by Verm68 on March 31, 2014 at 10:19pm: My son just got moved in A school Great Lakes !!!!!!

Comment by Anti M on March 30, 2014 at 8:21am: Yeah, even though I had been in the Navy, and so had my dad, I had to come here when my nephew joined because some things had changed so much. So much is the same though, the barracks I was in at Great Lakes is still in use!

Comment by Forever proud on March 29, 2014 at 8:36pm: Thank you AntiM for the clarification! That would be why I said I could answer SOME questions. Goodness knows I don't get much info from my son these days LOL!

Comment by CHC on March 29, 2014 at 5:13pm: Found out my son will have two c schools. Hes supposed to go to Norfolk then to San Diego then to Everett. They moved him to another BEQ this week too. He said its nicer but it's for less than an month. I just mailed him a letter this morning too. I hope they forward it. He's not taking leave in between A and C school. I'm kinda disappointed but I know his reasons.