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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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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 armymomnavyson on March 19, 2014 at 7:07pm: Thanks forever proud and lisa4495! Glad to know we are all in the same boat! I didn't know about the top 10 percent but I kind off told my son early on that the better he does the more opportunities he could have. Unfortunately they couldnt find time while he was on hold to get his wisdom teeth out. Now he goes April 1 and since he will miss
Abs and a test he will be held again. Ahhh Navy life :)

Comment by Lloyd on March 19, 2014 at 8:46am: This is for anyone who ordered a copy of the Keel from Divisions 069 and 070. The Cruise Book section of the Keel was not correct. The group photos for 069 and 070 were of integrated divisions. As you all know, our divisions were all male. I have contacted the NEX and they are speaking to the publisher to figure out a solution. I will give you an update when I hear back from them. Please pass this on to others you know that might not still be checking this site.

Comment by Forever proud on March 18, 2014 at 10:54pm: Lisa that is my understanding as well. This phase of school is called BECC, it will last 31 class days, then there will be another hold for Strand. But Strand only lasts like 11 days? Good info regarding the duty station choices. I'll make sure my son knows that.

Comment by Lisa4495 on March 18, 2014 at 10:10pm: I may be wrong but I am in the same boat too. But my understanding is that the school they started last week is just basic engineering school. Then they will have strand? School. Then they might be put back on hold awaiting the school for the actual rate. My son is MR rate. He had PIR 1/10/14. The school he is in now is 31 school days and then the strand school is 31 days. Then they still have schooling after that. As for getting to list the top 3 places, that is only if they graduate top 10 percent in there class after all schooling is complete. At least that is what my son said. I am going to see my son for his birthday first weekend in April. Hope to get more answers then. My son too is a little tired of the snow and cold. We are from Texas.

Comment by Forever proud on March 18, 2014 at 9:32pm: Armymomnavyson my kid is in the exact ame situation as yours - just one week ahead. MM, PIR 1/10, classed up last week, night school, different ship. Though we are from Georgia and it has now been longer since I saw him at graduation than it was while he was in boot camp. He was asked right away what his top three choices for duty station are. From what I understand they will have their assignment before leaving A school.

Comment by armymomnavyson on March 18, 2014 at 9:14pm: Do sailors get their orders befor A school is finished?.

Comment by armymomnavyson on March 18, 2014 at 7:42pm: My son is an MM and finally classed up yesterday! He PIR'd 1/17. It was a long hold. He is in night school and had to move to a different ship. We are from Chicago and got used to him coming home on the weekend. The clock has started ticking again! Can't wait to hear where he goes next

Comment by Navymom111413 on March 18, 2014 at 7:35pm: Does anyone know when the QM A School will get their orders? My son graduates A School on April 11th and he has not heard anything about orders yet.

Comment by mom2mjnc on March 18, 2014 at 12:35pm: SorinMom... My son is an EM. He just classed up and started A school on 3/7. That was 3 months and 2 weeks of waiting. He has vowed that is if HE has anything to say about it, he'll never set foot in Chicago, again...lol (Assuming he ever gets OUT of Chicago! :-)

Eileen