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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 bobbie (ht mom) on August 10, 2011 at 12:25pm: thx sandy lol yeah he told me last night .. that it is so different from bootcamp having to wake himself up and not being yelled at constantly lol..

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on August 10, 2011 at 10:08am: bobbie, don't worry they will keep your Sailor busy. He will be busy with extra duty and watch so that he can have Phase 2 Liberty. There are 3 phases of Liberty that your son will be working towards earning. He will have to earn Phase 2 liberty if he wants to leave base. There is also an exam he has to study for. It has everything he learned in boot camp.

The first week there is INDOC week. (indoctrination) During this week he will learn the rules of the base and so on. It will be little while before he gets use to not being in boot camp, LoL

Comment by bobbie (ht mom) on August 10, 2011 at 9:54am: my son is allowed to have his cell and lapop but had to lock up his civis....is great

Comment by bobbie (ht mom) on August 10, 2011 at 9:53am: ok my son is officailly in A school now so great having the weekend with him ....he is loving the freedom there hahaha... he said his school doesnt start til the 23rd of this month...so i was wondering what all he is doing in the mean time?????

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on August 10, 2011 at 9:49am: deedees473, As soon as he moves to (A)school he will know his address and you can mail him his Cell Phone, and Laptop. My son called the third day he was there and asked us to mail him his stuff. He ended up buying a new Laptop from the NEX.

When mailing anything to your son in (A)school. Don't forget to include the Last 4 digits of his Social Security Number. There are thousands of Sailors on base and some might have your the same name as your son.

Comment by Anti M on August 10, 2011 at 8:54am: He can't wear his civilian clothes for a few weeks, but probably would enjoy sleep pants, boxers or shorts to lounge in in his room. He can have his cell phone. If he is flying out, you can give him these things at the airport.

Comment by deedees473 on August 10, 2011 at 6:38am: Hi, my son starts A school on the 22nd, he graduates from basic this friday the 12th! what does he need to bring to A school? can he have his phone? civilian clothes? should i bring them with me at graduation?

Comment by Proudofmysailorboy on August 9, 2011 at 3:42pm: My son entered A School on Aug 1st to study to become an electrician. Last night, he text me that he had been offered a position in special forces. My mind is reeling. Is there a specific website that can give me (and him) a better understanding of special forces options.

Comment by 1stlove (02/946) on August 9, 2011 at 2:27pm: thank you she went in undesignated so I don't know her job yet bu ti guess she should write me soon to find out. thank you both as soon as I get her job I will be in touch anti_m

Comment by Anti M on August 9, 2011 at 2:17pm: If you know their rate (job), we know where the school is. Every rate has only one A school, and even programs such as AECF will have only one location for their A school.