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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).

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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 Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 30, 2009 at 6:52pm: Hi everyone...

Dori - thanks for taking care of me while I am gone. A PM would be nice when we get the word about Will and Hoppi....Sometimes, I don't get a lot of computer time on my son's computer. I have to fight off a 3-yr old great-grandson who loves to play his games on here. lol lol

Bill - I do think your latest post about security clearance makes sense. It seems like Michael took care of it early on in his Navy career.

Melanie - good for DJ starting A school. I know he will do well and I'll be pulling for him, too!!

Anti M - I am in northern Georgia in a town called Dawsonville. If you find Lake Lanier on the map and Gainsville, GA, Dawsonville is just west across the lake. Very beautiful area....wooded and green and gorgeous.

Gotta run...everyone have a great evening!!!!

Comment by Bill S. on July 30, 2009 at 2:40pm: Oh, by the way. Brett has been in GL for 202 days as of today, not counting Boot, for a course that was to take a total 89 days. hmmmmm.... kinda long,huh?

Comment by Bill S. on July 30, 2009 at 2:31pm: Hi guys, Gary and Karen. Brett seems to remember that he got his clearance while in boot. Which seems to fit be cause he filled out a whole s**t load of paper work regarding background info that his recruiter said was needed for his rate. Also, some of his division mates didn't fill out their paper work until a week or so before Battle Stations. So it seems it is done when some one decides it needs to be done. Go figure.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on July 29, 2009 at 5:22pm: ariebabe91, I looked on the RTC site and Division 328 is not listed. The last division listed is 321 and the PIR is 11 September 09. I would assume that 328 is the following week (Friday). Here is the link listing the graduation dates.

Comment by Anti M on July 29, 2009 at 5:14pm: Vee, have a great time! What part of GA? I went to one of my C schools at Ft. Gordon, near Augusta. I am so not a Southern gal, didn't care for the humidity. Or the Army base, LOL.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on July 29, 2009 at 4:06pm: Hoppi, the last few days are the worst because you know that any time you can get an answer. Earlier, you knew it would be a while. It's like waiting for a medical test. Once the test is done, you know that someone knows the answer and you want it now! My fingers are crossed for both you and Will! BTW, what's the COC?

Vee, I'll send you a PM so you won't be left out of the loop. I suspect you will find it no matter what.

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 29, 2009 at 3:55pm: Hi all - Vacationing in Georgia and just caught up on the posts here.

Hoppi and Will - I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you and waiting to hear the good news. I just hope your announcement doesn't get lost in all the comments in between my times on the computer here. Wishing you the very best...Vee

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 29, 2009 at 3:20pm: Anti M - a big HELLO from Georgia....I arrived here yesterday afternoon and am having a blast with my family. Michael took leave while on hold for A school after he completed INDOC, SCC and ATT. I believe he took 10 days that he had on the books.

Comment by Bill S. on July 28, 2009 at 4:38pm: OK yall, this is the skinny on security clearance prior to A School. There is none. You get it when you get it. Quote from Brett. "Some people had interviews in boot and some people have to fill this thing out in A school. They don't tell you about it, you have to access it with your ID and the instructors should be able to tell them how to do it. They have to get it done to get orders. They have to start with the ID login on NKO and then the Chiefs office if they don't have their clearance. Some people just have it, others don't. They just have to check." Hope this answer is what you are looking for. Bill

Comment by Anti M on July 28, 2009 at 2:37pm: "On hold" is when they have reported to their school, but their classes have not begun. It can be several weeks if there is a backlog.