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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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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

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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 Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 12, 2009 at 1:42pm: Oh, Will, what a great humane story about your little "stowaway." Amazing what a little love can do.....

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 12, 2009 at 11:15am: Hello Will - you and your wife enjoy your morning and have a white mocha for me at Starbucks. I'll be eager to see your new pics.

Yes, Dori, I did steal the sun again, but I'd gladly give it back your way. I've got to go out now before it gets too hot and wash my car.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on July 12, 2009 at 11:11am: Good morning! Vee, you did it again, you stole the sunshine.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 12, 2009 at 11:05am: Good morning everyone!

Hoppi - I've been thinking about you this week and keeping you in prayer. I hope your days are getting a little easier.

Have a blessed Sunday all!

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 11, 2009 at 11:22pm: Goodnight everyone! See you all tomorrow. HAGN

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 11, 2009 at 5:46pm: Will, I am so glad the kitty is in your kind, loving care. All is very well here...thanks!

Gary T - now don't go "testing the waters" on this one! :D lol lol lol

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on July 11, 2009 at 4:05pm: Will, We are "cat" people as well and over the years we have taken in a few strays. Our older son took in the most lovey Siamese that we suspect students dumped at the end of the year. By the time my husband said okay, the poor thing was so emaciated that he had lost his color and had ear mites. He spent two weeks at the vet getting cleaned up, neutered, etc. Luckily our son worked for a vet and it cost nothing! We had him for years and dearly loved him. When we lived in Ireland, we fed the wall cats, who were feral. We never tried to tame them because we knew that we would be leaving. It was funny because by the end of the year, each knew its own food dish. Our butcher would go by and feed them for years later. He, too, is a softy.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 11, 2009 at 2:16pm: Good Saturday morning to everyone!
Will - bless you and Vicki for being such caring people to animals. You have a great day and enjoy the weekend together. Do you miss your office on the Enterprise?
Gary T - Welcome back and you have a great weekend with Nick. You have been a busy man. I'll answer your PM soon and give you a suggestion for the "itch"....I have spent the last 2 winters in the south of Texas and have suffered terribly from the "no see 'ems." You have my sympathy on this one.

A HUGE, WARM WELCOME to our newest members. You will enjoy your time spent here with our unique Navy family....not to mention that you will get your questions answered. We are happy you are with us.

Got to get off of here now and get something done around the home and yard today. Catch you later....

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 10, 2009 at 4:19pm: Hi Melanie,
I will be waiting for your email.....Have a wonderful weekend my friend!

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 10, 2009 at 3:26pm: Hi all,
I just talked with Michael; he was finished with his A school classes for today and I caught up with him in his ship. He is enjoying A school and is in the new pilot program which he feels is a lot better. He goes to day classes, and has just finished his first few days in the school. He sounds good and very positive and it was great to talk with him.