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:
Events
**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:
**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
Navy Speak
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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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
Discussion Forum
leave after A/C school-- orders are confusing
Started by MANDY. Last reply by Anti M Aug 16, 2019. 2 Replies 0 Likes
What happens after ASchool?
Started by SailorMom18. Last reply by Phoenixmom Feb 13, 2019. 1 Reply 0 Likes
BECC Info?
Started by adubz33. Last reply by SuBHuni34 Nov 29, 2018. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 3, 2009 at 11:02am
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Good morning all....and a huge welcome to all our "newbies."
Debbie - hang in there TOUGH NAVY MOM; Will and Hoppi are working on it.
Karol - CONGRATS on your new granddaughter; she is a cutie.
Have a blessed day all.....
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Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on July 3, 2009 at 12:49am
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Toni, Welcome to the group. It is good to have you.
Debbie, I am so sorry about your son. My oldest grandson is going into the Marines this fall and like your son, that's all he has been talking about for the past year. It is what gave him the encouragement to do well in school this past year. So I do realize how tough this is for your son. I hope that this is a temporary setback. I'm sure Hoppi or Will can give you a better perspective on what is going on.
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Theresa - try to get a good night's sleep tonight so you will be rested tomorrow for your flight. I'll be waiting for your call when you get to Midway...ENJOY!!!!
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Debbie H - I'm so sorry to hear this about your son being sent home for medical reasons. I'm sure Hoppi and/or Will can answer your question very soon. You will remain in my thoughts and prayers.....
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Hi there, Toni....and CONGRATS to you and your son. We are happy to have you join our unique "family" here. You will find a great bunch of people on here to answer your questions and to be of support to you through the different phases of your son's Navy career. You enjoy your weekend with your son at GL.
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Good afternoon all....
Karen C....I am so happy for you that Corey got home last night. You will have a special few days with him and do enjoy.
All you Moms whose sailors are coming home for the weekend....make it a very special time with them.
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Good morning friends.....I'll be back later...got errands to run this morning!!!!!
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Laura, I don't know where you are in schooling but I agree with Will ... concentrate on that now. It will accomplish something and will occupy your time.
You said you have four years crushed. Oh, I wouldn't take it so hard. His schooling will be over before long ... perhaps longer than you would like ... but it won't be long. Then you can, if you wish get married and you can follow him around. To expect that he is going to return to Georgia and be in the Navy is not realistic. Even if you lived in the Norfolk area, it is not realistic to expect that he would spend four years there.
My mom gave up college permanently to become a Navy wife, following my Dad hither and yon. My sister gave up college for 20 years to follow my BIL hither and yon. and my SIL gave up college for almost 20 years to follow my brother hither and yon. Only my BIL was stationed briefly near my sister's "home." I put home in quotes because really we had a moving home.
If your career is a portable one, e.g., nursing, teaching, etc., and you are relatively close to finishing, I would recommend finishing college first.
A long distance relationship is hard but it is doable. Will's example is a good one. It does take work, patience and understanding. I wish you well.
Vee, let's not get into ancient right now. Remember you can be young at heart and you sound like you are!
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For LAURA......Everything will work out; just give it time....
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Hey there, Melanie.....2 more days or when is his plane getting in? I am so excited for you; it's like it is happening to me. Nice advice for Laura...between all of us, we'll get her through this. She is young (like we all were ONCE) and this is all very new and strange to her. So, I hope she will have the patience we are trying to instill in her.....Talk to you soon.....
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