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:
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
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- 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
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 Tessie on December 20, 2017 at 2:04pm
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Merry Christmas Everyone!
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Comment by Phoenixmom on December 20, 2017 at 12:11pm
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I Want to Wish everyone on this site a Very Merry Christmas, everyone on this site are Just Amazing! I am so Glad that I have others to share information and well just about everything with. I have no sisters but glad to have found Seasters!
May the Lord Bless you all with much Blessings for the New Year!
Much Love to you all!
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Good Morning Ladies, Wow just opening up and reading everyone's comment brought tears to my eyes.
KidGreen1978 what a beautiful message.
MissingYou I'm so sorry to hear all of this, My Mother was also a single parent and one of my Brothers decided to do the same to her, the only thing I can say is to pray over him and for him. I would like to wish you a Happy Holidays and may the Lord bless you in many ways this New Year! I would like to leave a scripture my Mother Prayed over. May it help You!
Isaiah 49:16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.
I tend to pray over my son Psalm 139 we can be encouraged knowing that God is One who:
Searches us and knows us from the inside out (verse 1)
- Knows our every action and thought (verses 2-3)
- Knows what we will say before we say it (verse 4)
- Follow us everywhere we go (verses 8-12)
- Formed us and watched over us while we were in the womb (verses 13-15)
- Wrote out our life story in His book before we even lived it (verse 16)
- Thinks innumerable thoughts of us (verses 17-18)
- Knows our anxieties (verse 23)
- Convicts us of our offense and leads us in the right direction (verse 24)
- God Bless you MissingYou sending prayers and Hugs and Lots of Love your way!
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Comment by Anti M on December 20, 2017 at 10:08am
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I looked up the Great Lakes USO ... wow, we didn't have that on base when I was there! This is the reason I encourage support of the USO, they provide a welcoming place for relaxation and recharging. The No Dough Dinners are terrific, dinner the night before payday!
http://usoofillinois.org/great-lakes/
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@MIssingyou ... the photo package usually has two large 8x10s, one smiling pose, one serious pose. I would say just pay for a whole set yourself, as it sounds like his dad is just being awful about it. Having dealt with my husband's difficult ex when it came to his son, it just isn't worth the hassle. I am sorry you have to deal with this!
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Comment by Missingyou on December 20, 2017 at 7:20am
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Kiddgreen thanks for the response. I’m glad I have you guys or I would know nothing. My sons dad left me when he was 2 and from then it was a battle. He means well and he loves our son. But I was the one there changing diapers, wiping noses and making sure he went to school. I made sure he had what he needed. Then one day he wanted to be with his dad at first I said no but everyone was saying let him go he’ll come back. Well he didn’t he went to the Navy. And I’m so glad he did I’m so proud of him. Hopefully he will see all I’ve done for him and not forget about me while on this journey. I miss so much I just want him to do well and be happy. I was the fighting of who’s the best parent to stop. Anyway just venting. Thanks guys for being here.
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Comment by Butterball on December 20, 2017 at 7:19am
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Good morning Navy Moms, I would like to echo KiddGreen1978's post, before it gets too crazy here. You are all so wonderfully patient with the crazy questions, a lot of them are repeats, but you just answer them like they are the first time seeing them. I truly appreciate all of the suggestions and answers I have gotten, some even before I thought of a question to ask. My Christmas wish is that all of you have a Very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year. I am proud to call you my Seasters, lots of love and NMH's
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KiddGreen1978 I wish for you a very Merry Christmas with all of the Blessings God gives us all. Thank you for such a sweet post to your Navy Seasters, it brought a smile to my face, I just had to tell you how it warmed my heart to wake up to it. Have a Blessed Day.
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Comment by KiddGreen1978 on December 20, 2017 at 3:41am
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Early AM Navy Moms! I've been in the shadows lately. Had a lot going on after PIA. New job and some other things. I see everyone's posts and I'm so happy for sons moving on and doing well. I'm extremely happy to say that both my boys will visit me for the holidays! I'm very blessed! I'm very happy for all who are able to gaze upon their long lost sailor! Soak it all in ladies! I love the smell of a mother's love for her children in the morning! Lol. Thanks to all the moms on here that post encouraging words, give answers to endless questions and give support to moms in need. You rock! I will be working until the boys come home to keep myself busy. Have a great holiday season ladies! Enjoy your families.
#NAVYStrong
#NAVYMom
#MomOf2Sailors
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@Missingyou, I had the same issue with my first sons graduation. It may be best if you order your own. My son's father was not forthcoming about the process and what was all involved. If not for this page I would've been lost. My 2nd son gave me more control of this process and his dad totally flaked on his graduation. Boys feel some strange loyalty to their dads regardless of how we struggle to make a better life for them. It's heartbreaking, so take it one day at a time. There will come a time where your son will appreciate you more... He's just doesn't know it yet.
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