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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 Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 8, 2009 at 3:49pm: Karen...PS Congrats to Corey on finishing SCC....

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 8, 2009 at 3:49pm: Hi again, Karen....Michael got up in the "hold time" when it was at it's longest. He finished SCC about mid-February and didn't start ATT until March 27. I think the hold times are much shorter now. He is out of ATT now and on hold for A school. Are you riding this weekend?

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 8, 2009 at 3:34pm: Karen C.....it was good practice, wasn't it? I thought that was awfully quick for young Twardo to finish A school when he wasn't even in it yet...lol lol lol There is just a lot of information to keep up on here, isn't there....all of it good, tho. And, yes, Gary T. we will remember you next month when your day comes.

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 8, 2009 at 2:10pm: LOL LOL Terry MM ...you can't even begin to know what a "faulty and old memory" is my dear.....give yourself a few more years....too funny! :-O

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 8, 2009 at 12:16pm: click to get Orkut Myspace mother's day Comments & Graphics

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 8, 2009 at 12:11pm: Happy Friday to everyone!
Theresa...WhooooHooooo for Nick completing ATT; didn't take him long..Congrats to both of you.
Gary - Thank you for your Mothers Day wishes! And I want to wish all the Moms and the other GrandMom on here a very special Mothers Day, too!
Will - you look like you just stepped out of "GQ" in your dress whites..
Have a great day everyone~~.

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 7, 2009 at 11:35pm: Congratulations, Julie, on hubby finishing ATT school today. I know what happened at my grandson's graduation of ATT, but he is in GM training and it might be different than ET. I know it is nothing like their PIR....I'm sure Will or Hoppi will answer in more detail. HAGN

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 7, 2009 at 11:32pm: Hoppi - thanks for sharing the great pics of today's ceremony!!!
Terri - I forgot to tell you how happy I am for you that your son is home with you for Mothers Day....Enjoy!
Theresa - I'm keeping all my digits crossed for Nick that he completes ATT school soon.

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 7, 2009 at 11:25pm: Good evening all....WELCOME to Denise our newest member! Denise, you will have a ton of questions, so ask away. We are all extended family on here and remember no question is a dumb question. Our leaders are Will and Hoppi and occasionally Chris D. pokes his head in and helps us out. We are all at different levels and we are all here to support you. My grandson is going to be a GM and his PIR was 01-09-09. He just finished ATT school and is on hold for A school.
Congrats Vicki on Matt's starting HM A school....we all wish him well!
Tonight got away from me and I'm going to close down now...Everyone have a blessed night!

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 7, 2009 at 5:49pm: Hello Camille and WELCOME to our unique group of Navy parents. I am Vee and my grandson is in GL on hold for A school right now to be a GM. On here, please don't feel like you are using wrong terms ... we all are in a learning mode and we have the best teachers one could ask for (Will and Hoppi). They will be on shortly to answer your questions. I do not think they can change rates in A school, but our leaders will give us the correct answer and let me know if I am incorrect. Again, a WARM WELCOME to our special family.