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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
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
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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 7, 2009 at 4:18pm
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Hi Gary, I was just thinking how very lucky you are to be so close to be able to spend weekends with Nick....savor the moments!! Michael is now on hold for A school and we had a nice phone chat last night. Take care and also enjoy your pool.
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Brenda, I can't help you on Core Mentor....sorry! I know someone will be able to soon. Good luck booking your flight.
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Hello Brenda and Gary....hope your day is going well! Linda, congrats on your son's A school graduation. I can't answer your question about graduation, but someone will be on soon who will. Enjoy your time at GL. If you are our newest member, WELCOME to our group.
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Good Morning all....and thanks to Terry and Roni for the correct info on the HM housing, and thanks to both of you for the good info below. Terry I do believe that is correct about the ziplock bags on the Enterprise, but I'll let Will confirm it. I wish for all of you a very great day!
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Hi again everyone...Letha, do have a great trip to GL and please give Will and Hoppi my best wishes and a big HEY when you see them. If you can get by with a HUG, hug them for me, too!
Maggs - what a great idea and I do not think you are out of place at all and I know Will won't think so either. My family has also been touched my Alzheimers disease, so I am with you all the way.
Hoppi...way to go girl!!! Nothing wrong with a bike instead of a run....Congrats!
Maria... I'm sure your son has a ship's name. The barracks he lives in has a ship's name...that is what we refer to on here as "ships."
Beth B - sorry to hear about the swine flu there on base. Let's pray for a quick end to it before it spreads too far.
It's time for me to shut down here tonight and I'll catch you all tomorrow. HAGN
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Good morning everyone! I've got a full day planned today in town, so will be back later. Have a blessed day all. :~} And let's all WELCOME MEMBER #164.
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Will, I'm glad we were all here for you when you needed us. As Roni says so often, "that's how we roll." Well, I have to walk my doggie for a bit tonight, so I'm going to shut down for now. Goodnight!
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Karen C....missed you, too! I wondered where you were. So glad you are back up and running and back with us. HAGN.....Vee
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Will, I have heard only great things about your CMC, and I know you have learned well under his direction. And, I have to correct you on one thing...WE are the fortunate ones to be under YOUR tutelage on here, and WE thank YOU for this opportunity. Glad to hear you did well today in your PFA. Our newest member, Maggs, had a question down a ways...she just joined today so she hasn't seen the answer to this question before. HAGN, and my loving thoughts to all your family.
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Hi Terry...How are things with you? It is good to have Will back, isn't it? I know his week had to be a difficult one for him. Hoppi was a real blessing to keep things rolling in his absence. Thank you for your kind words. I jump in when I can help and know I will stand corrected if I am wrong....like when I said H&W had PT today and that sure might have been a boo boo. I know the correct term is PFA. Thanks for helping me out on that.... :~}
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