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
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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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: 2332
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 kim ann on March 6, 2009 at 10:35pm
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Ah! The ole' Mark Twain aka Samuel Clemens comment! That's may Alma Mater (was from near his birthplace)- only because I've been told by my boys how I am "older than dirt" and rode the dinosaurs before cars were invented!
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Comment by Bill S. on March 6, 2009 at 8:59pm
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Hey everyone, I will give you our experience with the "after" PIR. We had our son for 45 min after the PIR and then we had to leave base while he went to sign in to the A school base, which took about 4 hrs. We picked him up at the visitors center and had him from Friday afternoon until 8:30 Sunday night. He was NOT a grad and go. On Saturday morning we had him sign us into the base and we took in his personal items, clothing and the such. They are allowed to have their cell phones and computers and any thing else they want. But a word of warning. There is theft that goes on so make sure they lock up EVERYTHING!!!!!! Now, all the stuff they have in their rooms they have to move by themselves when they change ships. If they cannot carry it in one trip they will have to leave it behind. My son had to leave a bunch of stuff with his old roommate and couldn't get back to get it for 3 weeks. He ended up mailing a big box home and his Fiancee brought home a large suitcase full her last trip out. He said it is a nightmare to try and move in less than a days notice and haul all that stuff. He got it down to one sea bag a backpack and a small rolling suitcase and he still may send more home. He has moved 3 times and is in his 4th ship since 01/09/09. If anyone has any questions please feel free to poke me and I will answer the best I can. Peace, Bill
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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on March 6, 2009 at 6:32pm
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Natalie...WHOOOHOO for you and Shane!!! When was his PIR?
Hey Roni....Thanks for the helpful hints...I am pretty much up on the "generation gap" terms, it's the Navy terms I am familiarizing myself with. And yes, Hoppi, has done a great job for us in the Navy Terms discussion. I sure hope one of these days, I'll be able to meet with you NoCal Mom's..what a get-together that will be!!!
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Roni...sorry..of course I know it's "beauty rest"...tee hee
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Hi Kelly...you didn't ask me, but I think corpsmen is medical...Roni, correct me if this isn't right. I didn't want to disturb your "nap" this afternoon to ask you. lol lol lol
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Roni...I am so confused with all the terms....but I'm trying to learn. Vee :-)
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Kelly, you are so correct! Will's the man for this answer. When my gr-son had his PIR, he went to the other side immediately.
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Kelly...My gr-son is on the "other side" on hold for ATT. He has completed SCC and Phase 2. I am positive his parents took him his computer and bought him a new cell phone while they were in GL for his PIR. Hope that helps a little.
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Roni, I support that "Shout Out" to Will, Hoppi and Chris D.! Everyone, HAGW aka Have A Great Weekend!
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Good Morning all! I see fingers were busy last night while I was trying to sleep.
Sheila and Rene...WELCOME!
Will, get those overalls on and the cameras rolling on your project! Can't wait to see the pics.:-)
Everyone have a great day! Vee
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