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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
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Comment by Dru Dru's mom on March 21, 2016 at 2:08pm
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I sent my daughter 2 boxes the same day she received one box about a week later the other was almost 2 weeks. Sometimes it takes a while
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Comment by MustangMom on March 20, 2016 at 11:08pm
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Yeah, I'm kind of at a loss too. I'm not sure what else I can do at this point. I hope my son gets his box this week.
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Comment by Anti M on March 20, 2016 at 11:20am
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There can be delays, although a week is a bit much.
I'm beginning to wonder if someone in the mailroom is slacking. If I'm seeing some complaints here, how many more are there?
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Thank you for the tips, the package I shipped is there and has been for a week already. He has not received a notice to pick up the package yet. Is there usually a delay in informing the sailors that they have mail. I understand him having to open the package in front of someone and I get that but he's yet to receive any notice and when he goes to the mail room they tell him there's nothing there.
Um sure they handle hundreds if not thousands of pieces of mail at any given time, just a little concerned.
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Every carrier, even UPS and Fedex, go through the mail room. USPS is best. Remember, someone besides your sailor will be signing for the box, a notice is sent, then they have to go get their package. Usually they have to open it in front of someone to check for contraband.
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Just use post office, flat rate boxes. With flat rate boxes you'll be giving a tracking number which is nice
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Anyone have trouble shipping packages to their loved ones in A school? Or know any tips, or if I should only use a specific carrier?
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EllieProudMama
My daughter is on the Harpers Ferry. She arrived in San Diego 2/5. They were deployed along with the Boxer and the New Orleans on 2/12. As far as I know they're in the Pacific for at least 6-7 months. You could look for and follow their Facebook page. They usually post quite a few pics. I also follow US Navy Pacific Fleet on facebook. I also check the Navy Times website from time to time. Sorry I don't have more info.
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Hello everyone! my daughter was station in san Diego, she's still in A school in great lakes IL and has about 8 more weeks to go her ship is USS Boxer LDH and I was just wondering if anyone had more info about the ship or if there's any other families with Sailors assigned to the same ship, any information will be greatly appreciated Thanks!
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Comment by gsetexasmom on March 16, 2016 at 10:39am
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Tati's Mum, Mine will be on the USS Phillipine Sea :) Good luck to your daughter! Anit M, thank you!
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