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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 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: 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
Comment Wall
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Comment by Greenbelli on December 3, 2015 at 1:40pm
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My son was able to take his cell phone back to A school. He did not take it until after he was moved to A school. Will he be staying in GL for A school?
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Comment by Simomma53 on December 2, 2015 at 9:32pm
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We were at the NEX in Norfork last week. I wanted to pick up cards for my son there while he accompanied us. But it was Black Friday. Need I say any more??? We did get parking right away (go figure) but the lines at the check outs were insane and we would have been late for a tour of the base. So I am glad to have had the opportunity to get a card with this link.
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Comment by Anti M on December 2, 2015 at 9:13pm
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Great! I have heard conflicting things about that. I did know non-authorized users got cards to their kids through that link. I guess I need to see it incognito.
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I just used the link and I was able to send it my address. This way when my son comes home for Christmas, I can give it to him as part of his gift. No problem with sending it to our home (so far).
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If you use the gift card link, you should be able to send a gift card directly to your sailor using his military address. You cannot send it to yourself to put in a card or package. If he has an email, try the egiftcard option. Let me know if it works. Please?
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Here is the link for gift cards.
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Comment by mom2stg on December 2, 2015 at 11:51am
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AntiM, thank you! N4M is a wonderful resource of support and information. Have a wonderful Christmas!
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@mom2stg ... every Christmas chit for leave is approved unless the sailor is on restriction (you'd know if that were the case). They have the opportunity to take up to two weeks, even if they have not earned that much. I do not suggest this as they're using their earned paid vacation days and might not have any after A school.
There are no mile limits, curfews, or buddies on leave. That all only applies to liberty, aka normal time off.
I have a blog about leave or liberty, lots of details. I hope it answers more questions.
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@tinpet .... they usually just tell them. Now and then they get a choice, but no guarantee on that. Same thing with C school, they may get a choice if they have a high GPA, and of there is a system they want in the pool of orders for the class.
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My son will be in phase 2 for Christmas break. What will be his limitations of time, mileage, or buddy requirements? His Thanksgiving chit was denied, so I want to be clear on the expectations for a Christmas chit. Thank you!
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