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
- 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: 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 Chris on August 25, 2015 at 2:00pm
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It's not called adopting as long as the other sailors sign out like there supposed to you can have them in your house for Thanksgiving me and my wife are planning on doing the same thing
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Comment by MissingMyKing on August 25, 2015 at 1:38pm
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If that is possible...please adopt my sailor MoMom15 lol... He loves to eat! He's been in GL A school since 7/24.
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Comment by MoMom15 on August 25, 2015 at 1:28pm
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So I have a question. My son is still in bootcamp, will graduate a month from today. I am planning on attending PIR.
He will go to A School in Great lakes and be there about 22 weeks once it actually starts. So I am already thinking about Thanksgiving.
I am just in the thinking stages, about possibly spending the week up in the area, and renting a house/condo and be able to cook a meal for the day. He may be able to phase up by then and stay overnight. I was thinking we could also adopt other sailors.
Does this sound like something we will be able to do, or am I headed down the wrong road. I don't think he will be able to get "leave" until the Christmas holidays.
Let me know any ideas.
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Comment by Alex's_Mom (Robin) on August 25, 2015 at 1:05pm
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My son Alex got to school on either Wednesday or Thursday last week for FC. He is loving it.
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lovemyson, Hello! hope all is well with you and your son.
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Thanks Vince it's been a long month but very worth it in the end
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Comment by lovemyson on August 25, 2015 at 10:33am
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Good morning! My son just graduated BC on August 14th and now at GL. Just wanted to drop in and say HI!
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Chris YES!
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I know I haven't been on in awhile sorry I'm actually moving Sept 1st to be with my wife at Great Lakes but I have a question she's been on hold since she got out of Bootcamp so over a month now is this normal and does this time count as enlisted time toward her 6 years
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I just got Alex's mailing address from him last night. He wants me to send him sweat pants. Lol
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