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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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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

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Comment by Anti M on July 16, 2015 at 2:28pm: No, they usually do not let them take leave while on hold. It has happened, but there must be a compelling reason and zero chance of a class starting up. Besides, earned leave is limited, and many save it up to use after graduating school while en route to their first command, or for the holiday stand down.

Comment by pat on July 16, 2015 at 1:22pm: Thank you Anti M for all the great information.

Another question:

If he is on hold in A school will he be able to use vacation time to visit home?

Comment by ProudNavyMom on July 15, 2015 at 10:36am: Ok day 3 for my son in "A" School... hes seems quite busy and is liking the new transition.

Comment by Anti M on July 14, 2015 at 8:47pm: @pat... he cannot get ahead academically beforehand, the way the instruction is structured, it is best to wait and take it step by step as the Navy wants it presented. If he wants to participate in extra mandatory study sessions, he can do so when he begins classes. Jumping ahead is discouraged as the curriculum is done in mods which build off each other.

To advance to E-3, he must be an E-2 for nine months. If auto-advancement is written into his contract, he must complete school as directed and serve his time in service. Not a lot to do to jump ahead once they're out of boot camp. I belive IC is an auto-advance rating, so he should make E-3 and E-4 in a timely manner.

http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/nlnavypromotion.htm

He begins classes when there are enough sailors who are going to be ICs to make a class. He could be on hold for a while. Actually, his training will be a series of courses, totaling 22 weeks. It will take far longer than that , with holds and holiday stand down.

http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/navyjobs/navyjobs2/blic...

Liberty phases:

https://www.facebook.com/notes/training-support-center-tsc-great-la...

There is a great deal of hurry up and wait in A school. This is a time to learn how to study, to stand watch, to be patient, to stay in shape. MWR has a lot of good leisure activities for down times between courses.

http://www.mwrgl.com/

Comment by NavYMoM KittyKaT on July 14, 2015 at 5:19pm: Any info on rate IC for ASchool is appreciated my SR's PIR is 8/7/15 .. Thank you

Comment by pat on July 14, 2015 at 5:08pm: Is there a facebook group as well. If so how do we join? Is there a specific group or facebook group just for IC A school Great lakes?

Comment by pat on July 14, 2015 at 5:05pm: My son's PIR was 7/10/15 and is now at Training Support Center Great Lakes A school and his rating is IC. Would you have any information on what to expect. When does he begin classes, the curriculum etc? Also he is now E2. What are the steps for increasing rank and what does he need to do for Phase 1, 2 & 3. If he does not start classes until next week what should he be doing to get ahead while he has this time available? thank you.

Comment by Anti M on July 12, 2015 at 10:08pm: The C school in Dam Neck is for the CWIS missile system, AEGIS is in Dalhgren, and other weapons systems are in San Diego.

Comment by MsT on July 12, 2015 at 6:26pm: FC's may go to Sand Diego for C school also.

Comment by Alex's_Mom (Robin) on July 9, 2015 at 6:45pm: I found out today that Alex's classification is FC, A School is nine weeks Right?? Then where do they go for C School?