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Navy For Moms

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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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

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Comment by hmarie3 on April 7, 2015 at 8:22pm: Yes, bring his personal items and electronics along. He can have them after he checks in on Friday.

Comment by amy3boys on April 7, 2015 at 8:09pm: I have similar questions as sailormaid. My SR is staying in GL. Can I bring his civilian clothing and personal items to give him at the end of the weekend?

Comment by sailormaid on April 7, 2015 at 8:05pm: This has probably been answered somewhere already but I don't remember where…

I'm giving my SR my old laptop. I know I can't bring it to RTC/PIR, but if he's staying in GL after PIR can I bring it to him at TSC on Saturday or Sunday? (Look at me, learning all the acronyms!) Or will I need to mail it to him later once he's more settled?

Comment by Anti M on April 6, 2015 at 8:53am: Training is 6 weeks, maybe a week or so more if they need to wait to class up.

Comment by TML629 on April 5, 2015 at 7:02pm: Hi new to A school at GL my Sailors at BM any info on how long his schooling is there

Comment by kaymarie on March 21, 2015 at 9:07am: Paige, A school is specific training for the Sailor's specific rate. Intense classroom and hands on training. The length of time a Sailor is in A school depends on their rate (job). My Sailor was in A school at GL and we only live an hour from there. We were able to pick him up and take him home about 2 weekends per month. He was on watch for the other 2 weekends. He was on hold for 3 months before starting A school so he was there for approximately 6 months.

Comment by Paige on March 20, 2015 at 10:59pm: What is a school like.

Comment by Paige on March 20, 2015 at 10:54pm: My SR.will be attending a school at Great Lakes after PIR 3-10-2015 can I join this group.

Comment by Jacob94mom on March 16, 2015 at 9:33am: Picking up my sailor for the last time in Great Lakes! I will miss having him 3 hours away from home. But excited for him to start the next phase of his Navy Carrer. Fair winds and following seas to all of you and your sailors!