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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 Karen ~ Corpsman Chris' Mom on December 27, 2010 at 12:55pm: I'm in NJ and we got hit with over 12" of snow yesterday into last night. I know some flights were cancelled. My son does not have to fly home until the 2nd of Jan. tho, so I'm hoping everything will go smoothly for him then.

Comment by Anti M on December 27, 2010 at 12:08pm: Lori, delays happen. There's always someone who gets back a day late. As Angie says, they are to get a statement from the airline. If it is their own fault, well, they can get into trouble. How much all depends on their COC and the circumstances. Being late or absent is called "UA", unauthorized absence. It can be dealt with in a number of ways, from verbal warnings up to Captain's Mast. Each case is different.

The problem with the closed airports in New York is that it will ripple over to the airports across the nation. There's a reason sailors should plan an extra day of travel.

Comment by lori on December 27, 2010 at 11:47am: Angie- rain won't delay the flights right? I'm just a little paranoid about Paul not getting to base on time. Our weather for this coming weekend looks ok. But after hearing horror stories about GL weather I have fears that the sailors are all sitting in their airports waiting for that flight to GL and having them all cancelled. Has this ever happened with returning stand down sailors?

Comment by lori on December 27, 2010 at 10:32am: Sorry- I meant Angie!

Comment by lori on December 27, 2010 at 10:32am: The snow missed us yesterday [ we live on the east coast] but i'm getting a little antsy about this coming weekend and Paul's having to fly back to GL.

Anti M- that's a lot of snow! Our weather this weekend is supposed to be 40s and maybe rain. I'm praying GL will be clear. But here's a ques Anti M- what happens if the flights are cancelled and the sailors can't make it in?

Comment by Tiff'sMom (Sharon) on December 25, 2010 at 1:32am: Merry Christmas to everyone! :) :) Angie and Anti M.... thank you for your wise words of wisdom :) May you all have a wonderful day with your family! :)

Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on December 24, 2010 at 6:57pm: Merry Christmas my sisters!! Louis is home with my laptop. His friends
were over last night and stayed until the wee hours in the morning. A
lot of loud laughing and talking so I didn't get much sleep but I was
happy to have him home. He has been gone all day today and probably
tomorrow. We will have dinner together on tomorrow and spend New Year's
Eve together as well. He leaves Jan 1.

Comment by lj1422 (Josh's mom) on December 24, 2010 at 5:59pm: Everyone have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year, those of you like me blessed to have your Sailors with you this Christmas enjoy every minute. Those of you that don't have your Sailors home my wish is for you to see them soon. Navy Hugs to all of you!!!!

Comment by AndreaS61 on December 23, 2010 at 12:26pm: TiffsMom - My daughter will be an ET. Not sure what ship she's on. She moved across the street to the base, then moved ships two weeks later, then moved again just before Christmas when they consolidated sailors. She talked about moving ships in a blizzard with all her stuff and her seabag on her back. She's a little bit of a thing and I told her it's a good thing she didn't blow over because she'd lie there like a turtle on it's back. LOL

Jane - great advice! and how nice of that couple to pay for your meal. Enjoy your time with your son....and his friends!!!

Comment by lori on December 23, 2010 at 7:26am: Jane- how wonderful for your son for someone to take note of him like that. And that is indeed very good advice- we moms are saying that all the time but when a stranger says it.... maybe he'll listen!