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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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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 Anti M on December 21, 2010 at 8:43am: Priscilla, they will give him instructions. Going on leave changes the usual liberty rules, so hard to say what they'll tell him. Probably that he shouldn't drink alcohol or drive a car.

My nephew came home on emergency leave during his phase one of A school. He was not supposed to drink, or to drive, during that time. That was Charleston, though, not Great Lakes. Also, your hubby won't have checked into A school, so their rules won't really apply.

Remind him that he's not had a drink in eight weeks or more, and it will hit him differently. Probably very hard. He hasn't been driving either, he will be rusty. He should ease back into old habits. Whatever he does, no drinking and driving, not one drop. There's a reason the Navy tells them to wait. Too many sailors die too soon, deaths on leave involving cars and booze. Sorry if I get a little rant and rave on the subject, I've seen it happen and it scares me.

Comment by priscilla; FC wife on December 21, 2010 at 1:47am: question: my husband graduates from boot camp this Wednesday. He starts his leave that day until he checks into A school Jan 4th. While on leave, is he allowed to drink alcohol or dive a car? He says he can, but I thought sailors had to wait until they reach phase 2 in A school.

Thanks!

Comment by AndreaS61 on December 20, 2010 at 7:34pm: Cheffiona - I'm so happy for your daughter and her husband - I'm sure it will be a special Christmas for them.

Merry Christmas, Ladies!

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on December 20, 2010 at 4:00am: newhorizon, I am very happy for your son. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on December 20, 2010 at 3:59am: newhorizon. You sailor will be able to have his cell phone, computer and civilian clothes sent to him. Although, he won't be able to wear his civilian clothes until he earns Phase 2 Liberty. This can take one to two months.

After your son's PIR ceremony, (while on Liberty) he can use his cell phone. However, he may not bring his cell phone with him back to boot camp. There are serious consequences if he does. He can't have his cell phone until he has moved into (A)school.

Your new Sailor will be told all the rules before PIR.

Comment by D~W~G on December 19, 2010 at 8:22pm: Can anyone tell me what my "Sailor to Be" will be able to be sent at A-School?

Comment by D~W~G on December 19, 2010 at 8:17pm: Hi All, My Son will be graduating Jan 7 and in A school in GL. I am very excited for his A- School. Merry Christmas to all

Comment by Anti M on December 19, 2010 at 4:55pm: Thanks, BDM. I don't have any decorations up at all, except the ones Larry put up outside. We'll do a few gifts for close friends, but we're going to go on vacation after Christmas, just me and hubby. I did get in a couple great visits with my nephew when he was home on leave. He is headed for his boat, in Groton, waiting for transportation on to his sub.

Comment by cheffiona on December 19, 2010 at 1:02pm: JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE A

MERRY CHRISTMAS

I HOPE YOU ALL GET TO SEE YOUR SAILORS AND IF NOT KNOW THAT WHEREEVER THEY ARE THEY WILL BE THINKING OF YOU AS YOU ARE OF THEM!

AND THANKS FOR ALL ADVICE AND HELP WHILE MY SAILOR WAS IN A SCHOOL! HER SHIP GOT BACK LAST WEEK AFTER HER FIRST DEPLOY SO HER AND HUBBY GET TO SPEND THEIR FIRST CHRISTMAS IN THEIR FIRST HOME AS HUSBAND AND WIFE

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL

Comment by Anti M on December 19, 2010 at 11:13am: ... but personally, I'd stay in a motel one night and enjoy the "me time" transition from home. I'm weird like that.