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
Comment Wall
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Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on November 21, 2010 at 9:09pm
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I can't eat or sleep. What do I do? My candle is burning and his girlfriend has her candle burning as well.
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Comment by lori on November 21, 2010 at 8:50pm
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We were already in GL when we got our call! Talk about nail biting! Please post on here when you get that call starchild- we will rejoice with you!
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Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on November 21, 2010 at 8:38pm
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Starchild, how exciting!! I had to go to work the next day so I couldn't stay up all night like I wanted. I am sure your sailor will do great and you'll get your "I'm a Sailor call tomorrow. You will probably get your call tomorrow afternoon or evening. It's blue candle time!!
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Just received word that 4 of the divisions are going through BS21 NOW! 005-008 It would have started about 2 pm local time and will finish at a staggard time between 12 - 2 local time.
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OK I am really nervous. I meant to say BS21 is tonight.
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PIR tonight. I am sooo nervous. My husband prepared a wonderful supper and I can't eat. I know I will not be able to sleep tonight. I feel like a school girl getting ready for her first date. Awwwww!
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Anti M.
My husband does our grocery shopping too. We have always cooked together as a family. My husband has always been a hard worker. He works 18 hour days at time. Sometimes the 18 hour days have made me sad, but I would rather have my hardworking husband than one who is Lazy!!
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Comment by Anti M on November 21, 2010 at 10:58am
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j-mom, the Navy is full of wonderful young men, just waiting to meet wonderful young women. Duds tend to get left in the dust! Yep, my ex was lazy as could be. we were both supposed to re-enlist and pick up the big bonuses. I went first, then he said, "No, I think I'll just work on my music instead." Not like he did housework, or shopping, and he wanted his own bedroom. Grrrr.
Hubby went to the produce stand for me yesterday while he was out on other errands, picked up all our veggies for the big dinner, then got them chopped and stored so I wouldn't have to later. I mean, how many guys would do that?
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StarChild, I am glad to hear that he will be going. He would be so sad if he missed his brothers PIR. It's a once in a lifetime event. I will pray that everything will be ok when he returns. I am sure it will be. Bosses like that are often not organized and don't know why they decide things to begin with.
I hope you both have a wonderful and safe journey to PIR.
Sandy:)
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Comment by Sharpie's Mom on November 20, 2010 at 9:24pm
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AntiM, your post to Lori was awesome, my daughter's boyfriend is a dud (nice boy but LAZY LAZY) and he just got sent home on a medical (during processing wk) the Navy was his last chance to BE something. I know it sounds harsh but i am SO hoping she meets a motivated young man with goals while she's in and leave the dud behind...
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