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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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Graduation Info
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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 Anti M on February 2, 2018 at 12:19pm: I have a point timeshare, I'd be happy to get a condo for you if one is open when you want to go. Look at Worldmark.

Comment by Phoenixmom on February 2, 2018 at 12:07pm: Nice! yea me and my Husband back in the Day had a Time share and we spent the weekend on Coronado very nice, Took excursions and the Trolly sightseeing. Cant wait to go back and visit. Gives me a reason to leave Phoenix for a few. Well we never had a real winter this year, and it is getting up to 85 - 86 degrees now, so it will call for a very HOT! summer this year, not looking forward to it. So I have an excuse Now to escape, Also my Grandbaby is 3 and he wants to go see the big ships, we always tell him Bud is on a Big Boat so he wants to go see and get on one.

Comment by Anti M on February 2, 2018 at 11:59am: Yes. I went to Kindergarten there when Dad was stationed there, I went to a C school over at 32nd Street when I was in the Navy in the 80s, and my husband was stationed on North Island right before he retired in the late 90s. We couldn't afford to live on Coronado itself, so we were over inbetween Linda Vista and Serra Mesa, above Mission Valley. San Diego is the hometown I never had ...

Comment by Phoenixmom on February 2, 2018 at 11:51am: Anti M would North Island be considered Coronado?

Comment by Phoenixmom on February 2, 2018 at 11:45am: Good Morning Anti M, yes I am also, it was late when he texted me, but he called me this Morning before work so it made my Day! He is on North Island, he told me the exact same thing that it is nice. I also told him he left in good time because according to the News there is a snow storm in Chicago and at 7 degrees. he laughed about it. He seems Happy and that is what matters. Thank You for asking.

Comment by Anti M on February 2, 2018 at 11:40am: I am glad he got there in one piece. Is he on North Island? If so, the barracks there are pretty nice compared to 32nd Street.

Comment by Phoenixmom on February 2, 2018 at 11:37am: Good Morning Ladies Happy Friday!

Hello Bandmom, well my Son Graduated Wednesday and was sent yesterday to San Diego, got there in the evening made his way to the base and they gave him a room, he said he is solo right now but he will be getting a roommate shortly. I believe he stays their in his room until he goes to his ship. He said on Fridays they do not have to Muster up until 10am. So this is all New for Him and Me, just thankful he keeps me in the Loop. He did have to make his way to base on his own (Pay). But I wish Your Son the best in his Journey

Comment by Bandmom on February 2, 2018 at 10:20am: Phoenixmom,

In the case of my son, he just received his orders last week. He graduates A school Feb. 9, he then becomes E4 on Feb. 16, and has to report on Feb. 27. He will barely get all of his paperwork in on time. We are lucky however that he will be coming home after his Frocking for the long weekend, then back to GL and gone.

Comment by Phoenixmom on February 1, 2018 at 2:04pm: Seen My son on Great Lakes Face Book for Electrician's Mate Graduation. they also Have pics of Gunner's Mate Graduation. How exciting!

Comment by Phoenixmom on February 1, 2018 at 11:58am: Thank You Anti M, I believe he did do that, but mentioned something about doing the RAP. I have this Gut feeling something is up, LOL! he may be trying to catch me off Guard. I report back if this is the case.