This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
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
Latest Activity
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
N4M Merchandise
Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
Badge
Great Lakes A School Q&A
Information
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
Comment
-
Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 24, 2009 at 10:44pm
-
Thank you, Anti M and Hoppi....I was pretty sure the USPS mail goes to the Ship's mail room....
Hoppi - do you still want a mural painted....Dori's granddaughter might just be the one for the job if you can catch her before she heads out to Pensacola....Just a thought.
Night all; I'm going to run out for a late bite to eat.
-
Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on July 24, 2009 at 8:50pm
-
Will, what a compliment you have paid to your wife. I hope that she knows how much you appreciate her role in your career.
Victoria told me this evening that she will be heading out to Pensacola on August 6. That will be another hurry up and wait but at least a step forward. She said she painted a mural for her chief and really had fun doing it. She said it was so much fun to be able to do something creative and artistic for a change. Her chief appreciated it and gave her a B/Z for it. She felt that getting that for something she loved to do was not quite right.
-
Comment by Anti M on July 24, 2009 at 6:47pm
-
Vee, the mail goes to the school if I remember right, ours did. Could have changed, probably did. Don't know how it works on hold. yeah, would be good to know!
I had a Top Secret security clearance. Many rates require one, but not all. ETs and FCs, most certainly. There are different levels too, depending on what gear or information they'd be handling. I used to know all the levels, but Ive forgotten. I know about.com has it in each rate description.
-
-
Hi again all,
Melanie - I am going out for an early dinner so I can hopefully be back soon enough to pack some more for my trip. I'll try to call you before I leave if we don't connect this evening.
Hoppi/Will - do ALL the Navy rates need this secret security clearance??? Is it something the GMs need? I couldn't get any info out of Michael re: it. I think Gary T is just hopeful it might be a precurser to Nick classing up for A school. How am I doing, Gary?
Hoppi - where does the sailor have to go for his regular USPS mail? Where is the "mailroom?" Sorry, I am a little dense in all this heat we have been having. Heat I can take...but this humidity is unbearable.
Gotta run now; everyone HAGN....
-
-
I agree with you Anti M; that's why I want back-up from Will or Hoppi....
HAGD...
-
-
Yeah, Vee, I think so too, I just want to be sure I'm not giving out bogus info.
-
-
Anti M - I believe everything goes to the mailroom, but I'll let Will and/or Hoppi back me up on this one.
-
-
I have a question for Will, or maybe Hoppi. I see a lot of moms asking about mailing things to A schools. I always recommend USPS. Some insist UPS and FEDex work just fine. I know package delivery companies can't possibly have unlimited access to base, and such packages couldn't possibly go directly to the students. Could they? So, do UPS and FEDex packages go into the mailroom like regular mail?
-
-
Morning everyone!
Will - you "wax eloquent" and your wife gets a big SHOUT OUT from me today.
Gary - I can't help you on your question right now; I could never get that answer out of Michael. It just sorta fell in that dark pit. I still say Nick's "classing up" is just right around the corner. I'll ask Michael again when I talk with him.
Have a great day everyone and an even better weekend!
-
-
Hoppi - some good stuff out of you this afternoon.....as usual! How did school go last night? Have a good evening....
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
You need to be a member of Great Lakes A School Q&A to add comments!