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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 Butterball on December 21, 2017 at 10:17pm
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Help me Navy Moms, please go to Bartow Police Department and look for the 2nd Annual door decoration contest. Please like the door that is the Captured Santa, that is my door, I need votes to win. Thank you in advance for your help.
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Comment by Phoenixmom on December 21, 2017 at 2:04pm
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I have an early day today but I would like to leave a prayer for all, And I wish you all a very Blessed Holiday.
Lord I pray that all of us Mothers/Friends/Grandparents continue having strong Faith to entrust our Sons/Daughters into God's hands no matter the outcome, and that we continue to find creative ways to support our loved ones, emotionally, and spiritually, from a distance. Amen!
Lord I ask that you look after our Sons/Daughters that they are able to physically rest and restore themselves in order to function on an everyday basis, and that they remain steadfast and not "loose heart", but continue in prayer causing them to grow stronger in the Lord. Amen!
Have a Great Holiday everyone! leaving for the Day to get things situated. Much "Hugs" to you all.
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Comment by Bandmom on December 21, 2017 at 11:28am
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Congrats Librarianmom!! That is wonderful news. Thank your sailor for his service, my thoughts and prayers are with you all.
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Comment by Anti M on December 21, 2017 at 11:18am
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Congrats librarianmom! Come back and visit the group, we'll miss you!
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Good Morning Ladies, how exciting about all the good news, Librarianmom Congrats to your Sailor, I will miss you. Hugs to you and your Family have a Blessed Christmas and a Very Blessed New Year! many wishes to you Sailor in Hawaii.
Butterball I am so anxious !!!! our Sailors will be with us shortly!
Ima have a Great time with BOOTS! Hugs back at ya!
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Comment by KiddGreen1978 on December 21, 2017 at 9:39am
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Congrats Librarianmom! And Fair winds and following seas to your sailor!
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Comment by librarianmom on December 21, 2017 at 9:17am
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We arrived in Great Lakes yesterday for the Damage Control A School graduation. We took our sailor and his friend out for dinner last night to celebrate. Today we bring him home for his leave and then we say good bye to Great Lakes. He will be off to Hawaii next!
This has been a great group...good luck everyone and enjoy your holiday!
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Congratulations to all of the moms that have boots in the house already, my turn is almost here. So very excited, can't wait to get to clean up after his messes again. LoL, looking forward to cleaning up one more mess maker? I must be delirious from missing him, but this is my Christmas wish, getting to baby my Hero again. MERRY CHRISTMAS MOMS, AND A BLESSED NEW YEAR FOR ALL.
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Comment by Ima on December 21, 2017 at 12:48am
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We have BOOTS IN THE HOUSE!!! I am sending positive energy, hugs and holiday cheer to all of you amazing moms!!!
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Thank you Ladies. Missyou stay encouraged, Butterball and Phoenixmom please continue to keep our group uplifted with your words and AntiM, thanks for all you do!
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