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:
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?
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Comment by Anti M on May 29, 2009 at 8:19pm
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Th NEX does have credit and layaway options. This works if she's good with credit, or has a card with a low limit in order to learn how to manage credit. No sales tax, that's a plus.
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Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on May 29, 2009 at 7:03pm
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Talked to my granddaughter this afternoon. She is officially a sailor and out of boot camp. She said she gets her orders Monday but doesn't "report" until June 9. I gather she will move to the A school side and to assigned duties until the ninth. She said she found it difficult to stand so long during the ceremony. Her complaint was the shoes rather than the standing. She kept thinking, "If I faint, my grandmother will kill me!" The girl behind her fainted and Victoria helped her up. She said that circulated some blood and the rest was okay.
I was proud of her. She assigns the watch (she is port watch??). She assigned herself a four-hour watch. When asked why, she told them that they had family at GL but she didn't, except for a short while today. So she wanted them to spend the time with their families. That's my girl!
I told her the iMac wouldn't work and she sounded upset. Then I told her I might negotiate an interest-free note on a laptop. Her assignment is to check out options through NEX. Then she was all happy.
Cold and rainy on the coast of Maine. Hope the weather at GL is pleasant.
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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 29, 2009 at 5:41pm
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Dawn - what a horrible experience to go through. I'd wait until Hoppi or Will jump on for an answer as to what you should do. I'm sure they will enlighten you. I hope my daughter will never have to go through something like that.
Gary - SAFE flying and driving and make time for some fun, too! We will miss you...so hurry back! My congrats to Nick on his first Naval commendation; I know you are a proud Dad.
Natalie - your pics are great! I cried like a baby when I saw Shane come off that plane. I can just imagine what you were doing being right there. He's such a nice looking young man. Put July 27 on your calendar so we can try to meet up...
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Karen - did you see Hoppi's answer below as to how much time you will be able to spend with your sailor after his PIR?
Roni - Great Graphic!
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Roni - we do have days like that, don't we? lmao
Natalie - I will be sure to remind you as we get closer to the July 27th date; that is the day I am driving down. I will be staying at a hotel near Ontario Airport that evening and my flight leaves early the next morning. We will make it happen. I'll be checking out your pics this afternoon....:D
Karen C - thanks for the welcome back. I missed everyone, too! I am addicted to this site as you all know....lol It is always good to get back home, but I did have a wonderful time with my family.
I'm going out now to the local restaurant and have lunch.....be back later!
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Hello Reva....congrats on getting to spend time this summer with Justin in GL. Enjoy your time with him. :D
Liesa Marie.....love your new graphic...
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Natalie - we definitely have to meet one of these times I am down in SoCal. My next planned trip will be at the end of July unless Michael comes home on leave before that...
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Vee, it's nice to see another grandmother on the list.
Victoria's PIR was this morning and I have been hoping that my older son would call to tell me all about it. They are probably having too much fun. Both are talkers.
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Got to love all the cute graphics posted on here...."Grandma" Dori...you did good on your experiment...
Roni - the one you posted with the guy falling in his plate of food is how I feel this morning....lol Long drive home yesterday. However, I haven't had my coffee yet this morning.
Speaking of coffee, I'm on my way to have mine...HAGD EVERYONE!!!
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Happy Friday morning everyone...this one is for all of us:
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