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 Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 28, 2009 at 7:52pm
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FOR EVERYONE....It's a short night for me after traveling today..
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I'M BAAAACK finally! A big hi to everyone and an even bigger WELCOME to all our newbies. Gosh, I went back about 15 pages of comments to catch up and we have added 11 new members in 5 days...THAT'S GREAT!!
Natalie - A belated HOOORAAAH for Shane's homecoming and 30 days you get to be with him....ENJOY every second of it. And, give me specifics where I can look for the pic you posted of him, please!!
Will - Congratulations (I think) on the addition of your workload. And a special B/Z to Hoppi for keeping us caught up on here in your absence.
Melanie - I haven't heard a thing from Michael about his leave yet.
Bill Sick - congrats on Brett starting A school. He's on his way now!
Liesa Marie - How wonderful that Derek II got to come home for his sister's HS graduation and congrats to Cassandra's achievement. I will send you a PM about Lake Lanier.
Roni - just gotta love your humor and the adorable graphics you post....It has been hot here, too, but I even hit some sprinkles on my drive home this afternoon.
Got unload my car now.....just stopped by to say HELLO to all....
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Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on May 28, 2009 at 3:38pm
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Thanks, Angie. I guess she will be suggesting I swap my laptop for her desktop. Hah! We will have to discuss this more.
I'm not sure which A school she will attend. The connection was poor yesterday and she said they switched her. When she signed up, she wanted Media because she had been in technical theater in college, specializing in sound. That was not available so they suggested something with circuitry but now she says she has been changed out of that. Guess I'll find out more as she goes along. Sometimes she can be vague. Anyone else have a problem with that? Dori
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Hi, I'm Dori and I am a Navy grandmother (as well as a former Navy brat, Navy sister and Navy aunt). My granddaughter, Victoria, will have her PIR tomorrow and yesterday I learned that she will be staying in GL for A achool.
Yesterday's connection was not very good so I can't wait until tomorrow when she can get on a better phone line to fill me in.
I have a couple of questions. She is anxious to get her computer sent to her; however, it is a desktop iMac. As I understand it, her storage will be limited. Will she be able to have this? I briefly, very briefly, considered givng her a MacBook as a graduation present but ...
Second question: Based on some of the postings I have read, it seems that some of the sailors move from ship to ship while at A school. Is this typical?
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A big HELLO to everyone from SoCal....Hope you all had a marvelous weekend. I had my whole family together yesterday except for my sailor grandson and his older brother.
Theresa...you aren't DUMB....just computer challenged!!! lol lol lol Hey, girlfriend, I will most likely be driving back home tomorrow, Wednesday, and next time we chat on the land lines, I will walk you through the procedure to get the graphics....
WELCOME to all our newest members that have signed on since I have been on the road. We are happy to have you in our extended family.
Everyone, have a great evening. I am on my way to school tonight to watch my granddaughter, Kendra, get an award for being on the Principal's Honor Roll. She is the one that made that fabulous video for her brother, Michael.
Goodnight all......
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Comment by Anti M on May 24, 2009 at 12:24pm
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Greetings from San Diego! Still on vacation and loving it!
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Comment by Terri-Dustin's Proud Mom-IC on May 23, 2009 at 10:46pm
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Now can I go play with my family for a few days????? The back-breaking work is over for awhile....lol
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TO OUR NEWEST MEMBER #186.....
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For Roni and Gary...it took me an hour to find something appropriate...lol lol
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