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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

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:

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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Great Lakes A School Q&A

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Great Lakes A School Q&A

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

What happens after ASchool?

Started by SailorMom18. Last reply by Phoenixmom Feb 13, 2019. 1 Reply

BECC Info?

Started by adubz33. Last reply by SuBHuni34 Nov 29, 2018. 9 Replies

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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 19, 2009 at 12:00pm
Natalie...here you go:

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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 19, 2009 at 11:08am

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Good morning everyone! Roni, how about our "Special Election" day today to fix our state budget...lol
Gary - thanks for today's bit of laughter. I realize it wasn't funny when it was happening to you, but to hear you tell it was hilarious...Let's hope for A school days for Nick.
Thank you, Brenda, for your prayers for DJ and Michael to get their leaves.
Sarosa - I believe my sailor told me that his SR would stay until he successfully completes his A school.
Yes, Jacqueline, Will is still MIA...
Everyone, have a great day!
Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 18, 2009 at 10:08pm
Roni....I think we all miss Will...He left for Virginia Beach on May 12th for a buddy's wedding. I don't think he said what date the wedding was going to be held. Maybe he will be back Tuesday. Everyone, HAGN!
Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 18, 2009 at 8:26pm
Bill - OMG a whole month already on hold!!! And, I'm getting impatient with 2 weeks. Brett should class up a couple of weeks before Michael. Be sure to post when he gets into A school. Is he thinking about taking leave while he is waiting? Seems like it has slowed down again, doesn't it?
Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 18, 2009 at 8:22pm
Roni---maybe Gary and Will planned their get-a-way...do you suppose? LMAO
Comment by Bill S. on May 18, 2009 at 8:18pm
Hi Vee, I've been around. Just reading the posts and keeping up with everyone. Brett is still on hold for A school. Been waiting since 04/21/09. Yep. One whole stinkin month. He says there is some movement but nothing like when they started night classes. He said it is just like the earlier holds so he is just doing the wait and see drill. I will post as soon as something breaks. TTYL.
Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 18, 2009 at 8:11pm
Roni-----too cute!
Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 18, 2009 at 8:03pm
Hi Gary and Bill...been missing you two on here.
I'm with you, Bill....I wonder what Gary did?
Gary, Michael finished ATT on 5/3/09 and is on hold for A school. I had it figured that Nick would finish up ATT today, so he is right on target. Michael struggled with part of it and got behind for awhile after his great start. But, he finished with an 87 on his comp. So, it has been a couple of weeks he has been on hold. It would be great if the two of them would class up together for A school. Okay, now it's your turn to tell your story!!!! :-O
Comment by Bill S. on May 18, 2009 at 7:48pm
All right Gary, give it up. What did you do?
Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on May 18, 2009 at 5:32pm
Thanks for the info, Melanie. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for both of our sailors....and I'm hoping Michael gets San Diego after A school.
 

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