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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?
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 April 10, 2009 at 4:21pm
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Yes, Gary T., I am one of those GM "grandmas." Don't feel bad, I have a difficult time remembering who the GM parents are, too!!
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Morning, Gary....Good for "Twardo"...I know he will be happy to get in "civies" off base, and good luck to him in SCC. Michael, also a GM, is a little ahead of Nicholas and right at the same pace as Bill Sick's son as their PIR was the same date and they started ATT school the same date. Have yourself a great day! And, Karen, I'll answer what I can for you, also.
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Happy Friday everyone and a big WELCOME to member #126.
Will, how are you feeling today? Did the Nyquil do the trick? Sure hope so~~
Yea, Theresa! I figured Nick would class up for ATT school about now and he did...GREAT!
Roni, yes it looks like it might be a long ordeal on that "stand off" so we'll keep all of them in our prayers.
HAVE A BLESSED AND HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!
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Comment by Mari on April 10, 2009 at 1:10am
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Hoppi would he know by now if he is a grad-n-go? He didn't mention that he was. It would be great to have him for full weekend liberty but I guess we will have to wait until we are there to find out.
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Comment by marthab on April 9, 2009 at 11:31pm
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GRAD N GO TO GL Yes, our sailor had PIR on 3/20/09. Div 818 was grad n go, we saw them for 20 min then not until around 5 pm. They were under the new command, not in boot camp. They were all grinning and excited- they did not have to be back until Sunday evening. Our son didn't even want to drive back into base for a change of clothes! He stayed with us at the hotell We brought a backpack w/ a few clothes, cell phone and a few other things in the car " in case" .he was able to keep them. But, the backpack has to be black only.
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Hello Brenda...have a great evening yourself.
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Hoppi as far as I know he is not a grad-n-go. There was no mention of it also in the graduation packet. Thank you once again for your quick response, it made me feel a lot better.
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Roni - thank you for the prayer for our Navy sailors helping the captured ship captain...I will certainly join you in this prayer.
Kathy (Corey's Mom) - Yes, someday the broken nose story will be funny....
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Comment by Kathy (Corey's Mom) on April 9, 2009 at 6:14pm
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Hello Everyone... Been reading through the pages to catch up with everyone.
Welcome to all new members.
Vee... Michael will someday be telling his grandchildren how he broke his nose while he was in the Navy!
Roni... I will say a prayer. I keep missing the news and only getting bits and pieces of the story.
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Vee I believe he is going in for AE.
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