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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 Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on April 1, 2009 at 3:07pm
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Hi there, Roni...Yes I see Theresa is all wet today...lol It's windy here again today, so it's another inside day for me. I sent you a PM earlier...
Good morning, Terry...yes, we have been having a big party on here...Hoppi missed it yesterday, too. We are growing in leaps and bounds.
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Welcome "newbies"...
Linda, I feel your concern and when Will jumps onboard today, I'm sure he can answer your question. That does seem like a long time at an airport.
Francine, my grandson was a "grad and go" from GL; I know he moved to the school side immediately after PIR. And, I believe he got to spend Saturday and Sunday with his parents, but I am not sure about the overnight. I'll let Will or Hoppi (our "big guns") tell you what they know when they get here. They are the experts...Have a great day...
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Karen...glad I could help a little. My granddaughter (Michael's sister) will be 13 in June, and I hear you about the tears of joy or sadness....I think both! She, too, is going on 26...I'll catch up with you later as I've got to get off of here and get something done around the house today...byeee for now!
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Mornin' Theresa...Happy Fools Day to you, too! Wasn't that a nice surprise to see Nick in the video??? At the end of Michael's when the ceremony was over, the camera panned on Michael as he was living his division to look for his family in the visitors' section. It was definitely a "kleenex" moment for me!! HAGD
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Hi Karen! I ordered my DVD about a month after Michael's PIR and I think I had it within about 3 weeks. I didn't order it with the package. I think if you call this number, they will be able to give you a better answer.... 847-578-6205
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Sharon, you have sure come to the right place to get those questions answered and to have a little fun, too. Have a wonderful day!
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Yes, Gary T, you did your good deed for today...thank you for jumping in and helping out! My Michael had already completed SCC on Will's ship before I found this group and I was sorry that he couldn't have met Will. Is your son having a problem with Phase II, or is he just a little squirmy over it? Michael was through it before I even knew he was in it. Of course, he's all "grown up" now and doesn't share everything thing with "grama." lol I'm sure Nick will be fine and will be moving on to his next challenge soon. The "hold" time is the most difficult challenge I think. You have yourself a great day! Vee
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Sharon, big oooooops on my part! You have been with us for awhile. Gosh, we just added our 117th member, so welcome to our group and jump right in and join us with your questions...Glad to have you with us!
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Morning all...and a big WELCOME to our newest member, Sharon...Morning Will, looks like your mural project is reaching completion soon; can't wait to see the finished project.
Sharon - I called the number at the Navy Photo Exchange Lab that Gary T gave you to order the video of my grandson's PIR as I didn't have an order form.
Everyone - have a great April Fools Day....
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Hoppi...you know what they say: "while the cat's away, the mice will play." We missed you!!! :~}
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