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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
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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on March 23, 2009 at 11:01pm
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Jeepers, Roni...you must live on this website!! lmao I was just going to answer Theresa about the "keel" but you beat me to it..I wasn't lucky enough to get one and sure wish I could get one now. The "keel" went to Michael's dad and step-mom so this side of the family didn't get one. I'm still waiting for his dad to send me a pic of him in his Navy uniform....
Theresa...congrats on your wonderful news!!! Take care all and HAGN...got to go watch "Dancing With the Stars"
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Good evening, Will...can't wait to see the new mural pics...I'll be looking for them. You and the wife have a great evening!
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Thanks, Hoppi!!!
Kelly, I'll answer your question about residence, etc., on your page....Vee
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Kelly...You are so correct. That is the date he left San Diego for the GL training center.....THANKS BUNCHES! Hopefully Jake will get a ship set up like the USS Porter.
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I have a question; I hope it can be answered on here. Michael joined under the Delayed Entry Program and I noticed on his Navy ID card that there is "Ship Date of 081112." Can anyone tell me what that date means? Thanks bunches and bear with me as I'm still learning. :-)
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Kelly - I know the USS Porter where my grandson is has a refrig and microwave and I believe they are allowed food there. He shares his living quarters with 4 other sailors. I do not know about the other "ships".....
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Happy Monday to all...I'm a little late joining you today...and a HUGE WELCOME to our two new members..making us 92 in total...
Kathleen - until a better answer comes from our "Top Guns" my grandson PIR on 01-09-09; has completed his SCC training; and has been on hold since approximately 02-11-09 at the GL facility for ATT, then on to A school to be a GM (Gunners Mate).
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Comment by Bill S. on March 23, 2009 at 3:54pm
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Hoppi & Will. Could you please explain in layman's terms exactly how the food allowance works? They get the monies, but if they eat at the galley just once or twice they take the monies back? So if they get the monies and do not eat at the galley they get to keep it all? I just can't wrap my little brain around this policy. So the more detail the better for me. Thanks
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Comment by kim ann on March 23, 2009 at 12:25am
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Welcome in Maura and Bonnie! Maura, I can not answer your question, will defer that to our "Teachers" as my boys neither ordered DVD or yearbook.
Bonnie, I do not know about all the schools in GL. My two graduated GM A-school awhile back. It was indeed a graduation that I went to, and was so proud and honored to have attended! It is Nothing like PIR, but very grand and awesome in its own right! Nothing but pride of what they accomplish! My boys kept telling me it was going to be nothing, and that I did not have to come the 7 hrs up, but when I showed up, they were very glad! And so was I, they really do have your sailor's best in mind! It is a certificate that they receive, and the ceremony is short, but still an awesome experience!
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Evening, Bonnie...Welcome to our fantastic group; you are member #90. My grandson PIR on 01-09-09 and was a grad and go, also. He has completed his SCC around 02-11-09 and has been on hold for GM "A" school ever since. Actually, he is awaiting his ATT school first, then on to A school. What is your son going to be? I can't answer your question about A school graduation, but someone on here will. Glad to have you with us. Vee
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