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
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Comment by kim ann on March 21, 2009 at 2:01am
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I am with you Kelly! My crocus's have just started to bloom and they are typically at this stage 3-4 wk late this year!!
I just finished "Sunday at Tiffanys" last weekend, and it was sooooo nice to do something for just "ME" for a change! I am getting ready to start "Letters for Nicholas" soon as I can get a small amount of time again, guess I am doing the JP thing backwards! Reading can be so rewarding!
Good luck for this next stint Hoppi! Say, can sailors take their computers on their ship with them, even tho they arent on line? (To watch movies, play games, write letters-yeah right!, etc?) They are provided other ship computers to share with everyone then, to email, etc?
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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on March 20, 2009 at 9:25pm
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Theresa...Happy Spring right back atacha! Hope yours was as pretty as mine was today...Have a great weekend!
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Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on March 20, 2009 at 5:34pm
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From the ultimate shopper--me! Other than Navy Pride stuff that you can't get anywhere else, you'd be wise to compare prices just as you do in civilian life. The NEX and commissary aren't necessarily the cheapest. We've found that Wal-mart and Sam's sometimes have far better prices. In Norfolk my son sometimes found Food Lion the best for food. Shop around especially for computers, etc.
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Will....you will be missed! See you tomorrow and we do forgive you~~ :-)
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Welcome Susan, too! I didn't mean to overlook you earlier this morning. I'm glad you joined our group; you will get all your questions answered on here.
Have a great day...
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Happy First Day of Spring everyone and a big welcome to SANDRA!! My grandson, Michael, is also at GL; he has completed SCC school and is on hold for ATT then to GM (Gunners Mate) school. You will meet some wonderful people on here and find a great support system here, also.
Have a great day everyone!
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Comment by Bill S. on March 20, 2009 at 10:53am
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Welcome aboard Sandra, what is your son in for?
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OK, soybeans is hard to "digest" (no pun intended!) I am from the grand ole' midwest, and we grew them things...I know what is done with them beans! I find that hard to swallow! (again, no pun intended!) Ha Ha! Each to their own, do so in moderation, and keep an open mind! We are what we eat!
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Night Will; night all....
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Jacqueline - I'll take one of your grilled ribeyes any time....Sorry, Will, I'm not much of a Tofu person....
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