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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
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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AECF - FCs and ETs
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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.
Members: 834
Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2023
Discussion Forum
Anybody out there?
Started by Jules. Last reply by Bandmom Aug 24, 2021. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Current A school at GL for AECF?
Started by BessLynn423. Last reply by ANOsMom Nov 11, 2019. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Anyone graduating A school on 10/26/18
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on July 6, 2008 at 5:26pm
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A week to PIR, I know you must be SO exciting to see Heather! Really most everything that she will be going thru in GL is the same for ETs and FCs from what I can tell. Their A class is specific to their rate but that is computer driven for the most part and they are in the class with a mix of rates.
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They often get confused in bc and don't like to ask questions. If he is ET he will stay in GL, he'll go thru indoc for a week, SCC (basic seamanship) and then ATT (advance technical training) and FINALLY A school! It's a long process! Our son started school back in April and we think he will be done sometime in November.
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Karyn, two weeks in GL? I don't know all of the ET A schools but I thought they were just in GL. Hopefully another mom has more knowledge for you.
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Comment by CCR on July 4, 2008 at 10:49pm
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Millye, arn't you in GL now?
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Update on Julie - mom of Kyle. Some of you may know that Julie had been dealing with some real weather issues in Iowa and at the same time her son was due to graduate from A school as an FC and she wasn't sure she could get out of Iowa to attend the ceremony. She has been missing from our site for weeks now and some of us were very concerned.
Happy to report that she is back! Kyle did graduate as an FC and is heading to VA for C school, they were able to be there for his graduation. She is back in Iowa now with computer issues plus her daughter and grandchild is with them as they were impacted by the Iowa storms and are staying with Julie.
She will be back on the forum with us soon but in the meantime...please send your Congratulations to our newest FC...Kyle!
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Use the US post office but insure the package. Do not spend $$ overnighting. They have to go pick up their mail and the hours are limited and so everyone that has spent extra $ on overnight has found that their Sailor doesn't get the package for 3 or 4 days anyways. The couple of packages that I have sent so far via regular mail has always reached my son in just a few days.
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Have a ...
Myspace 4th of July Graphics
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Welcome JoAnn and Karla - so glad that you have joined us!
Ummmm Karla, our son graduated over two months ago and I can still seeing him rolling his eyes at all of my "new found" knowledge from this site! On the flip side, he has picked up the phone and asked a few times...can you ask "those" moms....
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Jennifer - so happy that you are joining us. You will find every stage here from DEP to sailors with 5 + years experience but we welcome the knowledge that you offer to share!
Heavy on the FCs in this group but a number of fine ETs too!
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Karyn - your future ET will have school in GL and there are some great ET moms here to guide you thru it!
This should also mean that he will get liberty for his PIR weekend.
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