This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
N4M Merchandise
Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
Badge
Husband graduates on Nov 27 does he get to spend Thanksgiving with us or rushed to A school
Hi I'm new here and to the Navy life. My husband left for boot camp on Oct 2. and is suppose to graduate Nov. 27 (the day before Thanksgiving). I was just wondering if we get to spend Thanksgiving with him or does he rush off to his A school in Pensacola, FL. He will be there for 21 weeks studying to become an AC (Air Traffic Controller). My daughter and I are traveling to Great Lakes from California. Does anyone know of great discounts or hotels that you recommend? Any information about graduation, A school, AC, discounts will be greatly appreciated. Thank you! and GO Navy!!!!!
Views: 302
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by iHeartmySailor⚓ on
-
I'm flying in from San Diego, California but for Nov 8th into Ohare airport and reserved at Navy Lodge, seems to be the best deal and only 1 mile or so away from the training center for graduation.
-
-
Permalink Reply by JackJack1516 on
-
Thank you! I'm going to check out the Navy Lodge.
-
-
Permalink Reply by Anti M on
-
This will be near impossible to answer with a yes or no, as travel arrangements can very so much. But I'd guess yes on Thanksgiving, and unknown for Friday. That is a busy travel weekend, don't know if the Navy is having trouble booking flights or not.
I'd plan for it, because better to be disappointed that he had to leave and you have to spend a bit of time in the Chicago area. than to go home while he was still in Great Lakes. In my opinion. I don't know what you're missing with your family.
As for his A school, that 21 weeks is bare bones minimum. He will be there longer.
-
-
-
Thank you for the information. My husband called me today and said that we can spend Thanksgiving with him.
-
-
Permalink Reply by vgoodwin13@gmail.com on
-
i herd that someone said the that friday was supose to go as a normal school day..so im not sure i also herd that there supose to get the thursday friday saturday and sunday off
-
-
Permalink Reply by Jenn_NicksWifey on
-
We are originally from Rockford, IL, which is about 2 hours from Great Lakes and an hour and a half from O'Hare. My husband is stationed in San Diego, so we have made that flight SAN to ORD frequently. I have consistently found the best prices on SkyScanner.com. I've flown from MKE (Milwaukee) once, and it was ok. I flew out of Midway the last time and it was a hole. I won't go to that airport again unless the prices are amazing. I was flying early in the morning, so I saw a bunch of freshly graduated sailors heading off to A School, but the airport was dirty and the parking was in a yucky area. Maybe I've just been spoiled because the only other airports I had to compare were O'Hare and San Diego, which are really nice. Anyway, SkyScanner.com. hth.
-
-
-
Thank you. I'm about an hour and a half away from San Diego. I'll look up some flights from there instead. It's my first time flying ever! LOL So I want to make sure I pick the best flight. Your information was very helpful. I'm going on SkyScanner.com right now and pick a flight before they are all gone. My husband graduates on the Nov. 27th Thanksgiving week!
-
-
Permalink Reply by Abbyh6 on
-
I am traveling by myself to Great Lakes to see my boyfriend's graduation on 11/27. During his phone call yesterday he told me that he is getting the whole day on Thanksgiving as liberty, and he is traveling to San Antonio TX for A-School. I'm thinking that it would be the same for your SR, but it might be different for everyone. If possible I would try asking him in a letter or your next call because he may have heard something!
-
-
-
Maybe I'll see you there. :) I'm traveling with my daughter and maybe my in-laws. I got a call from him on Saturday and he will get it off but I'm not sure if it was for the whole day. I'll write to him about it to make sure. When I talked to him I usually talk about the kids and the funny things they are doing and how much we miss him and forget to talk about the details/important stuff until the very end. LOL Which doesn't give us much time.
-
-
Permalink Reply by MXNavyWife110 on
-
He will have liberty on thanksgiving. Hubs PIR date is the same. Are you on th boot camp group? They have a whole group for SRs with the same PIR date and its been really helpful for us.
Shop around for hotels and flights. Took us 2 weeks to finally buy hotels and tickets after checking everything out. -
-
-
Awesome! I'm so excited and happy that he gets liberty. My husband is in DIV 025. :) We booked our flight, hotel and car a week ago. I was searching for the best rates for weeks. LOL But I finally decided to get them because the flights were getting booked. There is going to be five of us going now. (my in-law and my two kids). It will be my first time flying and I have a four year old and a two year old. So I wonder how my two year is going to react. Yes, I joined that group. It's been very helpful. I try to post when I have time but I mostly read everyone's comment and sometimes I find the answer to my questions. Thanks a lot for the info.
-
-
Permalink Reply by meagan5220 on
-
I don't have too many tips to add to the other ladies, but if you can handle it I would suggest booking your flight home on Monday or Tuesday. My husband had to fly back to his duty station the Sunday after turkey day and if he could have waited one day it would have saved us $300 on a one way trip alone! Also, clear your browsing history before making a final decision! The prices go up the more you search for it!
-
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
