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Navy For Moms

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

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**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:

RTC Graduation

**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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GL A School Moms

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for those with sailors in A school in Great Lakes, IL.

Members: 493
Latest Activity: Sep 2, 2022

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Comment by Regina126 on February 21, 2020 at 5:44am: Juliejn... mine had to be back by 2200 on Sunday. We got him back early bc of the weather that day. When we arrived it was already a line to get on base. We used Sarge’s transportation services bc they have clearance to go on base and park in a designated area instead of having to walk. His PIR was 02/07/20 and is currently in GL for A school.

Comment by juliejn on February 21, 2020 at 3:23am: Thanks for the information navymom1660. What time did your son have to be back at GL on Sunday?

Comment by navymom1660 on February 21, 2020 at 2:43am: Mzjazzy1, my son graduated last week and is at GL for A school. After PIR you'll have about 15 min with him and he must check in back at his BC ship and check into his ship at GL. I was able to pick him up around 3pm. While you are waiting you can pick up his graduation pictures and visit the Navy museum. I signed him out and he was able to stay with us at the hotel for the weekend. He must call his command officer each day to check in. Enjoy your liberty time with your sailor. It will go by very fast!

Comment by Mzjazzy1 on February 17, 2020 at 10:25pm: Great! Did your son state anything regarding liberty after Pir? Do you know if they will get time away before A school?

Comment by juliejn on February 6, 2020 at 3:53am: Mzjazzy1, my son told us today that he would be staying at Great Lakes for A school. He is graduating on the 6th.

Comment by Mzjazzy1 on January 30, 2020 at 12:17pm: hey everyone!

does anyone have a recruit that is graduating on March 6, 2020 and will be doing A school at Great Lakes?

Comment by Sushicat242000 on November 30, 2019 at 2:20am: We got to host a bunch of really wonderful sailors for Thanksgiving

Comment by HoneyLemonTea on November 15, 2019 at 10:16pm: Thanks my sailor has not said when they have duty just planned to pick her up Friday but thought I might try to go on base to have lunch or dinner with her.

Comment by chatwithchristi on November 15, 2019 at 1:07am: My son has duty until noon on Thanksgiving as well. We're taking him to dinner that evening. I looked on Open Table for available restaurants in the area and made reservations.

Comment by HoneyLemonTea on November 13, 2019 at 8:03pm: Hoping to visit my sailor for Thanksgiving any ideas for lunch/dinner to go my sailor has duty on thanksgiving?