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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.

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:

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 Janai'sMom on June 18, 2013 at 11:04am: Hi Mom's! I'm a newbie to this group. I just spent a wonderful weekend with my daughter who PIR'd on 6/14. Back to the day to day "normal", but overjoyed that I can talk to my girl (almost!) anytime I want. It's weird that I'm not reaching for the computer to write her letters to RTC anymore-it was so much a part of my life for 89 days! Gladly replaced by phone calls ,texts and skype!

Comment by russmom ship13, div281 on June 16, 2013 at 1:26am: What can they have in A school, clothes, food, books, etc?

Comment by russmom ship13, div281 on June 13, 2013 at 9:50pm: Does anyone know how long school is for Engine Man.

Comment by kellyl on June 5, 2013 at 12:11pm: Hello all!!

My son SR graduates this Friday then will stay in GL for A school. I will be flying out tomorrow. Cannot wait to see him! :)

Comment by Karen on May 12, 2013 at 4:49pm: Hi everyone.My SR is in bootcamp now with a PIR of 5/31/13.He just found out that he is staying in GL for A school (14 weeks) & then onto Groton,Ct. for sub school.I miss him terribly!! Happy Mothers Day to you all!!

Comment by Nautigator-Ship4Div800 on May 6, 2013 at 3:39pm: Hi Mom's! I am new here today! My son is waiting in the Miami aiport for his flight to GL for boot camp and thereafter will be staying for additional 6 weeks of physicial training in preperations for Diving School. Are there any Moms out there with a son or daughter with a tentative PIR in early July and a Naval Combat Diving MOS? I am a mess today! Not good that I already miss him to pieces! This is harder than I ever imagined!

Sharon

Comment by Josh'smom on March 25, 2013 at 7:55pm: My son is currently in boot camp and PIR is mid April. His rate will be AO so I'm trying to find out if he will be at A school in Great Lakes before going to Pensacola. I first thought he would go directly to Pensacola after PIR but seeing other information. Can someone help answer where he will be after PIR? I really hope GL so I will have a little extra time with him PIR weekend.

Comment by sunon on February 1, 2013 at 5:10pm: Here for my daughter who just pir feb 1 shewill be here in gl for the next ten weeks , would love to hear about things that are must do while here

Comment by ellen0502 on January 28, 2013 at 12:11am: Hello, Here is the link to another group for GL A School that is active.

Great Lakes A School Q&A

Comment by Ray ray on January 11, 2013 at 4:30am: my husband is still in the GL he is CS :) nice to meet you if your loved one is still here waiting. he leaves the later this month for VA