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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:

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:

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.

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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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GM Moms

Group for Moms of Gunners Mates in A School or on Duty

Members: 212
Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2020

I thought it would be great to get a group together of people who have a Gunners Mate in training or one on duty. I hope we can all give each other a little insight as to what is in store for our Navy Men and Women!!

Discussion Forum

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A school

Started by TravelMomma!. Last reply by Mamma073 Feb 14, 2020. 3 Replies

A school

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Comment by denise on October 12, 2012 at 9:59pm

Jjw1125 - my daughter really appreciated being in shape before she left, especially the running.  so your recruit should run 3-4 days a week.  mine ran with other DEPpers and was the cadence caller (forgot what the real title is) since she learned them from her other Navy friends.

 

dont know where you are (we are in los angeles) but mine left Feb 13 last year - when she got there she said it was "practical joke cold".  So make sure whatever your recruit wears there is warm enough - it all gets mailed back anyway and that way they are not uncomfortable.

the other thing she said is "Dont make waves" {no pun intended}

welcome to the roller coaster - this site is a Godsend!

 

Comment by Jjw1125 on October 12, 2012 at 7:31am

Leaving for boot camp on Jan 23, 2013, and then going to be a GM. Any pointers anyone has received in their time?

Comment by wanda9434 on September 25, 2012 at 10:32pm

My son was in San Diego.  A great place to be.

 

Comment by denise on September 22, 2012 at 12:36pm

my daughter has just been stationed in San Diego. Anyone else have sailors there?

 

Comment by Diana (Proud Navy Mom) on August 10, 2012 at 5:31pm

Hi everybody, my son will be striking for GM next month.  Does anyone have any tips for him?

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on August 7, 2012 at 2:53pm

blondeshot, is she running yet?  Getting used to distance running will help her so much at boot camp, plus help keep her weight down.  Tell her I'm proud of her for choosing GM! 

Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on July 31, 2012 at 8:47pm

Hi everyone,  my son grad a year ago and then went to Dam neck for his C school, he is now in San diego.  denise you are right they have to have a sign out buddy once they get to the point that they are able to sign out for the weekend.  My son came home almost every weekend since we only live acouple of hours south.  There was another boy from our area that my son became friends with and the two of them came home together.

Those of you who do not live close to where your sailor can come home, I would stress to them when going off base to always stay together " safety in numbers "  Chicago more so than other places.

Comment by denise on July 31, 2012 at 6:40pm

One of the things that makes me feel more at ease with all thiis "freedom" is that they get it in phases that are earned.  And they dont go anywhere by themselves, so much less likely (although no guarentee) for someone to get in trouble - if their buddies are on their J O B

Comment by meggs on July 31, 2012 at 3:22pm

Cherylhubb,  This week you're son is going through Indoc.  They have classes on personal financial management, sexual assult and awareness, plus they are given a drug test and weighed to make sure they are still within navy standards.  As for the workouts, unfortunately, we are unable to workout the students here.  It takes a lot of staff in order to do that and we don't have the staffing at the time.  We do give the students plenty of time on their own to go workout.  And it is bad that Mcdonald's is right across the street.  It's the closest food to our barracks and most students fall into the habit of eating there.

Comment by cherylhubb on July 31, 2012 at 11:38am
My sons PIR was 7-27-12 & he's awaiting the start if his A school Aug. 5 so not sure what he's doing this week.
Denise I'm w u I asked my son & he said they have scheduled workouts 3 times a wk. Not sure if that's correct or not. I was a little taken back by the amount of sailors smoking every time we went to the barracks. The cursing, cutting up, & freedom was rather odd as well. My son was even blown away by how much freedom & "horseplay" they have. Everyone seems so nice there & I hope my son stays out of trouble (drinking that is). It's so nice to hear from him everyday now. So different from bootcamp.
 

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