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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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Group for Moms of Gunners Mates in A School or on Duty
Members: 212
Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2020
Discussion Forum
A school
Started by TravelMomma!. Last reply by Mamma073 Feb 14, 2020. 3 Replies 1 Like
A school
Started by Carlsmom. Last reply by Carlsmom Sep 27, 2017. 6 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by meggs on July 27, 2012 at 11:38am
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Hi GM moms, I want to introduce myself. I am STG2 and I work in the barracks here in Great Lakes. My barracks houses the GM students. I just wanted to make myself available to you if you have any questions that your sailor can seem to answer for you.
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Comment by denise on June 22, 2012 at 11:55am
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My daughter's PIR was 4/6/12. She says she should be done with A school around the end of August. One of the first things she noticed in A school is how many "chunky monkeys" there were. After 8 weeks of forced and scheduled workouts, everyone is on their own to stay in shape in A school. Fortunately, she likes running. Bad thing is there is a Mcdonalds across from her ship!
dbarton- i remember the stage you are at vividly. Hang in there - she has all the skills she needs to succeed!
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Comment by Doreen-ProudNavyMom on June 20, 2012 at 7:04pm
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Blondeshot- my son's PIR was 3/2/12. I belonged to the group for his PIR date. It got established a couple weeks after he left. Watching all the the comments from everyone, I think it is important for her to be able to do the run, sit-ups and push-ups to pass the PFA. Next, make sure she knows how to swim well enough to pass the swim test. It was hard to watch the SR's not graduating because of these 2 tests. Also, it would be good for her to study her ranks, etc. He found an app for his phone that had a lot of information on it. My son arrives at GL on Saturday from Charleston. Unfortunately, nuke school didn't work on, but I am so glad he got re-ranked to GM. We live about an hour from GL so it will be great having him close to home.
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Comment by dbarton(ship04div223) on June 20, 2012 at 4:18pm
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denise - when was your daughter's PIR? Mine is 7/20...and I agree with getting in shape for BC - my SR was in DEP for 4 months and we had a personal trainer twice a week come to the house...so I think that is great advice to give...my SR says there are some girls in BC that can't even do one pushup - have to pass PFA to graduate!
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blondeshot - my daughter is in GM A school now. She was in DEP for 6 months before BC. She said it really helped - both keeping her in shape and getting a leg up on knowledge/terms/etc. There is a group here for DEPers. She said that the Chief said to her to show the guys how its done (there are only 4 females in her class) !
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Comment by chell (GM, Norfolk) on June 18, 2012 at 1:35pm
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Hi blondeshot, congrats on your daughter's decision. My son also signed up and left for bootcamp 2 months following his HS graduation. He is currently in C school. He was my first to leave the house so it was difficult for me when he left but he is happy with his choice and LOVES being a GM so I'm happy. I don't know that I have advise for you but I'm willing to talk anytime. I'll be happy to answer questions if I can. Stay strong.
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navywife21 - my daughter is in BC and will stay in GL for A school for gunners mate....has to do with maintenance of all weapons from small arms to missile launchers, teaching how to use all weapons....google it for complete definition
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Comment by navywife21 on June 11, 2012 at 12:38pm
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Hi ladies. I am not a mother, but I am a navy wife. :)
My husband has been enlisted since Nov of '10 and is currently deployed on the Vicksburg and just got word today that he is no longer Undesignated and is now a Gunner's Mate. :) I think he's pretty excited about it.
Naturally, I don't know much about this rate, so any info anyone feels like sharing would be much appreciated. Thanks ladies!
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Comment by beatrizm (Ship04 Div192) on May 29, 2012 at 4:19pm
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Thank you, all, she was a little worried right after she took the exam, thought she might not have done well. And then she had to wait almost 2 months for the results! But all's well that ends well!
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Congrats beatriz and to your daughter!
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