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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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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

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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GM Moms

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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!!

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Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on August 15, 2009 at 7:33am: Tyler is in his first weekend on the USS Enterprise. He is off this weekend, with onbase liberty. No duty, no watcfh. What things can he do to fill his weekend?

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on August 14, 2009 at 9:13pm: Hi, everybody! I haven't been on here for quite awhile. Life gets in the way, you know! Tonight I'm in my son't apt. just north of GL where he's a GM and recruit instructor. I was able to get his little girls for a long weekend, so we're here till Sunday afternoon. Tomorrow--maybe the base, but I think the zoo will win instead.

Comment by Bill S. on August 14, 2009 at 4:21pm: Your welcome, look for the Great Lakes A School Q&A.

Comment by Bill S. on August 14, 2009 at 2:36pm: Hi Newbie, The SCC stands for Surface Common Core which is a do over (more in depth) of what the learned in boot. ATT is Advanced Technical Training which gets them ready for their course of study ie: electrical circuitry, hydraulics etc. SCC is about 1 week and ATT is about 4 weeks.

Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on August 14, 2009 at 2:23pm: Ok, newbie here. What is SCC and ATT? It looks like these are done in front of going to A-school.

Comment by Bill S. on August 14, 2009 at 12:55pm: Hello ladies,my son Brett is a GM, just graduated A School. His PIR was on 01/09/2009. You can do the math. The good news is that the schools have gone to an instructor based system instead of self paced study. So the classes are moving some what quicker. But, they still have a lot of holding. The average wait after ATT seems to be about 5 weeks now. As of today Brett has been in schooling for 217 days not counting boot. So hang in there, it is going to be a long and frustrating ride. Check the "ask the sdc" page. At the top is a link to GM A school time lines. Hope this helps. Have a great weekend. Godspeed to our Sailors!

Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on August 14, 2009 at 12:28pm: Tyler graduated 08-07-09. He currently has orders to report to GM A-school on
8-22 and school starts on 8-24.

Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on August 7, 2009 at 10:09pm: Tyler graduated bootcamp today. Move to A School on 12th. School starts on 24th. Will be here thru March 2010.

Comment by Vivian and Glen H. on July 29, 2009 at 5:35pm: Our son is finishing A school this week and just got verbal orders this afternoon. They're not posted online yet so no info on leave....

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 17, 2009 at 12:08pm: Hi everyone....
I was reading the posts below and it looks like my sailor grandson may be in the same A school class as your sailors..Beth, MB and Susie. He is in day classes and started on July 8th. I haven't talked with him this week, so didn't know the class was put on manditory last week. I would guess that is the only way they can get them all to graduate together in this new pilot program. GOOD LUCK to all the sailors who started their GM A school. It's nice to know that some of our kids may be in class together....esp. after getting to know the families on this site....

Welcome to you Becky....you have joined a great group. We are all here to support you as a new Navy Mom....(((HUGS)))

Hi there, Karen C......how are you doing today?