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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.
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- 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 KTP (Kim) on February 8, 2016 at 3:33pm
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my son is in GM school in GL right now, it's difficult to keep up with everything that is going on. The pass / fails for whatever reason. The "I was to have today off and now I don't" things that we cant control I have elected to let them roll off my shoulder. I work hard at not trying to figure out what he's doing or why, because no one can explain. I try my hardest to be his main support group when he gets disappointed or discouraged. I send care boxes because nothing says I love you better than a box from home. I need to let go and let him grow up. He knows where home will always be, Wherever mom is......................that is the only thing I have control of anymore. His term is "adulting" I said that's not a word , he said it is in my life. LMAO
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Comment by Elizabeth on February 1, 2016 at 10:49pm
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Thank you so much everyone! Trying to be as informed as possible :) My sailor is a reservist also Huggybear. That's great that your sons school was shorter, I wonder why that happens. Thanks again for the info!
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Comment by Huggybear on February 1, 2016 at 9:08pm
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Elizabeth, Welcome, My son's A school was not 27 weeks. His PIR was July 10th. He was on hold for a month then did his ATT school. Then his GM school. He finished on Nov. 30th and was home on Dec. 3. Mine is a Reservists so he didn't have to go to C school. Some who are active duty will have to get to C school but most likely not at GL. Hope this helps.
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Comment by FlBroomie on February 1, 2016 at 3:09pm
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My son spent 80 some days on hold for A school. The Navy also extended his contract by 2 months because of the hold. The reserves usually get picked first for classes so get ready to wait it out
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Definitely easier said then done for us newbies!
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Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on February 1, 2016 at 12:33pm
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Your best source of information is your sailor. Remind him that you aren't in the Navy, so you don't understand the lingo or ways of the Navy.
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Elizabeth, my advice is to not overthink things or make plans till the last minute! portside is so right--it's Navy time. He belongs to the Navy now, not you or his family anymore. That sounds harsh, but the Navy comes first in his life. It's like a roller coaster ride, and you just have to learn to enjoy the ride.
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Or class up, sorry!
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Thank you so much for the info! Yes, gotta love that unpredictability, I am just happy that we have our communication back now and can discuss things, writing letters and waiting got tough! Also, so they have to phase up to begin A School? If so, what phase? Thank you again!
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Comment by portside on February 1, 2016 at 10:04am
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Hi Elizabeth! Welcome. If memory serves me, ATT does not count as part of the 27 week count. Also, your fiance' may be on hold after ATT and waiting to class up so don't depend on him starting A school on the 29th necessarily. One thing you'll need to get use to is he, and now you, are on Navy time - which is unpredictable. :)
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