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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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GROTON, CT. SUBSCHOOL & "A" SCHOOL MOMS

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GROTON, CT. SUBSCHOOL & "A" SCHOOL  MOMS

hi My Son is currently in Groton, Ct. for Submarine School then "A" School.

Members: 862
Latest Activity: Mar 1

Discussion Forum

Not even sure what to expect next…

Started by Shawndra. Last reply by Shimmers Mar 1. 2 Replies

Car at sub school

Started by KKNOhio. Last reply by Catherine May 12, 2020. 2 Replies

Newbie What is BESS?

Started by Dls867. Last reply by SunflowerLynn Sep 24, 2019. 3 Replies

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Comment by Cindy on March 10, 2019 at 6:13pm

I sent a friend request to you on your private page

Comment by Cindy on March 10, 2019 at 6:13pm

Our son left Boot Camp on January 19 for Connecticut. We have a lot of communication with him text and phone. Maybe you could private message me his building number and maybe it’s the same as our sons.Or maybe he would know him and could find out for you.

Comment by eBearFlorida on March 10, 2019 at 6:11pm

He was supposed to be going to GA on March 1st  

Comment by eBearFlorida on March 10, 2019 at 6:10pm

January 4th he left boot camp. 

Comment by Cindy on March 10, 2019 at 6:05pm

@eBearFlordia

how long has your son been at Groton?

Comment by eBearFlorida on March 10, 2019 at 1:51pm

I continue to not hear at all from my son. His phone goes directly to voicemail and all the apps I can use to contact him go unanswered. I am pretty concerned that we have heard nothing from him. I don't know what to think. His girlfriend seems to think its just normal protocol, nothing is wrong. Any reassuring words for a worried mom?

Comment by RhondaA on March 4, 2019 at 8:12am
They may have pushed your sailor back to the next BESS class because of not passing the final test, if he was that close. I have not heard of them not able to have their phone.
Comment by eBearFlorida on March 3, 2019 at 8:21pm

My son is in BESS now. The lasl I knew he was supposed to graduate from BESS this past Friday, but his girlfriend, the only person he has spoken too at any length, said he was pushed back a few weeks. He also told her he has no access to his cell phone. None of this makes any sense. Can anyone explexp what may be happening? 

Comment by Melissa on January 8, 2019 at 9:31pm

Division o66 and I agree it's a relief to be able to communicate with them, I still worry just not as much. 

Comment by eBearFlorida on January 8, 2019 at 9:13pm

My son arrived at BESS on late Sunday night. Been Snapchatting him since he arrived there and we arrived home in FL. I'm so excited to be able to communicate with him! What Div was your daughter in at RTC? 

 

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