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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 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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Comment by Ashley on May 16, 2014 at 3:34am: My SR was told before he left for boot camp that he would be at A School in Groton for 30wks to train for MMS. But, according to his letters, he was told differently at his classification briefing last week. He was told it would be 49 days (7wks).

He says this sounds too good to be true, and I was thinking the same thing. If his schooling is 7wks he would graduate a week before our first child is due and may be able to attend the birth!! :-D

Does anyone know if 7wks for MMS is a possibility? I sincerely hope so...

Comment by kiley91 on February 23, 2014 at 5:29pm: My husband is an MM is currently on hold for A school. Just curious to see what their first deployments are like. They told my husband to expect probably 9 months. Hope you hear from him soon!!

Comment by Forever proud on February 23, 2014 at 4:04pm: Hi Tony's Mom! My son is between RTC and A School - stuck on hold in Great Lakes. I'll be excited to hear about your experiences!. How are you feeling so far?

Comment by kiley91 on February 23, 2014 at 4:01pm: How long is his deployment supposed to be?

Comment by ermklm1022 on February 18, 2014 at 11:18am: kiley91 mariecb Thank you both so much for the helpful information. Have a great day!

Comment by mariecb on February 17, 2014 at 6:52pm: My son graduated 10/13/13 and was on hold for 3 months before he started A school. He got to come home for 16 days over the holidays though. He is almost done with BECC school, will be on hold for awhile (not sure how long )! Then he goes on to the MM training. I suggest you join the Great Lakes A school group - that is very helpful.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/training-support-center-tsc-great-la...

Comment by kiley91 on February 17, 2014 at 5:08pm: My husband PIR'd on 1/24. He is currently on hold in Great Lakes. machinist mates have to go through the BECC first. The total time of schooling is around 14 weeks. But they usually are on hold for around 2-3 months before classes start. During that time, and during school they can have their phone, laptops, gaming systems. And also get liberty on weekends and during the week.. They go through different phases of liberty. And while they are on hold they mostly clean.

Comment by ermklm1022 on February 17, 2014 at 2:53pm: Hello! My son PIR is 3/14 and he will be staying in GL for A-School can anyone tell me where I can locate information related to A-School for future Machinest Mates? How long is A-School? Thanks a bunch!