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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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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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Latest Activity: Sep 2, 2022

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Comment by Jamie SHIP13 DIV 067 on January 18, 2012 at 10:31pm: Thank you Leese - any suggestions rental place. So far they are pretty pricey

Comment by Leese/K's OS Mom on January 18, 2012 at 9:26pm: Jamie: I have heard good things about Sarge, but it would probably get quite costly rent a car is the way to go, and also places to visit the Gurnee Mills mall is a great place..Brunswick Zone Fountain Square has great bowling and is close to the base the mall is like 15min away if you own a GPS bring it or get 1 from the car rental place, if the weather is good go to the Navy pier in Chicago but just remember to keep watch of the time no matter where you go.

Amy: we are waiting to find that out, with the holiday today was only her 2nd day to muster so they are still finding stuff out as soon as I know I will inform you all.

Comment by Jamie SHIP13 DIV 067 on January 18, 2012 at 7:37pm: Thank you so much Leese. I didn't plan on renting a car but now it looks like I might need one. I was just going to use Sarge

Comment by AmyaodRN on January 18, 2012 at 7:15pm: Leese/K's Mom- Sorry, but what is ATT?

Comment by Leese/K's OS Mom on January 18, 2012 at 6:24pm: sorry that was for Kaykay and Amy,

She was also told about a 2 month ATT still waiting to hear more about that!

Make sure you hang on to your Gate pass that you get to enter PIR because you will need that to enter the A School Gate also if they let you the whole weekend we had 1 Guard that made us wait at the visitors parking lot like you will have to on PIR day. but all others were good and let us pick her up and drop her off at her Ship.

Comment by Leese/K's OS Mom on January 18, 2012 at 6:18pm: Jamie: My daughter just PIR this past Friday, She and 3 other shipmates are in holding now A school is 9 weeks not counting the holding after PIR she will have about 1 hour to spend with you on base then she has to go move to A School so from 12 to 330 then she will get Liberty until 9pm they have to be back at their ship by 10pm some guard's will let you drive them to their ship and some wont so to be on the safe side have them there by 9pm because they have a good walk from the gate to the ship, then in the am you can pick them up at 6am-9-9:30pm (no overnights is right)

Comment by Jamie SHIP13 DIV 067 on January 18, 2012 at 6:02pm: kaykay - my daughter is also OS - i was told immediately after PIR she will move over to A-School in GL. They will be able to spend time with the family all weekend. (no overnights)

Comment by mcmom on January 18, 2012 at 1:06pm: I don't remember precisely how long A school is, but they don't necessarily start immediately. They have to wait for enough to start a new class basically. My son had PIR 8/12/11 and finished A school near the end of October. Then his first full day at Pearl Harbor was on Veterans Day. So it was probably close to 8 weeks of school.

Comment by AmyaodRN on January 18, 2012 at 11:56am: My son is at GL for boot amp right now as well. We are still waiting for info on his ship/division to find out if he will have PIR 03/02/12 or 03/09/12. He will be going to A school in GL for OS after bootcamp. Can anyone tell me how long A school is, his papers said 12 weeks, but it looks more like 8 weeks from what I have read here.