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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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PIR 1/14/2011

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This is for all of us who have recruits graduating from RTC on January 14th, 2011. Here we can all support eachother through the long separation and prepare to see our US Navy Sailors for the first time after RTC.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 111
Latest Activity: Jul 29, 2011

This PIR group includes Divisons 39-48, 908!Best of luck to all of them!

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Comment by lojogo Ship 11 Division 057 on December 1, 2010 at 6:12pm: I would love that too. I just wish I could afford to fly there to spend time with my boy even for just a couple of hours. California is just too far away.

Comment by MinnesotaMom on December 1, 2010 at 6:10pm: Thanks navyfam! Didn't even know there was a Navy FB. The adopt-a-sailor is really nice. Almost wish I lived in the area....would be fun to cook for a few Boot Camp boys!

Comment by navyfam on December 1, 2010 at 5:59pm: Amen to that 43 day comment! Thanks for the friend add :)

Comment by lojogo Ship 11 Division 057 on December 1, 2010 at 5:49pm: Cool! I already "Like" The Great Lakes Naval Station on FB I just need to look at it more often. Thanks for the reminder. 43 more days!

Comment by navyfam on December 1, 2010 at 5:41pm: Logansmama Our kids are SHIPMATES...my daughter is in division 044 so supposedly the do some work together. The experienced Moms can correct me!!! LOL

Comment by navyfam on December 1, 2010 at 5:40pm: No problem! If you are on FB be sure to "like" Great Lakes Naval Station's page and US Navy Recruit Training Command. The US Navy RTC page said our kids will be eligible for the adopt-a-sailor for Christmas...they will be able to go with immediate family member, provided the form is filled out & returned or they will go out in groups like those who are PIR this week did for Thanksgiving.
Just a heads up for all of you FB'rs alot of info on the Navy's FB pages. The Skipper even responds and comments on post on the GL Naval Station Page.

Comment by lojogo Ship 11 Division 057 on December 1, 2010 at 5:36pm: Thanks for Sharing these are great pix.

Comment by navyfam on December 1, 2010 at 5:30pm: Great Lakes called the Album FIRST SNOW!!!!

Comment by navyfam on December 1, 2010 at 5:29pm: Hi Ladies, here are some pictures I found on the Great Lakes Naval Station Facebook Page

Comment by Tamme on December 1, 2010 at 5:22pm: We are staying through Monday as well because it is a holiday so he will have the day off as well.