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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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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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Hotel Questions

Hi Moms and Family,

First timer here! I have found out that my son has a graduation date is the 10th of August. Does anyone have any hotel ideas? We have not received the info yet on the near by hotels/tickets and am worried the closest will sell out. Since I'm driving from Az. Id like to get on this sooner then later.

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Comment by Phoenixmom on June 21, 2018 at 9:51pm: Hi I'm from phoenix as, we stayed at the Residence Inn but there were 4 adults nice rooms nice people and close to PIR mostly all hotels in Waukegan are no more than 10 15 minutes away. They have living room kitchen fully equipped 5he have shuttle. We rented a car but still took shuttle. I have more info on hotels also . I help out in Boot Camp Moms please join.

Comment by Phoenixmom on June 21, 2018 at 9:55pm: RTC Friends and Family Brochure July 2017 rev.pdf

http://www.navyformoms.ning.com/group/bootcampmoms/page/saving-mone...

Comment by Phoenixmom on June 21, 2018 at 10:01pm: https://reservations.staydod.com/hotelSearch.do?action=View&pro...

If you Google hotels in Waukegan IL. They all will pop up. Any questions please reach out. And welcome to navy moms.

Comment by ETMomOH on June 21, 2018 at 10:25pm: We made reservations at the Navy Lodge and you are able to cancel/change your reservation if you find out the PIR date is going to be different.

Comment by ellen0502 on June 21, 2018 at 10:38pm: Most hotels in the Great Lakes area have a very liberal cancellation policy. It is always to your benefit to look at the reviews on the hotels you are wondering about. The reviews, in general, are from Navy families in for the weekend.

Most of the hotels are fine for graduation weekend, a couple of them very (very, very) questionable, but reading the reviews it will be a tell all. Remember, no hotel is perfect, and they all will have a couple "bad" reviews, but you will get a pretty clear picture by reading. No I will not list them, but guarantee if you post you are staying at one of them, someone will chime in and tell you to read the reviews. :)

Check the prices online, and also call the hotel directly. When you call the hotels directly tell them you are coming in for Navy graduation, they may have a better rate for you directly than online.

Please join your PIR group when it is posted, there will be lots of hotel info, and other info for you in that group.

Comment by txnavymom0917 on June 22, 2018 at 10:24pm: you can also download the family brochure on the recruit training command website. it the brochure about the grad requirements times etc. we stayed in Vernon hills which was a nice drive to GL and not too terribly far away!

Comment by Karin on June 26, 2018 at 6:03pm: when did your son arrive in Great Lakes for boot camp? just asking as my son arrived and got his call 6/13 so just concerned about not getting the form letter yet, but I heard it can take 2-3 weeks. any info is helpful :)

Thank you

Comment by Phoenixmom on June 26, 2018 at 6:11pm: Karin the form letter is received 9 to 14 days after the box, remember on the 5 th Business day which would of been either the 20th or 21st he would of did his first initial run if passed then the form letter will be sent, if failed he would of had 48 hrs to retest. here is more info for you. Your recruit will send The Form Letter once Phase I is over and s/he has passed the first PFA and has officially been assigned to a ship and division. (See When to Expect Your Form Letter and Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) and Fitness Improvement Training ... for more information.)

On about their fifth business day at the RTC, the new recruits are tested on the 1.5 mile run of the first Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) at boot camp. The initial run standard for male recruits will be 16 minutes 10 seconds and 18 minutes 7 seconds for female recruits. See Navy Sets New Physical Fitness Standard to Start Boot Camp. Those who pass continue with BC. Those who do not pass are moved to FIT and will be retested in 48 hours and must pass in order to continue at the RTC. See Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) and Fitness Improvement Training ... for more information.

Comment by Hikergirl on June 26, 2018 at 9:46pm: If they fail the initial test the first time do you get a phone call or only if they fail a second time and have to go home?

Comment by ellen0502 on June 26, 2018 at 10:26pm: You won't get a call the first time, but it may take some extra time to receive the form letter.