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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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Great Lakes A School Q&A

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Great Lakes A School Q&A

The purpose of this group is to allow family of new sailors assigned to school at Training Support Center Great Lakes a chance to voice questions to a Student Division Commander

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 2332
Latest Activity: Mar 12

Discussion Forum

What happens after ASchool?

Started by SailorMom18. Last reply by Phoenixmom Feb 13, 2019. 1 Reply

BECC Info?

Started by adubz33. Last reply by SuBHuni34 Nov 29, 2018. 9 Replies

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Comment by chermedtech on November 1, 2014 at 4:26am

I think they have transportation, but not sure cause my son s going to missour for christmas to his dads. your son might want to ask about transprtation to be sure.

Comment by Tara22 on November 1, 2014 at 12:32am
Anti M- my son got his papers put in for Christmas vacation and they told him the times etc. My son is telling me to get him an earl my ticket out and get him back by like 1700 so he had time to get back to his room by 2200. I asked Pollux about this as well. I just don't know if my son had to set up transportation to and from or how that works. I also don't know what time I should get him a flight for coming home and going back. My son is not getting me the right info lol. Can you help clarify? Thanks in advance
Comment by Tara22 on November 1, 2014 at 12:27am
G-mans mom- my son said he will be cleaning all this next week while waiting. Hopefully they start soon.
Comment by Tara22 on November 1, 2014 at 12:18am
@Pollux- do you by chance know of they are transported from school to the airport or do we need to arrange for transportation? Same thing with when they return, do they send transportation for them. Thanks for any help.
Comment by chermedtech on October 31, 2014 at 10:22pm

i was wondering the same thing, my son graduated oct 12 from  boot camp and last i taked to him he said was waiting to be put in a school and that was last sunday..

Comment by Tara22 on October 31, 2014 at 10:04pm
@chermedtech - just talked to my son and he said that they are still on hold. He said next week they will be doing just whatever. I wonder how long til they will start.
Comment by chermedtech on October 31, 2014 at 9:33pm

my son went in to be a gunnersmate, as of last sunday my son stil had not started school yet

Comment by Tara22 on October 30, 2014 at 11:34pm
Any one have a son that is a gunnersmate? My son just graduated is going through indoc now and is supposed to start GM school Monday.
Comment by G-Man's Mom on October 29, 2014 at 2:48pm

My son is waiting to start A School in GM... I think he is getting a little bored of cleaning :) 

Comment by Anti M on October 29, 2014 at 2:45pm

The stand down begins the 19th, so they will check into their A school command (but not begin school), then put in their leave papers with everyone else.

 

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