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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

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 Anti M on January 26, 2015 at 6:38pm

Bobbie, they can't send him anywhere until he heals.  He will have to practice his hurry up and wait for now.  Sending positive thoughts his way!

Comment by Bobbie on January 26, 2015 at 6:18pm

So frustrating!  My son just called to tell me he got his verbal orders for Japan pulled because they found stress fractures in his foot during his medical clearance.  So now he's on medical hold.  What will this mean for him now?  Will he just wait to heal and then get put in for new orders?  He's so bummed...2 weeks out from graduation and he was so excited for Japan.

Comment by Christine Proud Son of ET on January 24, 2015 at 12:36am

Prayermom..We sent our first package UPS and my son says it went to the school that closes at 1530.  This makes it very difficult to pickup because they are closed by the time he gets out.  He skipped lunch to go get it.  After that we started sending everything USPS which goes directly to his ship.  Which he loves!  I usually use those flat rate boxes which get to him in about 3-4 days (CA to GL).  I hope this helps.

Comment by Anti M on January 23, 2015 at 1:04pm

Pretty much.

Comment by prayermom on January 23, 2015 at 11:56am

Thanks for the help.  So if you mail basically anything, your sailor has to know about when to expect it so he can go check and pick it up, it sounds like.

Comment by Anti M on January 23, 2015 at 11:07am
Even USPS packages go to a mailroom if they are large enough, or insured.

Packages cannot be delivered directly to the barracks for security reasons. Logistics too. Can't have the civilian delivery guys having direct access to all the base, and who is going to keep track of the thousands of student schedules? Who is going to be responsible and liable for personal packages if delivered to the barracks quarterdeck? Some random sailor on hold with a little training?

Your son has to tell his COC he needs to go to the mailroom during posted hours. If they don;t know, they can;t cut him the slack to go get his package.
Comment by prayermom on January 23, 2015 at 10:51am

My first question to the group:  Son is in A School at GL & trying to mail packages to him.  UPS box seems to be stuck somewhere in a mailroom as he cannot pick it up because they are closed when he is available.  Why can't this mail be delivered to their ship?  Is regular USPS the only way to get mail delivered to the ship?  Any advise would be appreciated!  Thanks so much!

Comment by Jennifer33486 on January 21, 2015 at 10:05pm

I took my daughter out to walmart and purchased everything she needed for A school at GL . It took a hour or two but i felt happy knowing she had everything she needed.

Comment by Christine Proud Son of ET on January 19, 2015 at 4:15pm

Hi NancyJane,  My son texted me this morning that he has some extra time today and said he would like to try and help your son out.  Message me if your interested.

Comment by nancyjane on January 18, 2015 at 11:33am

It was his first test. Failed by 2 points.  He is going to study.  I hope he goes to his instructors. Do instructors spend time with the ones that need help with a certain area they are struggling with?  Thank you for your help!

 

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