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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 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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Great Lakes A School Q&A

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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

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Comment by Anti M on February 27, 2015 at 2:13pm: Navy inoculated me against bubonic plague because the HM misread my chart.

But reservists? That's a bit new and odd. If you find out more, please share, I'd love to know why!

Comment by Mitch's_mom on February 27, 2015 at 12:11pm: My son is a reservist and a GM. He is in currently GL awaiting A school. He said he had to get an extra shot that a lot of other sailors didn't have to get, for going overseas. Maybe it has something to do with the rate if they have a higher chance of getting deployed, not sure.

Comment by Anti M on February 27, 2015 at 10:44am: Sounds like someone made a mistake, doesn't understand how reservists work. They are deployable in some instances, so maybe that is the root of the error.

Comment by NJMom on February 26, 2015 at 11:19pm: Hello everyone! I just spoke with my sailor and she was informed this evening that she had to have an overseas screening done. No big deal, however, she's a reservist and is due to complete A school the end of March. She didn't receive any orders or further information as to why she has to have this screening done. Would anyone here be able to provide some insight on this type of situation and explain why she would have to go through this? Any information that is provided is greatly appreciated!

Comment by Anti M on February 17, 2015 at 7:22pm: I have not heard of the 21 age requirement. It may be new.

Last I knew, the sailor has to submit a chit for anyone else to be a liberty buddy. I looked at what TSC has posted, and they do not specify. He should check with his specific COC and see what they currently require, policies if anyone messed up recently.

Comment by EmiRoseS on February 17, 2015 at 6:46pm: Do yall know the rules on who exactly gets to check their sailor out during Phase 2? Like can only parents, guardians, and spouses check them out or can girlfriends/fiances too as long as they're over 18? And also, either way, do you have to be 21 regardless?

Comment by coachjb12003 on February 12, 2015 at 12:49pm: Drece I just bought my SR a heated Blanket and a ATT wifi lil box she can connect up to 8 devices she has like 20 gigs for 60 bucks and she can put it in her poket

Comment by coachjb12003 on February 12, 2015 at 12:42pm: Hi my SR is in GL A School I just filed her taxes and had it go to her Navy Federal

Comment by Anti M on February 6, 2015 at 4:59pm: Yes, there are tax preparers to help the sailors on every base.

Comment by mindyeus on February 6, 2015 at 2:57pm: I am guessing I am to send my son's w2 to him at A school? He said he was told to have them sent there and someone on base will help...just want to be sure before I send it off to him.