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Navy For Moms

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

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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 Alex's_Mom (Robin) on October 9, 2015 at 1:16pm: Alex texted me last night to let me know that he would be "classifying up" in 2 weeks. I am guessing that that means that ATT classes will be starting then...

Comment by Anti M on October 9, 2015 at 11:12am: Another hold is probable. How long? No way to know, depends on how many IC candidates complete, or have completed, ATT already. End of the fiscal year can slow down the pipeline, although right before the holidays, they really try to push them through every phase of training.

On the bright side, if he is still at Great Lakes over Christmas, he gets to take leave during the stand down. Christmas leave can be a real luxury in the fleet for the new guy.

Comment by KYNavyMomma on October 9, 2015 at 10:48am: his rate is IC .... to add to the comment below.

Comment by KYNavyMomma on October 9, 2015 at 10:47am: Hoping someone has a bit of insight...my oldest son is in GL on hold for ATT. His PIR was 9/18....he will be in GL for A school after as well. He has no idea how much longer he will be on hold for ATT and once he completes ATT, is it possible/probable that he will be on another long hold for A school? Just trying to get an idea- for he and myself probably more so than him.

Comment by Classycalicat on October 3, 2015 at 10:35am: Thank you Anti M! Good information to know!

Comment by Anti M on October 3, 2015 at 8:57am: Nine weeks, plus hold time.

https://www.navycs.com/navy-jobs/quartermaster.html

http://www.navydads.com/forum/topics/qm-quartermaster

What they learn:

http://navybmr.com/study%20material/14338A.pdf

Comment by Classycalicat on October 2, 2015 at 1:18pm: How about the time frame for A school for QM at Great lakes?

Comment by Anti M on October 2, 2015 at 7:47am: OS is 12 weeks long, but they will be there a bit longer than that if they need to wait to class up.

https://www.navycs.com/navy-jobs/operations-specialist.html

Comment by Julie M on October 1, 2015 at 11:12am: Does anyone know how long they stay at A school for OS?

Comment by W2110 on September 29, 2015 at 1:57pm: My son had Sprint at GL and had no issue with coverage. Also got Comcast for internet in the room (signed up at a kiosk in the mall). He had tried another provider (cheaper) but it was horrible! Comcast was the best choice on his particular ship.