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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
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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:
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:
**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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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
Discussion Forum
leave after A/C school-- orders are confusing
Started by MANDY. Last reply by Anti M Aug 16, 2019. 2 Replies 0 Likes
What happens after ASchool?
Started by SailorMom18. Last reply by Phoenixmom Feb 13, 2019. 1 Reply 0 Likes
BECC Info?
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Comment by Bill S. on April 29, 2009 at 10:28pm
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Hey Will, been there and done it with my Mom and Dad. Double whammy. God bless and you can find strength in Him. Bill
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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on April 29, 2009 at 10:28pm
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Theresa....I so enjoyed our chat earlier this evening. And, the question I had for Will can wait. It will probably resolve itself by the time Will can come back to us. He has a major priority right now with his family.
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Will, what a sad time you are having right now. I am so sorry to hear about your grandfather. We will miss you, but you take all the time you need for family right now. You and your whole family will be in my loving thoughts and prayers to help you get through this sad time. May God bless you and all of your family!!! We'll be looking forward to your return when the time is right.
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Debbie..unless it has been changed, I believe A school for STG is in San Diego. I believe my grandson was in SCC approx. 2 weeks; ATT varies because it is mostly independent study.
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Hi Debbie H...CNO is Chief of Naval Operations I believe....
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Hi again....Hoppi, way to go girl! WooooHoooo on your A on your last paper.
Liesa Marie - you need to accept me as a friend before I can PM you with my phone number.....Soon as you have some free time....
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Hi Liesa Marie....I'll make sure I put my phone number in a PM to you. I haven't checked to see if you accepted my friend offer yet. My, you are a busy lady. Congrats to Lemuel and the best of luck to him in his clinicals....exciting!! My kids took the boat out Sunday and enjoyed a picnic lunch on the lake. I am so looking forward to doing that when I get back there.
Take care and HAGD.....
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Good Morning everyone! Or should I say "GOOD AFTERNOON?" Wow, you all have been busy today. Will and Hoppi will have to play "catch up" when they sign on today. Welcome to our 2 newbies; we are glad you joined our group which, by the way, is a great group.
Cindy, YES, I believe your BF's correct rate is Corpsman. My grandson is training to be a GM (Gunners Mate) as is Karen C's son. Once on the school side of the base, he had SCC school and had to qualify for Phase 2 (so he could get his liberty). He was a Grad n Go and could have his cell, laptop, etc. almost immediately. I think his parents took them to him at his PIR because he knew he was moving to the school side immediately after his PIR. There are some sailors who don't move to the school side so quickly and some of them have rented lockers nearby to house their belongings until they get situated. Be sure to look up above in Discussion Forums to get info on the lockers and lots of other informative info. I believe he can shop at the NEX (?) on base, but Will and/or Hoppi can better answer this.
Letha - see my comment above to Cindy about your son's cell and computer.
Have a good day everyone and hang on for Will and/or Hoppi! :~} Vee
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Comment by Mari on April 29, 2009 at 11:27am
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Hoppi thanks for the clarification on the liberty question.
My son finished indoc last week and is on hold for ATT, does anyone know how long the hold is for them to get started?
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Hi Cindy...a warm WELCOME to our group. Our leaders are Will and Hoppi and everyone on here is very special and so helpful. Will and Hoppi will need to know a little more about you and your boyfriend, so they will probably ask you to pose a more specific questions. Hoppi I believe is still in school on Tuesday evenings, but one or both of them will be on in the morning. So, get your questions ready and ask away. And, remember no question is a dumb question on here. I am the "grandma" on here and we also have 2 dads.
Have a good night and I'll look for you tomorrow.....Nite all!!!
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