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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
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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Group for those who have loved ones in the engineering field. DC, EM, EN, EOD, GSE/GSM, HT, IC, MM, MR
Members: 222
Latest Activity: Feb 15, 2020
Discussion Forum
Engineman
Started by EricakK81. Last reply by A and B Jun 17, 2017. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hello,My fiance is going to be an engineman and well he only knows very little at this point. Im' just curies if someone can give me some details about this position. Is he going to be gone a lot? …Continue
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Comment by blackbirdmom on July 19, 2017 at 3:27pm
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Our sailor is currently in A school for GSE.
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Comment by Trillsmom on July 19, 2017 at 2:14pm
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Hello All, My son is in Basic Training at GL and going to A school for GSM
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Comment by Phoenixmom on July 19, 2017 at 10:57am
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The heat is hot muggy, monsoon season. the rains just make a mess doesn't cool down none. cant wait for it to be over. would you know how the weather is in Great Lakes. I have been seeing the flooding, horrible is the weather always like that over there?
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Thank you Oleander for the Info.
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Hi all my son will be graduating soon, Sept. 1st to be exact. He will be attending 'A' School there in Great Lakes he will be a EM. not sure what that consist of but interested to know. and where I may be able to find information on that. Thanks
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Comment by 81donut on March 29, 2016 at 1:42pm
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My son has graduated from Boot Camp and is now formally a sailor. He is attending his A school in Great Lakes and is a GSM. He will be training as a Gas Turbine Mechanic. Can any moms or loved ones with experience advise if this is for the Ships or Aircrafts? Presuming Ships... If so, what kind of ship?
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Comment by lishager on March 7, 2016 at 11:24pm
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My son is going to be in San Diego working with the Marines....didn't expect that one. He would like to come home but we're trying to figure out how the leave works. Does a 15 day leave mean straight days or 5 days per week? And the travel voucher. Can that only be used from Chicago to San Diego or from different airports?
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Comment by JoAnn on March 7, 2016 at 10:50pm
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He said yes cause if not I am going to fly to see him in Great Lakes for he leaves.
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My son is also currently in A school for GSM and was told last week he will be going to Japan. I'm going to miss him so much.
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He could technically but the overall travel expenses would exceed what he has allotted and saved together if he comes here first.
He won't give me any details as to the school program itself, but he seems to be doing well so far. He has made friends but I can tell that he misses us. He calls frequently over the weekends and I can sometimes hear it in his voice that he is more than a little homesick. He won't ever admit to it though. But a mother knows her children.
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