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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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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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- Graduation Info
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Comment by Proud AG Mama on April 1, 2017 at 8:39pm
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BZ Navy Beaner. My sailor is half way through AG C School. Let me know if you have any questions. You might take a peek at my earlier comments. They may answer some questions I am sure you have. Welcome to the AG Family!
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Comment by Navy Beaner on April 1, 2017 at 7:22pm
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My son made it through BC and has now shipped to A school to start his AG training. I'm so happy and excited for him!!
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Comment by mykidsmom4 on February 25, 2017 at 9:31pm
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Congratulations! I agree, fantastic rate. We too were new to the Navy life and Proud AG Mama shared lots of advice. Our son went to A school last Feb so he is roughly a year ahead. Tell him to study hard...sailors make a dream list and they try to place the top of the class with their first choice. My son wanted Japan and has been there since July. He absolutely loves it there. Once he and some of his buddies had liberty they took a trip to Pensacola to visit some of their PIR buddies. They also went to New Orleans over a long weekend. My son was happy to have his phone/laptop again and we were glad to be able to communicate frequently with him. People around town were very friendly to them when they were out and even bought them dinner as a thank you for their service. My son was able to come home for two weeks before going to Japan. Are you going to PIR? It is absolutely fantastic!
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Good evening, Navy Beaner. Welcome to the group.
My sailor is in C School right now at Keesler. I am so glad to hear about another AG sailor. It is a very small rate, but a fantastic rate. There is just over 1,000 in the whole service.
Your sailor needs to mind his studies in A School. My sailor's A school class average was over 90%. They need to phase up when they get to A School. There are 3 phases with increasing privileges.To start out the sailors have to stay in uniform and on base.
The temps are very warm during the summer. I remember my sailor saying most days they put out a black flag - humidity so high you can't sweat.
The first half of A School is with AF. The second half is just Navy. Those are the thoughts that come to mind on the spur of the moment.
You may want to read comments below. I sent quite a bit of detail about school to other AG moms on this page previously.
Let me know if you have any questions. Welcome to the family and good luck to your sailor.
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My son has PIR on 3/17 and then leaves to A school for AG. So excited for him! Our family is new to the Navy life so any tips/advice will definitely be appreciated!
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Comment by Steph Proud AG Mom on September 10, 2015 at 10:52am
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Hi! My son has been at Keesler since 9/5. Any advise on what to send for care packages?
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My brother was the AG School House supernatant when the school was at Chanute AFB in Illinois. He volunteers two days a week at the Nation Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola October to April. So any Sailors requiring AG help contact him at the museum. Good luck.............
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so close--- omg! it's christmas in September! Hopefully if all goes well he will be there this weekend!
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Thank you so much! Also, my son signed up for Navy Reserves... So after A school I am not sure what he will do. He says he wants to try to go active but I don't know if he will have that opportunity or not. Anyone else have this experience?
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@ssm - I can only tell you my experience. Everyone is different. My son was bused to Midway Airport about 4 am. We met him there. They flew out around 7 or 8 am into Gulfport airport with a change of aircraft somewhere, I don't remember. The Navy pick him up at the airport in a Van and transported him to Keesler.
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