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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)
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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).
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**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: 2331
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?
Started by adubz33. Last reply by SuBHuni34 Nov 29, 2018. 9 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Mazzie528 on September 26, 2017 at 10:40am
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phoenixmom I just sent a box of clothes to my daughter also! I used a cardboard box that had reams of paper in it. It ended up weighing 10.5 pounds and cost $19.95 priority mail. The post office said it had to go priority since it was going to Great Lakes. I didn't mind but my daughter was too busy to pick it up Friday when it got there and their post office is closed all weekend! She still hadn't had the time to go pick it up!!!
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Comment by Phoenixmom on September 26, 2017 at 10:40am
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Thank You Anti M any specif box? never had to ship clothes before? LOL
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Comment by Anti M on September 26, 2017 at 10:33am
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The USPS will send free boxes right to your home.
https://store.usps.com/store/browse/subcategory.jsp?categoryId=prio...
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Good Morning Ladies, I'm back feeling under the weather this weekend. Anti M glad you are feeling Better, and Thanks for explaining the time off yes I am fustrated but as long as I can see my son for christmas it doesnt matter what I pay for airline tickets. Got word yesterday that he is allowed to wear civilian clothes of base now, so I was asked to please send some of his clothes. so I wanted to ask, I know it was posted but where can I get the boxes to ship clothing, I saw something about the post office? can somebody repost please. Thank You all and have a Great Day!
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They keep adding new acronyms all the time, or changing them around!
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Comment by Butterball on September 26, 2017 at 6:22am
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Thank you Anti M, you have answered a few questions I didn't even know about. Now I'm off to re-read what you and Blackbirdmom have posted. One thing for sure, need to get my acronyms back out, there are a few I don't remember. Have a great day and thank you both again.
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Comment by blackbirdmom on September 25, 2017 at 9:53pm
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Abbster - there are sailors who are assigned to a ship that will be on deployment when they are scheduled to PCS, so they end up going straight to the ship. Our sailor had 2 buddies that happened to, they went straight from their leave to the ship that was deployed.
@BradenLMom - welcome. There are no silly questions. It's a lot to take in.
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I have seen it go both ways, depending on the report date. En route leave is the most common. He just lets the travel office know he needs to be routed home on the way, for XX days. The issue the tickets, then it is withdrawn from his pay over time (how long I really do not recall. Traveling by POV (private vehicle) has specific rules, he can find that out when he's closer to going. The stand down may make things wonky. Only schools do the full stand down, so don't expect two leaves in December. So many variables!
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Comment by librarianmom on September 25, 2017 at 7:20pm
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We will be close to both. Mine starts A school next week...he had INCOC last week, fire fighting this week and school next. He thinks he will be done in early-mid December. We are not sure if he will get leave before he is moved or after. If he stays in Great Lakes we can pick him up (we live about four hours away). He could also take train. If he moves first he would need to fly.
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AECF is in Great Lakes, for the surface fleet. SECF is in Groton, CT, for submarines. If he's SECF, he's going to Connecticut. If he's staying in Great Lakes, he's AECF. He may simply be a little confused, which is normal.
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