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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
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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:
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: 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
Comment Wall
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Comment by Anti M on September 25, 2017 at 3:42am
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The reality of holiday stand down is they have to wait until Oct/Nov to get the dates, and the room inspection means that they cannot depart early in the morning that first day of leave. Unfortunately this translates into higher priced plane tickets. There is no uncertainty, the good rates will be long past.
I really don't mean to sound harsh ... dang faceless internet makes my writing style sound impersonal. I honestly feel bad and wish there was a happy nugget of truth I could share!
Speaking of "faceless", my eyes are improving, but still very swollen and bruised. I should have had my surgery closer to Halloween! Mine was a medical/eyesight thing, I cannot believe people choose to do this on purpose, and pay money to feel so awful.
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Comment by Phoenixmom on September 23, 2017 at 10:03pm
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Have a good evening Ladies.
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Ladies spoke to my son today, he is enjoying school but very busy. He mentioned that for holiday leave they have to wait for instruction, meaning when time comes they will be told when it begins and when it ends. also some may have watch so until their duty is over is when they can make plans. sent him Sarges info on stand down rates, but until they are told they have to wait. I know the airlines lets you reserve flights so I guess it is a guessing game if you want to get the good rates. very unsure of what to do. Hope you all are having a great Sat.
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Good Day Ladies on a little late but hope all is well this Sat.
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Comment by Tessie on September 23, 2017 at 3:15pm
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Congratulations blackbirdsmom!!
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Congrats blackbirdmom! Hawaii is a wonderful duty station! My dad was there back in the late 60s, so I went to 6th and 7th grades there. It is a lot different now, but paradise is paradise... even with high prices.
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Comment by KiddGreen1978 on September 22, 2017 at 3:41pm
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Congrats Blackbirdmom! This group has gotten me through 2 boot camps, FIT, Pensacola A School, first duty station and now on to Great Lakes A School as soon as his medical is released and he can leave THU. Good luck to all the families and sailors and future sailors!
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Yay, blackbirdmom! Tell him we're proud of him, too!
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Congrats! blackbirdmom and a HOOYAH to your Son! may his journey be safe and wishing him all the best!
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Comment by blackbirdmom on September 22, 2017 at 3:36pm
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Our sailor graduated A school this morning. He was class leader and we are so very proud of him. He is officially a GSE now. We will have boots in the house in a day or 2. (He won't tell us when, because he wants to surprise everyone.) Then he is off to Hawaii for 4 years. I have to send out a huge thanks to this group, it has been a great support. And hugs and bigger thanks to Anti M, without whom I'm not sure I would have made it this far. :-)
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