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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)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
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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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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 blackbirdmom on August 30, 2017 at 8:10am
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Thank you, KiddGreen. I guess all we can do is just support them. Our FR has had bunkmates of all different ratings. I know what you mean about making friends, that worried me too. Ours has made friends from all over, and thanks to social media, he has kept up with them, as they are scattered. One on deployment, one on the west coast, one on the east coast. Congratulations on to your new sailor!
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Comment by Bandmom on August 30, 2017 at 7:47am
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KiddGreen1978,
They do not get a choice of what ship or bunkmates that they will have. My son has been at A school since June and has many different bunk mates. aHe has kept in touch with his buddys from RTC. They talk and get together often.
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Comment by Butterball on August 30, 2017 at 6:22am
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Hello, My son is a FC, just out of BC. Any information on the particulars of what to expect next will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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Comment by KiddGreen1978 on August 29, 2017 at 9:46pm
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Blackbirdmom, I'm sorry to hear about your Sailor being delayed and reassigned. That happened to my first Sailor, but for a different reason. He was slated to go to Japan! But he didn't do well on the last weeks of class and got pushed back. He's now stationed at Naval Station Norfolk.
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My Sailors PIR is this Friday. He's made a buddy and they were wondering if they can be bunk mates after BC. Do they have to be the same rate to bunk together? I'm just excited he made a friend! Lol. That's such a mom concern.
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Comment by Mar3n1 on August 29, 2017 at 9:37pm
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My son is due to finish zschool here in the next month and half and he received his orders about 3 weeks into schooling. His ship will be at sea when he is due to report at base but since they will be making port within a few weeks of his report date he is to just wait for them at the base. So I think every situation is different all depending. I know he is bunking with a fellow sailor who is still waiting for his orders.
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You're almost at the boot camp finish line. Congratulations to your new sailor!
It does get easier after PIR, because they can call or text or email a lot more. How long his school is depends on his rating and on how much hold time he might have. Our FR has had hold before each class, sometimes a couple of days, sometimes a couple of weeks. The longest was almost 3 weeks.
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Comment by Phoenixmom on August 29, 2017 at 5:30pm
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Oh I see, I know that my son has said after BC and graduation his school will start Sept. 10th but will go all the way up to Dec. I believe he said, does that sound about right? but after that I dont know. I guess we need to talk. we were just concerned at this time for him to get done with BC which he will graduate this Friday. Thanks for sharing BlackbirdMom.
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Phonenixmom - our sailor started his A school a couple of weeks after PIR. His A school consists of 4-5 classes. Your sailor's rating will depend on how long his school lasts and which classes he will take. Some sailors receive their orders at the end of BC, some at the beginning of A school, some later. Their orders are where they will be stationed after their school is completed. They are assigned a ship, which is assigned to a certain base. Not everyone gets orders before the end of A school, but I think most do. Deployments are different. If the ship they are assigned to is on deployment, a sailor will meet their ship, and finish deployment with that ship. If their ship is not deployed, the sailor will report to their new duty station and work on their ship/base. Does that help?
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I've only gotten a little information by text, he will call tonight and give more details. He and the other 2 guys went to the CPC yesterday to appeal, and hopefully be able to get into the class, but that appeal may have been denied. Because Hawaii is OCONUS, he is required to take 15 leave days before reporting. With his school finishing later, he would only have 9 leave days before having to report.
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