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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:
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 donnab on May 9, 2014 at 11:54am
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Everyone you share a room with, are they all in the same A school? My son will be going to IC school.
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Comment by StacyRenee on May 9, 2014 at 11:36am
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Donnab, my son is there now and has 3 roommates. Yes, they can have a TV. We bought my son a 23 in.
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My son has been in the Navy for almost 3 years and will be returning to Great Lakes for A school Due to a set back from an illness he had to change rates. My question is how are the barracks are they spacious, how many share a room, can they bring their flat screen tv? The last time he was there was for Boot Camp.
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Comment by Forever proud on April 28, 2014 at 4:56pm
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AwaitingMySailor - I am a mom, so I'm having a different experience. A School is not as structured as boot camp. he will be able to leave base (but not overnight) and he can communicate with you pretty much freely. Timewise it is not so clear cut. My son had a hold for about 2 1/2 months before he classed up. A school shouldn't last too long once he gets started. When he finishes, he will get to come home before going to his first duty station.
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tara388 you may want to check over at Boot Camp Moms page. This group is folks who have graduated boot camp and are in A School.
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Comment by tara388_Ship03DIV200 on April 28, 2014 at 10:28am
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Is anyone's significant other in bootcamp right now and possibly in DIV 200?!
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Comment by AwaitingMySailor(Ship13Div.174) on April 26, 2014 at 8:27pm
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Hi I have a question for everyone ! Is anyone husband an em ( electrician mate) my fiancé is about to graduate boot camp in 2 weeks. We plan to get married very soon . Just want to know what's in store for us . ?? I know his a school is at Great Lakes now but what's next after that ? Thanks a lot ladies ! ❤️
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Hey just wondering if any of you have any good suggestions for wifi in our home I'm moving there to Great Lakes in a few weeks, we don't want cable or phone just wifi. I don't know the company's that run from that city.
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Ooroche, basically they are "eligible" after 10-14 days. And can take their written and oral test that soon. But they don't actually get the phase until the 30 days. My husband took his tests after he was there for about 2 weeks. And got his phase 2 card 30 days after the day he got there. Same way for phase 3. Except there is no test for phase 3. Just another 30 days and following guidelines and rules.
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Comment by ooroche on April 10, 2014 at 3:30pm
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Thanks Anti M, I just posted it on FB!
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