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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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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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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 Anti M on December 17, 2009 at 4:30pm
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Hi,
My condolences, good to hear she lived a good long life. It would be appropriate for him to wear his dress Blues, but he can wear civilian clothes if he chooses. Dress blues would only be mandatory for a military funeral.
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Comment by mtnmom on December 17, 2009 at 1:01pm
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My son fly's home tomorrow, he is a 12/4 PIR, I can't wait to see him.
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Comment by Gina on December 16, 2009 at 11:41am
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I told Thomas I was going to pick up his favorite pizza on Friday, and he sounded disappointed! SHOCK! He wants my sweet n sour chicken!
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The rule of thumb I was taught ages ago was to fly in civvies when going overseas or any high risk area, within the continental US is was considered safe to wear the uniform.
But if that's what his ship said, he should follow his instructions.
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Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on December 15, 2009 at 3:24pm
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Tyler's ship was told not to wear their uniforms as this was a security risk right now. He'll be coming in his civvies.
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Susan, she can wear her civvies while on leave, but do let her know that "the uniform police" are out there... we're every single active duty and/or retired sailor who still has pride in the Navy. Yes, I used to smuggle my civvies out, girls are much harder to catch, but the issue is if she wears her uniform incorrectly in public. Someone is bound to tell her to square it away. I have a whole blog about that, LOL.
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Hoppi's a Navy Counselor, a chief.
I do know RTC wouldn't be cutting his leave papers anyway, not once he grads and checks out. That happens on the A school side. They might push his leave paperwork through, but he must have those papers in hand. A very big maybe which possibly may not be answered until he's checked into the school.
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I'm pretty sure the leave papers trump the phase one liberty requirements once they are at home. Leave always trumps liberty.
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Susan, looks like I'm breaking out the sunscreen too then!!!! I want the snow to melt enough so I can see my Christmas lights on the roof. They make the snow glow when they're under, but you can't really see them.
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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on December 13, 2009 at 10:18pm
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Hi all - it's been quite awhile since I posted on here. Mainly because Michael has been on hold for 3 months since completing A school and that put me on hold, too. He got his final orders on Friday eve and will be talking to his PLR to finalize everything tomorrow, Monday. He will be heading west to San Diego for VLS "C" School and will be leaving GL as soon as he can. He is insisting on driving alone and says he can do it straight through...I am a nervous wreck and have been trying to help him with an itinerary so he can miss most of the winter weather. I so wish he had waited to buy a POV until he got to San Diego. After San Diego, he will be on a ship in Hawaii...sometime in June 2010.
I am leaving in the morning to spend 3 weeks in Georgia with my family back there and won't be able to be online until mid-January. So, I wish all of you a
very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a blessed NEW YEAR..... Vee
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