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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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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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- Graduation Info
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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 Ruth, Gun's Mom on July 17, 2009 at 1:11pm
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This is on the news wires, so I think I can say this--Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates spoke at the Economics Club of Chicago this morning.
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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on July 17, 2009 at 12:15pm
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Ok, Ruth, what do you know that I don't know.....I know there was a big ceremony there yesterday.....headed by the MCPON, Rick West. Could this be it?
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We should get some exciting news out of GL today.
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Hi Lorei - Your son is a HT, am I correct? What stage is he in his training? Is he on hold or has he started A school? "Leave" requires a chit and it depends on how many days he has built up at 2.5 days a month; leave is not limited to the 300 mile limit. "Liberty" does not come from his leave days and liberty is limited to the 300 mile limit from base. I do know that Gary T. picks his son up on his "duty free" weekends on a Friday and returns him at the end of the weekend. Gary's son is a GM; and I do not know if it is different for a HT. I will leave the rest of the answer to the experts....Hope I helped a bit.
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Morning Will - been missing you on here!
Gary T - see there is your miracle for today...you get to go to the concert.
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Gary T - Yes, sounds like you have a long day ahead. I hope something works out so it won't be so lengthy for you. Have a safe trip.
Melanie - Yes, I will be home tonight and will have my phone attached to my hip. lol lol I have had a call from a TX # and I didn't recognize it as the one you gave me some time back. It just dawned on me that it probably is your home phone. So, try again please!
Dori - I am not a fog person, but looking at 105 here today, I'd take some of your fog and be very happy with it.
WELCOME TO CINDY - Most of us are ahead of you on here, but we are all here to support you as a new NAVY MOM....I'm sure you will find other members whose sailors will PIR on 7/24. What is your son going to be in the Navy?
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Comment by Anti M on July 17, 2009 at 10:12am
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Okay, my info may be way old, but the way tests worked when I was in was: on a computer, the questions came up one at a time. One hopes the format and technology have vastly improved. A paper test, yes, they can go back and forth, a very good technique. One of the things i used to teach was how to study and how to take tests.
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Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on July 17, 2009 at 9:21am
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Good morning! A fog bank has moved in making visibility limited.
Lauren and Julie, I am sorry that your sailors are having difficulty with their courses. I don't know if they have to answer questions in the order given or not. If they do not, I suggest that they skim through the test until they find something that they know for sure. Then skim for a second thing. This builds confidence and calms the student down. In addition, they may see something in a question that gives them a hint at another answer. If they start at the beginning and have the bad luck to get a question for which they do not answer, they can panic and bog down. Too much time can be spent on that question. Many times it is test anxiety that is creating the problem.
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Debbie - doesn't it seem like a short time to us; probably to them, too! HAGN
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