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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
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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: 2332
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?
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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on March 9, 2009 at 9:50pm
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**AND shop vac...boo boo
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Hoppi...you can use Will's arms an shop vac, but don't ask to use his knees just yet...lol
Will - it's ok for you to kill the pain with a scotch rocks tonight....whatever works!!
Roni...thanks for letting me know you can see my photos...I need to do some refining now.
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Comment by kim ann on March 9, 2009 at 9:22pm
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Gee Will, doesn't sound like a good way to do a practice run. You do not have a nickname like the road runner or anything do ya? (Sorry, not trying to laugh at your expense, just a giggle WITH you!) You really ought to go elevate tonite, ice it up, and take a bit of ibuprofen. Maybe the "rough and tough" now, but bet by morning....well, lets just say you will be feeling your oats then! Tell your sailors like I used to tell my boys..."I MEANT to do that! Didn't want anyone to feel too inferior! Ha!
Hoppi, glad you all chose a bit higher ground! That can be dangerous! We are under flooding down this way, too (again!) Tornadoes yesterday, flast flooding today, cold again on Wed. While my boys were up in GL last summer, they seen pictures of the Mississippi river flooding (past 2 summers in a row!) and even our small community area was shown on the halls of their ship there! They couldn't even join the Navy to get away from us! But said there was a collection being taken for towns flooded around here, and people were so thankful! Yes, our Navy is the BEST! So, seeing that post you put on only instills further the pride and gratitude we have, we are so Blessed by all of you! BTW, sure hope you had some of that dessert chocolate fondue yesterday at the Melting Pot! They sure know how to treat you! :0}
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Natalie...I'm sorry I misunderstood you on the pictures. No, I'm not talking about the graphics on this page; they are working fine for me....Hmmmmm! I don't have any answers for you on this one....Vee
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Hi Natalie...read down a page or two...There has definitely been discussions going on about the photos....There are others of us in the same boat...crazy!
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Hoppi...be safe..be very safe! You will be in my thoughts and prayers tonight...
I have not seen anything about Sailors being offered money to resign...thanks for the "heads up."
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I just left the laundry room long enough to figure that one out....OMG, will I ever learn all this stuff??? Thanks for all your help and you have a great rest of the day....:-)
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Roni, I wish I knew how things like that happen! If I knew, it wouldn't happen!
LOL LOL
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Well, Roni, guess I had just better give up. lmao I am computer challenged most of the time....but I don't give up!
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Roni, not sure about that one..I also just noticed that on MY PAGE, on the left hand side under my photo, all my categories starting with APPLICATIONS are in bold; on Will's some of his are not in BOLD meaning I can't open them...two of them are his photos and his albums..??? Ok, I'm going back to the laundry room...I can handle that!! lol
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