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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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?
Started by adubz33. Last reply by SuBHuni34 Nov 29, 2018. 9 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Butterball on December 1, 2017 at 10:55am
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Thank your son a million times for me Phoenixmom. I am tickled it all worked out. Should know the plane information this weekend.
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Comment by Phoenixmom on December 1, 2017 at 10:35am
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Good Morning Ladies Happy Friday.
Butterball so Happy you heard the good News! Yiipppeee! My son wanted to see if he could help if he was able too anyways. But I am glad things worked out.
Bandmom and missingyou hang tight, I know that they are also taking advantage of the Night study that they have and then doing watch it tends to keep them pretty busy. Good things will come your way. Sending prayers your way.
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Hang in there Bandmom and Missingyou. I know how hard the separation can be. We are all here for each other, just know that we are sending prayers for your prayers to be answered and that you hear from them soon. Have a Blessed day.
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Comment by Bandmom on December 1, 2017 at 9:06am
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Missingyou, My sailor calls his brother and sister before me. He also will call his grandma's and I won't have gotten a call. I send him a text every once and a while asking him to call when he has a chance. I think it is because he knows that the separation is hardest on me, and wants me to get used to not being able to talk to him all the time. He is preparing me for when he is out of contact. Stay strong.
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Comment by Missingyou on December 1, 2017 at 7:16am
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I’ve been waiting for my son to contact me since he left bc. He has his phone but he has not called or texted me yet. Is it too much to ask for just a simple I’m good. I know in my heart he’s good and busy trying to adjust. He will only be there for a short time then it’s off to Virginia for a year. Not hearing from him is not the bad thing it’s that he stays in touch with his dad ( my ex ) before me. I feel like I’m the by the way. Anyway I just needed to vent. Thanks for being here. This helps a little. Everyone have a great and blessed day.$$$
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Allison I heard last evening his chit is approved. Can't wait, making a million plans. Thank you for your encouragement, right along with Phoenixmom, Anti M, and nicole.dm, I sure needed it. I knew it would work itself out, but too anxious to wait patiently this time around I guess. Need to get my approval with my Sgt. for the time off so I don't miss anytime while he is home for Christmas.
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Phoenixmom, Anti M, nicole.dm, talked with Vic last evening, he said chit APPROVED! I am so happppppy! Thank you for helping me through the sadness, needed the encouragement. Have a wonderful day. Christmas will be extra special, since he wasn't here for Thanksgiving. I sent he a Fakesgiving in a box. He said his roommates got a big laugh out of it.
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Comment by Allison on December 1, 2017 at 1:22am
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Butterball, if it helps at all to know, they would tell him if it wasn't approved too, so not hearing anything isn't necessarily a bad thing. More than likely, someone has a tall stack of chits on their desk and only signs off on a few everyday when he/she has a spare moment. This is very common with paperwork in the Navy. It sucks, but that's the way it goes sometimes. Also keep in mind what AntiM and I said…they don't want students to stay during standown if they can help it. The more students that stay, the more staff they'll need, and I don't think any staff member would happily spend Christmas watching students shovel snow while their family is 5 minutes down the road celebrating another holiday without them, it's part of the navy life, but it still sucks, especially if it could be avoided with just some paperwork, and it means more money the Navy pays to feed/board the remaining students during those weeks. I'll keep my fingers crossed you hear something soon, but don't stress yourself out too much yet, the staff wants him to leave just as badly as you want him to come home!
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From your lips to God's ears Phoenixmom. I will just wait to find out.
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I am sure everything will work out Butterball.
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