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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)
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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).
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**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?
Started by adubz33. Last reply by SuBHuni34 Nov 29, 2018. 9 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Phoenixmom on November 3, 2017 at 6:23pm
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Great Question! never thought to ask that.
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Comment by Tessie on November 3, 2017 at 6:16pm
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Hi I have a question are there any restrictions from activities when they come home for holiday stand down?
Thank you
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Comment by Butterball on November 3, 2017 at 2:20pm
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Okay, I will just enjoy when he tells me good news of what he has accomplished and give up on trying to figure it all out. LoL If he is happy with whichever letter he has been given from the alphabet, that is all that matters to me. LoL. I think being a mushroom is a good thing for me, being in the dark is not so bad.LoL. Thank you for trying to straighten me out, hopefully I won't get confused again... but we all know that will definitely happen to me. Have a wonderful day.
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Good Morning Ladies Happy Friday!
Mom of two sorry for what is going on with your Sailor, Keep your head up he will be fine and will get done what needs to be. It is hard when things happen and we have no way of helping. I understand that part oh to well!
Butterball it is all fine and dandy no worries I'm still trying to hang with all of this, still confusing to me.
Have a Great Day Ladies!
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That's what I figured and told him that.....just being extremely hard on himself. I told him to move forward and learn from mistakes....that is how we don't make the mistakes again!!! Thank you sooo much for all the info, you are such a lifesaver for everyones questions! We are so lucky to have you on here to help!!!!!
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Comment by Anti M on November 3, 2017 at 9:33am
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It is hard to tell how serious it is from the outside. I know just out of boot camp they can be really hard on themselves and unsure. And yes, there can still be a lot of yelling, although that is not the most effective leadership technique. They probably want to scare him a good bit. But cancel his leave? Unlikely, I think.
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THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH AntiM. I know he was just beside himself. Said they were screaming at him and he got all worked up!!! He just said.......I screwed up!!! thanks again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sounds like a minor incident on a duty day. Petty Officer Of the Watch is the POOW, and is possibly not in his direct chain of command. Probably not someone who controls his liberty phases or leave requests, although I can't be sure long distance. He needs to take time to talk to his LPO or chief, see if it is an issue at all. It may not be if he does a little remedial training, or stands an extra duty day. Just being proactive (what can I do to rectify this situation) is often enough to clear the record.
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Stupid question on my part here, but my son is just out of BC and he has 2 weeks to take his Phase 2 testing........but there was a miscommunication re: closing a log. He was told not to close something by his POOW (?), anywho, what's done is done, but he is worried he won't be allowed to leave for Christmas! Could this in fact be withheld from him. He was extremely UPSET last night...........I felt sooooo bad. Now he has to delay his test and he was fit to be tied last night!! I felt soooo bad that I couldn't help him. That is the worst part, not being able to go and help!!!!! Parenting is definitely hard sometimes!!! lol
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Comment by barefootie on November 3, 2017 at 8:45am
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Thank you for clarifying AntiM.
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