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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
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.
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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
Comment Wall
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Comment by Navy4JK on December 4, 2018 at 4:38pm
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Just received news that my sailor has classed up for ATT, been waiting since October 26th. He is very happy!
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Comment by Anti M on December 4, 2018 at 10:49am
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The training commands do have holiday stand down and the new sailors are encouraged to take leave. After boot camp, he will have only earned five leave days, but may borrow a few more. However, if his A school is short, he might not get to take leave after school if he borrows too many days. If his school is long, no worries. Travel is out of pocket and will be expensive. Do not jump the gun on plane tickets, as the cheap ones are long gone, and he will not know if he gets approval until very close to time to travel.
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Comment by Phoenixmom on December 4, 2018 at 10:38am
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Sailor_lover I know they have to put in a chit for leave and have it signed, and I believe it depends on how much time they will have as well. Keeping fingers crossed he will be home for Holidays!
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Comment by Sailor_lover on December 3, 2018 at 10:45pm
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My recruit graduates on 12/14 he is saying that he will be able to come home for the holidays, is this true? He is attending A school in Great Lakes.
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Comment by ⚓ darsatm ⚓ on November 29, 2018 at 2:33pm
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Good Morning,
Does anyone have the address of the USS England?
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I'm chuckling because payday is Friday. They will all be fine.
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Comment by Tabitha on November 28, 2018 at 10:26pm
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Anti M, that is such great advice our sailor graduated in July and has been spending money like it's nothing.:( He comes from a family of seven so he has seen hard times and us his parents struggle. I have had to learn how to not say anything and let him learn. Even if it hurts his pockets.
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Comment by Smoothsailing on November 28, 2018 at 10:04pm
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Solid advice Anti M. Good to hear from someone that went through it. I lived in a tent and often ate MRE’s during one of my deployments. We got very creative with them- little tobasco sauce can wake up any entree.
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Oh, look, free one on one financial counseling at Great Lakes:
https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrma/installations/ns_great_lake...
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Having been a sailor at Great Lakes myself once, please, do not send him money. He has access to food and shelter. Make him learn the hard way or he'll get himself into trouble down the road. I never quite did, but I always had someone in the shop who needed counseling about finances. It is an eternal problem for young sailors. Freedom and no one to tell them to reel it in. Let him learn.
I once spent nealy $5K on a stereo system in Japan...
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