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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.
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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 Stbl on November 28, 2018 at 1:37pm
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Smoothsailing you are so right on! Sailormom 18, I think my sailor is doing the same thing. She wants a Mac book but has very little saved up. I’m sure she is eating on base more than at the galley. It’s time for her to learn the hard way!
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Comment by Smoothsailing on November 28, 2018 at 12:30pm
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i think you answered you own question. the navy will give him everything he needs. actually this sting he is feeling is the best natural consequence
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Comment by SailorMom18 on November 28, 2018 at 12:08pm
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I can wire money but that’s expensive. I called Navy Federal Credit Union and they suggested that my son add me to his bank account and have a debit card for me so, if need arises again, I can go to an ATM and deposit funds.
What has happened is that my son ran out of money before payday. He had always lived an entitled life and now he is not doing a great job of balancing his budget. Eating on base instead of going to the galley, buying clothes at the exchange, haircuts,...
He’ll live and maybe this will teach him a lesson we have all had to learn in life. Live within your means.
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Most sailors have an account at navy federal which I believe there is one located on base.
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what are all the options you can think of? does he have access to a debit card tied to an account you can put money into? where are his paychecks going? can you mail him a visa gift card? does he need an item you can buy him on amazon? i think there is going to be a solution but im thinking your question is too general for an answer.
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A new problem/question, Navy Moms: My son who is in A School in Great Lakes texted that he needed money. How can I get funds to him?
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Comment by Anti M on November 28, 2018 at 11:07am
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The advice is generally nothing before noon, because each school is a little different, and they ALL need to check out, including a room check. Then they have to get to the airport. No, they are not taken in a group, although there are shuttles they can buy seats on.
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Amanda I made arrangements for the same day but my sailor told me in advance that the flight had to be between 930 am and noon. I’m sure the airline will allow you to switch flights if it was booked under military
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I made flight arrangements for my sailor to come home for Christmas - a 8:30 am flight out of O'Hare on 12/21. Now my son is telling me they cannot leave until after 10am because they are taking them all to the airport together. Can anyone advise?
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LOL, a boat in the Navy is a submarine.
I hadn't been on a ship, but I was raised in Navy housing so I knew about bases and ID cards, and I had flown on military cargo planes as a teenager. Just having a Masterchief father prepared me mentally, the Navy had rubbed off on me a little.
The Midway was the main carrier when I was in Yokosuka. We hated it when she was in port. Everything got crowded and my husband's job got significantly more annoying.
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