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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**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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RTC Graduation

**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: 2331
Latest Activity: Mar 12

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Comment by blackbirdmom on August 29, 2017 at 3:44pm: He wasn't finished in time earlier because of holds between his classes. Even when he got his orders, he knew there was no way he could make it by that date, his school was going to take longer without holds. He's had a hold in between each segment of classes. When he finally got a date for his last class to begin, his CPC told him that would push his report date to a month later. He'd been talking to his sponsor in Hawaii, no problem on their end. So all along we knew this was a remote possibility, but he was assured it wouldn't happen.
And yes, he and 2 other FRs got to their last class yesterday and were not admitted. They were told they moved up the EMs who had been waiting since Feb. Which, I do understand that part, but these 3 GSEs could have taken the class with them, but weren't allowed to. I don't know why they weren't told earlier, or even why they can't go ahead and take the class. It's a class both ratings have to take.

Comment by Phoenixmom on August 29, 2017 at 3:26pm: S Ladies please explain how this all works? when they get into school and come close to a finish are they given dorection as to what the next step is before being done? so actually they will know where they will be going as being deployed before school ends?

Comment by proudnavymom on August 29, 2017 at 3:13pm: Blackbirdmom, I feel so bad for him! the question is why he wouldn't be finished? and they didn't even tell him until he could not get into the class?

Comment by blackbirdmom on August 29, 2017 at 2:59pm: What we have feared since first learning our FR's orders has happened. He lost his orders to Hawaii. Originally supposed to PCS in early September, he was not going to be finished with A school in time to meet that date. He was given an approximate report date of 30 days later. As he was supposed to class up as of yesterday, it was not going to be a problem to meet the later date. He got to class and was not admitted and told he would be in the next class, starting 9/11. He met with his CPC to appeal and try to get in the class but his CPC called him today and said his new base would not take him 6 days later than the report date, so now he's back in the system and who knows when he will leave GL. Or where he will go. He's extremely disappointed. Not so much about not going to Hawaii, even though he was really excited about that, but for being so close to finishing school and moving on to the fleet.

Comment by librarianmom on August 28, 2017 at 12:44pm: I think that since we only live five hours away we might try to come to A school graduation even if it is informal...it might be awhile before we see him again if he gets deployed right away.

Comment by Phoenixmom on August 28, 2017 at 11:43am: From my understanding his school doent start until Sept. 10th a week after his Graduation and was mentioning it going until Dec. that is alot of school and information in one time. I was thinking the same as me and my husband were talking about him getting stressed also. I hope it gets better for your son, and thanks for sharing.

Comment by Pooter527 on August 28, 2017 at 11:33am: It is completely different. My son was on standby. He was so bored. He's been in school for a week and is stressed out about all of the school work and homework. He's going for E.T.

Comment by Phoenixmom on August 28, 2017 at 11:23am: Good Morning Ladies I beleive this will be my next site as My SR will be graduating Sept. 1st and attending A School there in Great Lakes. He will be under Engineers as a EM working I beleive along side with GM'S and so on. Great to meet all of you on this site. from what I understand he will not be starting school until sept. 10. I am hoping this will be a whole total different experience for him as BC is over. Have a Great Day Ladies.