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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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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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- Graduation Info
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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?
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Comment by blackbirdmom on June 18, 2017 at 9:31am
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His orders are for Hawaii, which I know is considered an overseas base. But, is the checklist for Hawaii different than it would be if it were a foreign country (ie: Japan)? Our FR is not an E-4, and won't be for a while.
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Comment by Anti M on June 17, 2017 at 5:16pm
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While on leave, he just goes and gets married. Because the orders are already issued, there will be no paid move for the new spouse, and the command will not be expecting a married sailor. That also means no house hunting leave or advanced travel pay. If he is stationed in the US, she can just move herself near the base. He will apply for the housing allowance, enroll her in DEERS and Tricare, get the ID card.
If his order s are for overseas, there are specifics for the new spouse to move there. The sailor must be an E-4 or above, and must get command sponsorship for the spouse. They must be SOFA sponsored in order to live in the foreign country and to receive housing, services, and benefits. Let me know if you need more details on that.
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I have a question about a sailor getting married after he has gotten his orders. He is still in A school for a couple more months, but they want to get married while on his leave. Can anyone here help with that? I'm not the mother or the gf. Long story.
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He's in training, not A school. They may be waiting for others to fill in a training unit. Hold times are not unusual, and can be hard to estimate.
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Comment by TieranyC on June 16, 2017 at 12:40pm
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My husband is S-PACT and was told A School would only be 10 days. Now it's looking like 3 more weeks (not including this week) does anyone know the time frame??
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The taxi's can go on base. Uber's can NOT. @PANavyMom
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Comment by Bandmom on June 15, 2017 at 2:31pm
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Just an FYI from a mom who had PIR on June 2, we stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Waukegan. It was real close to Sarge's Meet and Greet, (Which I highly recommend you attend), and they had a free shuttle to PIR. The shuttle driver was very helpful. Our sailor just wanted down time. It was only about 5 minutes to the base, so he just sat in the hotel and talked. Don't plan to much.
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Comment by PANavyMom on June 14, 2017 at 7:21pm
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Liberty after PIR , what is the best way to get them back to the base? I'm not planning on renting a car, but am staying a hotel with a shuttle. Maybe a taxi? which one can take them back?
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Well, your sailor might have duty that weekend, and if so, could not leave the base. They would be able to have liberty on base when not on watch or mustering. If I'm guessing their PIR date right, they should have earned phase 2 liberty by then, no overnights, but can go offbase in civilian clothing.
I say go for it, and if they have a duty weekend, then make the best of on base visits, or go explore Chicago on your own. It is a marvelous town for museums and food!
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Would it be smart to book a flight to GL for Labor Day weekend? There's a sale for southwest and I get a 4 day weekend, so I'm debating on going for it.
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