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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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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 Dru Dru's mom on February 2, 2016 at 3:28pm
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Thank you
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Comment by Anti M on February 2, 2016 at 2:55pm
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70 pounds or whatever your sailor can carry back from the mailroom by themselves.
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Comment by Lawgical1 on February 2, 2016 at 2:24pm
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Is there a weight limit or box size limit when sending packages? Sailor asked for his heavy winter coat and shoes.
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She'll get a notice during mail call, then have to go get the packages when she has time.
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I'm hoping my daughter gets her packages. They signed for them this morning. Does anyone know when she should get it?
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I think the A school groups are so inactive because there are so many different ones, and once the student sailors get settled in, they can communicate, so there are fewer questions from family members. Also, RTC has one set of rules, while things vary somewhat for each training command, and not all of them have a good online presence.
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No sailor gets to take leave between boot camp and A school. The Army does that, not us. I do not know who puts out such bad information. Only exception is the ones who graduate during the holiday stand down in December.
They do get liberty, how much depends on where their A school is located. After A school, and in some cases, after C school, then they can take leave and come home to visit.
For those who are confused about leave and liberty, read this:
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Comment by NavymomCO on January 29, 2016 at 11:22pm
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I thought my sons recruiter said he would come between boot camp and A school and that sometimes they will send him right to A school to check in and then come home and get his things. His boot camp graduation is March 18th and A school doesn't start till march 28th. Is his recruiter correct with this information? Someone else said he will go right to A school and stay so now I'm confused.
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There is no food delivery service on base, so you'd have to try the mail again. Difficult with cupcakes.
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It goes to the mailroom, the sailor gets a notice, and has to go pick it up. The mailroom signs for insured mail. UPS and Fedex packages also go to the mailroom, same routine.
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