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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:
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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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**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 Anti M on January 12, 2015 at 1:54am
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Every Navy base has a gym, and MWR facilities and programs (morale, welfare and recreation). Even the ships (the vessels, not the barracks) have workout rooms.
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Comment by popeyesmom on January 11, 2015 at 10:19pm
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Kimberly68-thank you! He's going to be so excited! He's still in BC and was wondering.
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Is there a gym at A school where sailors can work out?
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Comment by EmiRoseS on January 8, 2015 at 6:45pm
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Thank you for the info, Anti M
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Begins, not behind. Sorry
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Well, a GM behind the"sea shore flow" with several years ofvsea duty. That does not mean he will be at sea all that time, just assigned to a ship which has a deployment schedule. Also, single sailors are more likely to be assigned overseas. I don't want to scare you, but realistically, you can anticipate a two to three year long distance relationship. That is just how it goes.
Heck, even married, I rarely saw my husband in the first two years.
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Comment by Denu on January 8, 2015 at 1:08pm
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My Sailor is on board the USS New York. Does anyone know of a support page for families? All I can find is the official command page. Thanks in advance for any and all help. It is greatly appreciated!!!
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We are. We're 100% positive that we want to be married at some point but we are pretty young and Im only in my 2nd semester of college. We're not sure what to do about it all :( Cause I definitely want to be with him and follow him wherever he goes as long as I'm able. I ll transfer colleges and go where he goes if he's not immediately on a ship
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There is no set timeframe for orders, as there are too many variables. As a rule of thumb, the shorter the school, the faster orders are available.
Really short training means orders even during boot camp. Very long schools with C school (aecf) could be on hold for weeks or months after graduation waiting for a billet. GM is somewhere in the middle. So yes, toward the end. He should try hard in school, be reasonable with his dream sheet requests. He may have a shot at what he wants if he chooses a larger homeport. Almost certainly will go to a ship.
Are you thinking of marriage?
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Thank you AntiM! That's what I thought
One more question. How long does it usually take into school for them to know where they'll be stationed? I figured it wouldn't be till close to the end, but I was just wondering if there was an exact time into schooling that they were told or something.
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