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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
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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- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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 Phoenixmom on August 1, 2018 at 10:25pm
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Hi GMachris my son wasnt in Pact but did attend GL A school was there for like 5 months graduated received orders and was sent on his way to Duty Station, got to Duty Station and if needed they send you to meet up with your Ship/Carrier/Sub. I'm sure she will like GL for A School it get really pretty around Sept. Best wishes to your Daughter. And this site is Amazing the Ladies here know their stuff.
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Comment by Gmachris on August 1, 2018 at 9:06pm
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My granddaughters's PIR is next Friday the 10th. She will stay at great lakes asPACT Seaman. Hope she has good experience before shipping out. Not sure what ship she will be on. Guess we'll find out when she gets liberty before she leaves. Any one have experience with this processor?
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So Anti M do you feel it is a Great thing to do for Ones Loved One. I'm sure there are many a families who are far from their Loved Ones Station area and to be able to give with out being in return but to just do it what and how do you feel about that. I was very honored for this Navy Mom to have wanted to do this for My son, to wanted to have met him and give a little something that was just so thoughtful of her, and I in return will or would like to do the same for another and for her Son as well. Just not to sure how others feel about it. I felt why not let our Sons Meet they are as one in the Navy same base what can it hurt right?
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Comment by Anti M on August 1, 2018 at 12:32pm
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People without military experience often don't get the "Navy family" concept, that you always have family of some sort if you want, even when they ar not your blood or birth families. This bond extends past the sailors to their families. I am very close with some Navy moms on FB, have been for years and years. When vets separate or retire, the lack of those same bonds of common experience can be devastating.
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Good Morning All, hoping this Wednesday finds you all well, Hi Alison, I am still amazed as to how quick this went for your Son, Very exciting that he will be on his next Journey soon. My Son is doing very well, although over the weekend he finally took a dip into the ocean and glasses got washed away, LOL! he is ok he went and got another set. Just working and Duty keeps him busy.... Although I do have to say a Navy Mom that I chat with here on site has a Son on same base as mine. She met up with my Son Sunday Morning wanted to meet him and have both her and My Son meet each other so I set it up with my Bud and he was all for it. She took my son some Pastries and gave my Bud a big Hug and told him it was from me to him. It was truly a Blessing that she wanted to do this. I plan on returning the blessing also. So In Dec. I am planning on going to the base, so BandMom if you read this I would love to take your Son some treats along with Maristar2 Son. Please reach out it would be my Pleasure to be able to give some cheer to another's Loved One. Alison Best wishes to your Son! The places he will see and go!
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Comment by Alison❤️⚓️ on August 1, 2018 at 10:28am
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Hi pheonixmom yes it was fast! He is excited but really anxious to come for a quick visit.. Then start the next journey! Hope your son is doing well and your grad baby?
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Alison that was the fasest A school, I cant beleive how fast things are moving. YAY! for your Son. Japan, Wow so far away hope you are ready for the next Journey. Also fun learning new things. Hoping he can come home before he leaves, fingers crossed!
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Hi All my son has two days until graduation from ASchool he is a quarter Master, however still waiting on when he can come home for 2 weeks waiting on a signature after getting medical clearance to go to Japan ..? After he gets to come home then to San Diego fist... some times you never know what’s gonna happen in the Navy but it definitely is a learning experience..
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Anything over 20 weeks is usually ok as a PCS move, but her orders will say if a dependent move is authorized or not. Sounds like a homeport change, so my best guess is guess, you can move. But what a hassle, huh?
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My sailor checked online and she got her orders. Expected graduation date for A school is Sept 14th. And then She needs to report in October to USS JOHN C. Stennis in Washington and then in may 2019 back to Virginia. But that's pending confirmation. My question know is: will they move us with her to Washington or we'll have to wait until she gets stationed to Virginia. Since it's just 7 months.
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