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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 Phoenixmom on July 27, 2018 at 1:11pm
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Gmachris here is a site for PACT.
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Comment by TxMom on July 27, 2018 at 12:52pm
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From what I understand there are several different locations for A school it just matters her job and where training is for that job. When my daughter enlisted she took or assigned an OS position. Once she finished BC (7/13/18) she stayed in Great Lakes (GL) because from what I understand this is where OS school is located. She is currently on hold since OS training/school does not start till 7/30 or 8/6. Then she will begin her training. I honestly don't know much about the Navy or system but this site /people are full of very helpful information and support.
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GL A means Great Lakes A school. It's ok we all are learning the meanings.
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Comment by Gmachris on July 27, 2018 at 12:08pm
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Dont even know if A school is were she well be at. Dont know difference from A or GL A etc means
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Thank you Anti M this makes me feel better. I appreciate all your knowledge and help.
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Comment by Anti M on July 26, 2018 at 11:03am
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For example, I put in the name of a ship and the word sponsor, and got this result:
http://www.reagan.navy.mil/sponsor.html
She should be able to do that easily for wherever she is assigned next, and there will be links to the Welcome Aboard package, and more.
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There is a number or email on their orders/the official website for their new ship or command. They request a sponsor. Some sponsors are much better than others. The sponsor is at the new command and helps them check in and find everything they need to go and do to get started.
For leaving Great Lakes, they should be given a checkout list, and their COC/chief/LPO can help guide them through the process. How to arrange their travel through SATO, medical screening if needed, transferring their records from medical, etc.
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Usually they get a number to call for a Sponsor and then they are given direction from the sponsor and Sponsor usually meet up with them or given direction as to what to do when they arrive. I know they had no rooms when my son was sent to his Duty Station but they did give my son a room elsewhere.
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This is a great site for information and support, Thank You. My daughter is in OS A school right now and we are just waiting to hear she has received her orders just to prepare. The unknown is always so hard for me but this site helps - thanks again. Do they have to find there own sponsor in A school, I guess the sponsor helps them get everything in order before they go to there duty station?
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Good Morning Folks Happy Wednesday!
Yes oh so true, looks like everyone in my Son's classes received their Orders before he did. I believe a week before A school was done he received his orders and hurried to get a sponsor for his Duty Station.
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