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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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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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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
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Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on August 3, 2009 at 7:10am
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Will, this past weekend was Victoria's last in GL. She was bummed out that the first weekend she arrived on the A school side, she had dog duty and the last weekend she had dog duty. She figures she got two extra weekends because of that ... just paying her dues!
Did you and your wife get to the Harry Potter movie? I tried but it was sold out. it was a rainy day and every kid in Ellsworth was at the movie theater! It will only be here for a couple more days. I'll have to go soon or wait for the DVD.
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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on August 2, 2009 at 8:35pm
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Hi all...I hope you all had a great weekend!!
Theresa- WooooHoooo for Nick; that's great he is 3rd in his class. Michael told me today that he graduates towards the end of September. I will be home about the 13-15th of August. I may stay in SoCal for a couple of days for my daughter's birthday.
A Huge Welcome to Lina40! You will enjoy being part of our extended Navy family. What is your daughter going to be in the Navy?
I'm signing off for tonight....catch you all in a day or two.
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Good morning all and I hope you are enjoying your weekend!!
Laurie - good to see you on here; it's been a long time. I hope you are doing well and Josh is enjoying his Navy life now. Let me hear from you and we can catch up.
Theresa - Hey...Miss you, too! I am having a blast and enjoying every minute of my time here with my family. You are about 6 hours away by car.....Darn, if it were only 3, we could work something out. I hate to be so near, but so far!!! Hope all is well with you and Nick.
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Hi everyone! Wow Hoppi...what great news for you. We are so proud of you and happy for you. The best of luck in your new position.
Spent the day out on the lake today; am having a great time back here in Georgia.
Have a blessed Sunday all!
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Great news, Hoppi. Victoria told me that she was in the NEX yesterday and a "bunch of chiefs" were uniform shopping. So I had to get on to find out what is going on. Congratulations!
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Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on August 1, 2009 at 9:39am
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My son, Tyler, is going to graduate bootcamp on 08/07/09, (hopefully). When he gets to A school in Great Lakes, should he consider getting rental insurance to cover his electronic devices (cell, ipod, computer)?
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Comment by Anti M on August 1, 2009 at 9:16am
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And I was thinking of real ships, the sea-going kind, not the barracks.
(I hate that they call the barracks "ships". That's just confusing).
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Grace, that would be bottom to top, and it depends on the size of the ship. But basically, the work center supervisor (sometimes), LPO, chief (maybe, if they have one), division officer, department head, XO, CO.
Rank will vary for div-o and dept, heads.
LPO = Leading Petty Officer, usually an E-6
XO = Executive Officer
CO = Commanding Officer
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Congrats Hoppi! Time for uniform shopping, yes? And do they still do initiations for chiefs? The book?
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My mistake, Hoppi - Of course I know NCC is Navy Career Counselor....sorry about losing my head there for a moment. lol lol Have a great weekend!
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