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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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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?
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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on April 17, 2009 at 10:29pm
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Evening everyone! Oh, Will, I would have loved to have you have to explain a hug from me given to you by Gary...that might have made you sweat a little. lol
Will, you go have your family time with our blessings and have a marvelous weekend!
Sharon, I bet you can't wait until tomorrow.
Goodnight everyone!
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Theresa....I forgot to tell you CONGRATS on Nick's grades in ATT school...so here I go...WOOOOOHOOOOOO for Nick and his proud Mom.
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Hey Theresa...Just another inside day waiting for these winds to die down. They were supposed to be gone by today, but they are still here. However, we should be getting 80 degree weather here for the next 4-5 days so I will be a happy camper. What's going on in your part of the world?
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Sharon, you are so right. I am one of those unfortunate grandparents who do not have the luxury of living within that 300 mile radius. And, I would give my right arm to have a Ruby Tuesdays locally...or any nice restaurant like that. I live in the "boonies." Your weekend sounds fun....
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Good morning everyone!
Alicia - great question and I will be following Will's answer on this one as my sailor is in ATT school now.
Sharon...isn't that excitement a good feeling? Enjoy your weekend with Brian.
Gary T....Be very safe on the road; enjoy your son and shake hands with Will for me. I'd tell you to give him a BIG (((HUG))) from me but that might make some eyes open wide. lol lol
Have one of those great days all!!
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Wow, Gary T....looks like it is a GO from here. And, you get to meet Will in the process. That will be special to meet our leader. I hope to get the chance to do so before Michael leaves the GL area.
Goodnight all and everyone have a good evening!
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Hi again, Gary T....You are so lucky to only be 107 miles away from Nick and be able to drive it. Have a safe trip and I bet you are looking forward to having that first "legal" beer with young Twardo.:~} I know you will both enjoy this weekend together...
Kelly.SATX ....If I read correctly on one of Will's recent posts, he didn't know anything new on the PCS holds, but is checking into it.
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Mornin' Gary T....that will make Will sweat! How are you today?
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Ruth...thank you for sharing your day with us. What a wonderful day you had honoring our Vets. I'll be looking forward to seeing your new pics.
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Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on April 16, 2009 at 12:21pm
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Time to catch up here! You've all been busy, but so have I. Yesterday I flew to Washington, DC, with the Honor Flight out of Moline, IL. We took 97 WWII veterans to see their memorial along with the Korean, Vietnam, Iwo Jima memorials, and the changing of the guard at Arlington. It rained the entire day, but those veterans were real troopers! I was the guardian (that's what a escort/companion is called) for a 90 year old Navy veteran in a wheelchair. At the Iwo Jima memorial with the rain pouring down, I asked him if he wanted to stay on the bus instead of getting off. He said, "You have too much money and planning invested in this day for me to stay on the bus." What a guy! He was a doctor on the DD-779 at Okinawa, so he had stories to tell me. On the way home, we put him in first class instead of the back of the plane. He was mad and told everyone that he wanted "his girl" to sit with him! I am a long ways from being a girl (though yesterday I felt like 20--today I feel like--OLD!)
Maybe one of the neatest things that happened yesterday though was my son at GL calling to tell me he was headed to Midway airport with some sailors to welcome home an Honor Flight last night. I am so proud of him and the other sailors.
I'll post pictures sometime today. If you know any WWII veterans, check out www.honorflight.org or www.honorflightqc.org
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