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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
...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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- 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?
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Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on March 19, 2009 at 5:25pm
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Roni...I think Will "broke a little sweat" on your last question....lol
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Kelly, I saw that post about the undies....got a good laugh out of it because I know my kid is a boxer brief guy....lol So, I'm sure he is excited now. He should get my "care package" tomorrow with a whole lot of grandma's baked goodies in it, plus fresh jerky. I just hope it shipped ok....
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HEY, we woke Will up...Good afternoon, Will....
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Kelly, Yes Michael can now wear civvies while off duty and he is loving it. I just left you a message on your page.....have a great afternoon...Vee
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Roni...YES, I saw Will's comment on the Tylenol...too funny!!! I took mine anyway...lol
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Hi Kelly and Roni....you gals are right on top of this today!!! THANKS~~
Kelly - You answered even one of my questions I didn't ask and that was what is a Depper...makes sense now. My granddaughter didn't explain that to me. Michael must have been in the Delayed Entry Program while in high school because I remember he was very involved with his recruiter at that time. To bring you up-to-date, he joined 11-12-08; PIR 01-09-09; has completed his training on the Enterprise; is in Phase II or beyond and is on hold for ATT school right now and is housed on the USS Porter. I believe my granddaughter (his sister) is confused and thinks that being a DEPPER is why he is on hold, but I tried to explain the hold to her. Thanks bunches!!!
Roni...Yesterday while driving back from SoCal, it was drop dead gorgeous, but today it's cloudy...kinda warm, but I can't get motivated to do leaves today...lol
It's supposed to be clear and sunny tomorrow, so I'll put it off one more day. I've got my motorcycle club meeting tonight; wanna come along and be a "biker babe?" ROTFLMAO with you
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Good afternoon ALL....Will you gotta be so proud of your sailors working on that mural....what a great job they are doing!!
I have a question probably for Will or Hoppi....what is the "delayed entry program?" I just found out that is how Michael joined and I have no clue exactly what it means....thanks so much.........Vee
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Roni...are the drinks free on Ladies Night?? lol lol I'm starting my spring cleaning, too. Tomorrow is outside work...I just took my Tylenol...HAGN
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....AND a huge welcome to all the new members. I waded through 12 pages of comments in just the two days I was gone....WOW! I think I am caught up now.
See you all in the morning!
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Hi all...Glad to be back. I went down to my daughter's for a couple of days (Michael's mom) to give her support. She misses him very much. He did call last night and talked to all 3 of us (his mom, his sister and me) which was wonderful. I showed Michael's 12-yr old sister the Navy for Mom's site and she started a group for sisters which I thought was neat.
Thanks Theresa and Roni for the welcome back....let's PARTY or HIT THE ROAD!! Vee
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