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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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AECF - FCs and ETs
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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.
Members: 836
Latest Activity: Aug 6, 2024
Discussion Forum
Anybody out there?
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Current A school at GL for AECF?
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Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on January 3, 2013 at 1:45am
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depending on how long the ship is out they will more than likely fly him out to it once they reach a port. otherwise he'll have duty, etc.
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Comment by Concernedad on January 2, 2013 at 2:04pm
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OK, now what?? He's done with C School, his ship is out to sea. What is he going to be doing for the next couple months? Can he squeeze in another C school?
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goldng8r
tell your hubby to put in his paperwork IMMEDIATELY or live a shore and to get yu approved as his liberty buddy. unless he is on duty you should be able to sign him out. you should be able to "keep him" from 8 am - 9 pm. do you have your id and vehicle stickers yet? if not, do it. that way you can actually drive on the base and saves you A LOT of walking. also, keep in mind that he will have A LOT of rules while on liberty. follow them, they do have eyes.
enjoy!
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Comment by Tiff(Ship 11 Div 057) on January 1, 2013 at 9:45pm
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Okay thank you i will try and figure it out, i hope i can just see my husband next friday but i dont know yet!! So thats why i was hoping if i couldnt go to PIR then i could go the following weekend and he could see us!
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Okay my husband is the sailor lol. But do you know when they class up?
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Comment by Vickyrun on January 1, 2013 at 12:46pm
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It has been a while since my sailor was at GL but I think they have to class up before they get weekend liberty. So maybe a couple of weeks after PIR. I would wait until your son moves over to the A school side to make any plans.
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Question do our Sailors get liberty on the weekend while in A school at Great Lakes? Reason im asking is i may not be able to make it to graduation next weekend for personal/medical reasons. My husband already knew this but we weren't a 100% sure. If i can't make it up there i would like to come down the following weekend. I was wanting to know if he will be able to hang out with us during the day during the weekend.
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Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on December 30, 2012 at 9:05pm
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Welcome Jeri:)
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Welcome MommaJeri
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Comment by MommaJeri on December 29, 2012 at 2:59pm
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Hello all! I am a Mom who's sailor PIR'd 12-21-2012. My sailor will be flying back to GL on Jan 3rd. He is AECF - FC. Looking forward to chatting with everyone... :)
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