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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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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.
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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?
Started by Jules. Last reply by Bandmom Aug 24, 2021. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Current A school at GL for AECF?
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Anyone graduating A school on 10/26/18
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Comment by Marjory on October 5, 2012 at 1:18am
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We went ahead and made reservations at the Navy Lodge it is close to her ship. Thanks for the info. Hopefully things will go smoothly for the car business. But, I am so glad she will have her own car to get around. There are only 2 other girls in her class and they are both married and live off base. This will be good for her to get off base and see the area.
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Anti M. How do we get on base with her. Can her i.d. get us on base? And if we are bringing her car, can we drive it on before she gets her tags on it?
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Thanks Anit M.
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Comment by Anti M on October 4, 2012 at 6:53pm
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Navy Lodge in SD = crowded. Very difficult to get reservations. Have her look at hotels with a military discount (book it in her name if possible). Hotel Circle in Mission Valley is the safest place to stay. Near the base, if it is 32nd Street .. not such a great area. Even Shore Patrol is warned to be careful there (worst watch I ever stood).
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My daughter just started C school for FC in San Diego. She has been at GL since boot camp, so this is a great change for her. What's really nice is I get to drive her car to her in a couple of weeks and spend time with her. Does anyone know about the Navy Lodges there?
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Comment by Concernedad on October 4, 2012 at 4:22pm
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Yep. Pretty much just Gilligan, the Skipper too, the millionaire and his wife...and the rest.
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Small ship? My son is going to the USS Pioneer. Check that out for small ships. I probably need to send him Dramamine.
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Comment by R'sproudmom on October 3, 2012 at 9:30pm
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He is gonna be on the USS Meyer but not until the first of the year. He has another month long class after C school. Don't know much about this one.
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Comment by Chris, Forever Ray's Proud Mom on October 3, 2012 at 5:55am
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so true Mary, My Sailor just graduated from C school in Norfolk and is in transition to his ship, but he said, "at least it's not GL"
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on October 2, 2012 at 9:22pm
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Ohhh the needs of the Navy. - if you haven't ears that at least a few times already!
Orders get squirrelly especially at this time of the year and until they have "hard" copy orders - verbals are just ...verbal. Even hard copes could be pulled ...depending on the needs of ----
Our son has been offered new orders but I am not getting excited or making any plans until he sees the hard copies.
Magsmom - does this mean they changed what system your daughter is going to C school for??
Sometimes orders get bottled necked due to budgets, class start dates, the needs of the fleet, etc and we ave sailors sitting and waiting for the next step and then over night - orders will start flowing and they will move them quickly to the next command.
It is not easy sitting around - especially in GL, it helps if they can stay busy, volunteer and just remember they may ever see GL ever again. :-)
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