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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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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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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
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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: on Tuesday
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 Chris, Forever Ray's Proud Mom on April 14, 2012 at 3:42pm
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Ryano-SailorMom, If you have the time to go, it will never be a "wish I would have..."moment. Even if it is "no big deal', at least u were there, he knows it and u get to see family! For my family, 7 hr is no big deal. I will take every moment I can get with the kids!
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Comment by RyanO-SailorMom on April 14, 2012 at 3:32pm
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Very helpful information, thanks again togo!
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Comment by togo on April 14, 2012 at 2:43pm
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My son is stationed in San Diego, but right now he is on his first deployment. He is an FC Aegis. I don't know about Aegis Track IV. Yes, he got about a month leave after graduation until he had to be in SanDiego. Dahlgren is so small that when he was there he only had about 9 people in his class, so maybe that's why their graduation wasn't a big deal.
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Thanks so much for the quick reply. My son is telling me it's alot like GL and families do come and he knows this because "he's seen pictures". I can't ever tell what information from him is accurate :). So, I still do my own recon. I'm in SC, it's a 7 hour drive and my family about 90 minutes from Dahlgren, so it may be worth my time to go up.
Another question...where is your son stationed? Is he Aegis Track IV? Did he get any leave before he was due at his base?
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My son was in C school at DAhlgren also. He graduated last October. The graduation was nothing like GL. In fact we didn't go. He said they were just in a room and only a few guys. He didn't really want us to come. We live in Missouri so it would have been a ways to go and he said it was no big deal.
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Hello all. My son is at Dahlgren for C school as an FC specific to Aegis. He graduates in June. Does anyone know what the graduation is like? Is it similar to Great Lakes Boot camp graduation where it is a pretty big deal and the parents and family attend?
Thanks in advance for any information!
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Comment by ProudGMBarb on April 9, 2012 at 5:50pm
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GoldnG8r...all the best to your FC in the next chapter of his Navy life!
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Comment by Odi_Ship09_Div140 on April 8, 2012 at 3:16pm
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Anyone been to Bahrain? Just a possiblility and curious on whether it was as pretty as a friend told me it used to be
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Wishing everyone a Joyous, Blessed, and Happy Easter!
AECFitzgerald... whether ET or FC...you can figure on an average of a year at GL...give or take a little either way! That's just for ATT and A school. Then like Lissette already mentioned, they go to C school. You should be working with your recruiter at least every two weeks right now in preparation of BC, and be asking any questions you still have.
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Comment by Lissette on April 8, 2012 at 9:02am
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oops I meant she left for boot camp 6/20/2011. I am finally getting used to writing 2012 and now apparently that is all I can write/
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