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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 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?
Started by Jules. Last reply by Bandmom Aug 24, 2021. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Current A school at GL for AECF?
Started by BessLynn423. Last reply by ANOsMom Nov 11, 2019. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Anyone graduating A school on 10/26/18
Started by Dena4. Last reply by Anti M Oct 9, 2018. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by MartiB_TX on November 19, 2013 at 9:36am
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Thanks Anti M I will check there after her graduation.
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Comment by Anti M on November 19, 2013 at 7:58am
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Sometimes there will be pics on the TSC FB site.
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Does anyone know if someone takes pictures of the A school graduation and where do you go to view them in the event they do take pictures?
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woohoo! My daughter finished her last test in A school and will graduate I think she said on Friday. In December she will get her pin for her promotion to Petty Officer Third Class (she is ET). Following the holiday stand down and a move to her permanent base, she will go to 3 C schools.
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Comment by Vickyrun on November 17, 2013 at 11:35am
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So Happy, got news that she will be moving to a new ship next month and Not in that group being forwrded deployed to Spain. She will be staying on VA! Happy dance!
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Comment by geokat5 on November 14, 2013 at 9:08am
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This is my first deployment over Christmas .Was wondering the way to send little gifts ,I hope this don't sound stupid but I just don't know ,Do you wrap them, any restrictions stuff like that . Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you
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Comment by Chris, Forever Ray's Proud Mom on November 6, 2013 at 8:43am
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tylersmom, keep the support going, tell him to keep his chin up and nose clean. don't get frustrated, just try harder, get out there and run. Once my son got on his ship, he does bike instead of running for fitness testing, so tell him to keep his head high!
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Comment by tylersmom on November 6, 2013 at 12:56am
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My son is in Phase 1 at Great Lakes for a FC. He is 19 my only son but I have 2 daughters. One is older than him and the other is younger. He started boot camp on 6/18/13. Due to him failing his run he didnt have a PIR. He waited for like a month because of the shutdown before he could get to a school. He started boot camp as an E-3 because he done ROTC in high school. So anyone with some advice on anything it will be greatly appreciated. Thank you all so much.
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 5, 2013 at 11:10pm
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For the FCs students at least Aegis, the FC1 on my son's ship just reenlisted and received a very nice reenlistment bonus if $75,000. One of our members in this group, her son is Aegis FC as well and on his reenlistment on Friday - he will be handed a $56,000 check.
AECF is a great field for your sons and daughters and tends to have a higher retention rate.
Our son will be returning son from deployment, it has been 296 days now. He had bought a condo before leaving and has never been inside of it since. So we are very excited to see him and the look on his face when he sees what he bought - he asked us to furnish it (at his expense) so I have had lots of fun doing that and have sent him very few photos, I love surprises. He rented one of the bedrooms out to an ET2 from his ship --- wondering if his mom is in our group.
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Love hearing about all the movements of our students and what's next for them.
How very cool that your son earned his ESWS already, that is good stuff!
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