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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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 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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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: 834
Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2023
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 Wall
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on July 18, 2008 at 8:19am
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Class leader jackie - you know he is doing great! Wow, if he is still on pain meds and his weight still hurts, I cannot see them letting him off the crutches yet unless they can put him in one of those walking boots.
I love it when my twidgett boys talk the language - so very cool!
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Jackie - is he still on crutches? I had asked Nick last night if he knew anyone on crutches at A school...any he said...which ONE? It sounds like there a few Sailors hobbling around!
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I was thinking of Kyle earlier today julie, glad to see he is getting settled into C school so quickly.
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More lost time from school this week. Pass in Review today and ...drug test yesterday. Nick says he has been picked for every drug test given but one since landing in A school.
But his cold sounds much better today!
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Karla, I cannot give you any recent information. I used to take Amtrak from Detroit to Chicago and it was very efficient and clean but it's been alot of years. You could probably go to their website and get some good info.
I would suspect that the train station by the base runs to O'hare. It's probably much cheaper and faster than doing a taxi. I think it is called Metra but I'm sure someone can set me straight.
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I hear ya Jackie, it seems like they are mass producing ETs and FCs from boot camp this summer!
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Welcome to our newest members...Stephanie and SailorMom06!
We look forward to hear more about your son and daughter.
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FC moms - our "in house FC" sailor Jennifer was kind enough to pull together some information on C schools. She posted it in the C school forum above.
Thanks Jennifer!!!
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I think they can only spend so much time in GL without getting restless. Nick has been there for five months ALREADY and still has four months to go. He may not care where his C school is as long as it is anywheres but GL!
I don't have a handle on the my space and facebook stuff! Although I did get to see some great pictures of my son last week, my daughter was on her facebook and she and Nick are "Friends" so I was able to take a peak. He looked really good and was hanging out with a few girls. No surprise, that boy has had a girlfriend since pre-school!!!
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Comment by CCR on July 15, 2008 at 10:36am
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I am getting such a kick out of all these recent posts. Carolyn, I don't have texting on my phone, but if I did, I would probably only say Hi also.
Marsher, I also just got my first ever e-mail from my son. He says I don't e-mail, answered my questions and said go to my space and message me. So if thats what it takes to converse with him, I will. I hate that he stays in his barrack on week-ends though, I think a change of scenery would cheer him up.
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