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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 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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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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?
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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 Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on June 23, 2008 at 6:09pm
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Jackie, I'm not clear on the car policy anymore. I have read on this site (somewhere) that they couldn't have cars until they got permanent duty orders however I do know of other sailors at different bases that have their cars. Our son told us to sell his Wrangler, feels like he will be in school for along while and then off to sea. Anybody need a good looking Jeep Wrangler?!!!
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That's a good question CCR, I know the Sailors that went with them but I'm not sure how old they are. Nick is 21. So hoping he wraps up ATT today - he is on that last lesson himself.
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Comment by CCR on June 23, 2008 at 4:10pm
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Mary, Patrick called Sunday. He's finished up but barely. He was doing really well but the last mods were tricky and he said he just wanted to get through it since he was starting to fall behind, but they told him that particular tricky stuff he wouldn't really be using later on. It was the last lesson I think. He started A school today. Since Patrick now wants me to bring his car to him, I told him about renting a car and he says he cant. He's not 25 yrs old. Did Nick go with someone who was 25?
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Welcome to the group Kelly, you will be our second Kelly here! I think the indoc classes lasted about five days and then our son went on "hold" for almost a week before he started the SCC (basic seamanship) classes. During hold they gave them work to do each day from cleaning, landscaping, painting etc. For him SCC was held from 3 pm to midnight. When that was completed he moved into another building and started classes the same day.
They do receive liberty on the weekends. My son is in the "Cole" - it is set up for 4 Sailors. I have not seen it but it sounds like a two bedroom unit with a small kitchen between the rooms and it has a frid and microwave. You can send him a care package but he cannot wear civilian clothes yet.
Communications from that side of the base have been wonderful. Our son calls just about daily to say hello and give us an update on his classes. The ATT classes are self-paced, they have a recommended target date of completion. Our son will be an FC and is hoping to wrap up ATT today and move over to A school.
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It's good to have a doctor in the family! Hoping it is a quick recovery so he can carry on with his plans.
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That sailor is hurting tonight! I hope it doesn't effect his classes. Not my son - he called today. They rented a car and drove over to Wisconsin Dells, apparently the largest water park in the world (?) he said even the hotels are water parks. It is three hours away from GL, not sure I'm real excited about that but he is 21 now and he's going to be awhile lot further away when he gets deployed, learning to let go! Learning to let go!!!
Keep us posted if your son gets moved, does he start A school on Monday? Nick is expecting to finish ATT Monday and hoping to move right into A school.
CCR - what about Patrick? I think he and Nick are possibly in the same class or at least within days of each other.
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Welcome Teri, our first Navy Wife!!!
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Any chance that we have any FCs here that PIRed on 4/25 from division 162?
Just found out that my son is hanging with two sailors from that division one from NY and one from TN (their accents should be fun together!!) Don't want to post last names on the site but if your son came out of div. 162, please PM me.
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He'll be sharing - I really sent enough expecting him to do just that. I just didn't know he has grown into vitamins and protein drinks! I remember the days that I used to have to force him to take his Flintstone vitamins and now he is at GNC buying his own!!!
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So...taking the lead from some great moms here, our son has been gone since February and I've never sent him a care package yet. Had lots of fun filling it with his favorite stuff...ramen noodles, cookies, pop tarts, hot tamales candies, etc. etc. Just some dry goods so when the galley is closed, he has "stuff"
He called last night to say he received it and wow it was full of so much stuff! But...did I tell ya mom, that I am eating healthy now and in fact go to the gym four nights a week to "bulk up" so really appreciate the goodies but...he did appreciate the shorts and t-shirts that I included in the box.
Don't know about you ladies but he has been gone since February and is due to be there until Novemberish and I'm really missing the kid even though we get to talk frequently. We maybe making a roadtrip to GL in early fall.
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