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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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GM Moms

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Group for Moms of Gunners Mates in A School or on Duty

Members: 212
Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2020

I thought it would be great to get a group together of people who have a Gunners Mate in training or one on duty. I hope we can all give each other a little insight as to what is in store for our Navy Men and Women!!

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Comment by kim ann on August 26, 2009 at 1:47am: Patty, sure hope you and your sailor, and all the family have a really great time while he is back! Savor any little moment, sure goes by all too quickly. Yep, I agree, they do secretly like things but hate to let us know that! (So cute, a little bear named for him!) I had done a similiar theme myself for mine!
BTW, I had 2 go through GM rate last summer, and from PIR to graduation of A school took only 5 and a half months. That included indoc, SCC, ATT and A school. They had those computerized courses then, learn at your own pace. I homeschooled my boys, and it is all self-paced base classes, therefore, they had a strong feel for studying that way. Worked good for them. They surpassed many others that classed up with them. I dont think either of them had a longer wait in-between greater than about 5 days, so they were lucky. Even went through at the same time. Many things to consider, and can change an outcome, so all timing needs be taken with a grain of salt. And can last longer or go quicker, all things considered.

Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on August 24, 2009 at 6:54pm: Tyler just classed up to SCC. Has indoc on Wed. and class starts on Thurs. We're finally moving along.

Comment by Vivian and Glen H. on August 24, 2009 at 2:29pm: Sounds like Dan got his orders last night; sorting them out now. We expect him home in a week or so, then heads out for more training. He's a happy Sailor again.

Comment by Vee, Michael's Proud Grandmother on August 22, 2009 at 6:37pm: Robin in Florida...if you are not a member of the Great Lakes A School Q&A group, you might want to join it. I have started a discussion in the FORUM just for GM moms and Moms and Dads have posted their experiences with their sailors from BC through A school. You will get many answers there...and it will give you a good perspective of the hold times, etc.

Comment by Vivian and Glen H. on August 19, 2009 at 7:19pm: Robyn - I'm surprised to hear that his orders came thru but he doesn't leave until October. When did he finish A school? Glen

Comment by Vivian and Glen H. on August 18, 2009 at 9:08pm: Kim and other new Moms and Dads - welcome to the GM group! I've enjoyed hanging out in this crowd since our son finished boot camp and start the sequence of courses leading to A school. He's finished now and waiting for his orders. Still at Great Lakes and very ready to be moving on. You'll find this info in various places...but after boot camp they do Indoc for a week or so, then SCC (surface combat core), then ATT (advanced technical training and finally the actual A school curriculum. Between each of those are waits of anywhere from a couple of days to several weeks. They quickly learn who has a car, how to take the train into the city, where to go in Chicago to hang out, etc. Danny's been out there since 4 November - he's quite ready to get on with his next assignment! Glen

Comment by J from O on August 15, 2009 at 3:08pm: My son got verbal orders then hard orders about two weeks later. The day he got hard orders he knew his leave dates.

Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on August 15, 2009 at 12:56pm: Thanks for the info. Tyler knew about some of this. I was just curious. Wanted to be sure he wouldn't be sitting in compartment and moping around. You know how Moms are!!!

Comment by Vivian and Glen H. on August 15, 2009 at 12:48pm: Bill - did your son get his hard orders yet...and his scheduled leave? Danny got some sort of verbal info on 7/30, finished A school on 7/31 and his orders still aren't posted. We're holding off on any vacation schedules until he gets orders and leave and we're in limbo. (whine whine).

Comment by Vivian and Glen H. on August 15, 2009 at 12:34pm: If he's at Great Lakes, there's a huge rec area which I'm sure he would know about. They have video games, pool tables, ping pong, music listening rooms, movie rooms, snack bar, pinball machines, etc etc. There's also the USO facility near the main entrance that has snacks and things for sailors to do. Also a beach of sorts on-base with volleyball nets.