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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
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**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).
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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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hi My Son is currently in Groton, Ct. for Submarine School then "A" School.
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Comment by WearsLargeHats on January 29, 2016 at 2:00pm
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I have to strongly disagree with Navymom9828. About the only time I would ever suggest contacting someone in the command about something a sailor said would be if they talked about hurting themselves or someone else, or possibly if it involved a security issue. You can't fix their problems for them, and you are undermining them if you try. Believe me, I know how hard it is to let go. Each of my sons went through some sort of personal crisis as young adults. In the case of my middle son, he was 10 time zones away, and all I could do was to have his back if he needed it and help pay for his ticket home. I think that doubled my gray hairs.
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Comment by middlemom on January 29, 2016 at 1:10pm
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Navymom9828, thanks for the feedback. im praying that he was just having a bad day and is better now. The letter was dated 1-21 so hopefully hes ok now. I guess I will just have to wait until I see him at PIR
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I have a question, my son is graduating boot camp on 2-5 and will be headed to Groton CT for his A school. his last letter to me has me freaked out. He is freaking out about being on a sub and isnt sure this is what he wants to do. can he change his mind. I am heartbroken that he sounded so upset in his last letter.
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Comment by MTDucky on January 28, 2016 at 8:13pm
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Wow my son is scheduled for PIR 3/4/16 also and headed to Groton. I don't know a lot about the specifics he will be doing either. From reading the posts , they may not necessarily have a solid plan yet either. It's amazing how it makes me feel a little closer to him and his situation by seeing at least 2 other moms who have kids headed in same direction. Are you both going to PIR? Thank you for asking about the situation in Groton cause I was almost wondering if I would be able to see him more than the few hours at PIR. Can't wait to connect with you more. Hope we will be hearing from them this weekend.
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Navymom9828, thanks. I was just looking at the rating sheet, which mentioned Kings Bay.
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NCMom, welcome! What you are talking about is not rank, but rating. It is easy to confuse the terms. Enlisted sailors have rates (e.g. Seaman), not ranks. They train for a rating.
SECF is an umbrella term for a set of 4 submarine Electronics and Computers Field ratings. Somewhere along the line your sailor will be assigned one of these ratings: ETv, ETr, FT, or STS. He may have a choice, but it is ultimately needs of the Navy. Your sailor will go to BESS for 7 weeks, then I think all SECF do ATT (basic tech) and TCNO (basic computers). Both of those are just a few weeks After that they split off to separate "A" schools for about 6 months. The ET A school may be down in King's Bay, GA.
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Comment by NCMom1968 on January 27, 2016 at 2:56pm
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New Navy mom here! Son graduated RTC last Friday! Is now in Groton as SECF. My understanding is what his rank is in 47 days will determine if he stays in Groton or moves somewhere else.
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Navymom, RTC is clothes-on-your-back restrictive, but a training Command is more like living in a dorm. The major restriction is simply space, and they have to be able to secure everything properly. It is best for a young, single (future) submariner to travel pretty light anyway. My advice is to let him tell you what he wants. Anything he absolutely needs, the Navy will issue or instruct him to obtain.
When they start out, they are under some restrictions as to when they can leave the base on liberty or wear civilian clothes. These relax as they progress. You will hear references to yellow, white, and blue cards. These are the phases of liberty privileges. It isn't a big deal for you, but might be for him.
Time in Groton varies greatly depending on rating and type of contract. The quickest I think might be a couple months, but the 6-year-contract technical (SECF) ratings can take a year.
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I hit the occasional acronym I don't know, too. I think BMS is Basic Mechanical Skills, and that it is the intro course for the MM, MT and similar ratings.
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Thanks everyone for the info on A School. Honestly I have no idea what his rate will be. I don't even know what a lot of those acronyms stand for - it's like learning a whole new language :-)!!!
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