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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
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Mass Communication Specialist
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For those with Sailors who are MC's in "A" school or assigned a duty station.
Members: 106
Latest Activity: Oct 9, 2019
Mass Communication Specialists are concerned with public affairs and visual communication. Their role is to present the US Navy to Naval and civilian audiences, through a variety of media. MCs write and produce both print and broadcast journalism, including news and feature stories for military and civilian newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations. They record still and video photography of military operations, exercises, and other Navy events.
Great link from a guy who describes "A" School at FT Meade:
http://civiliantosailor.blogspot.com/2007_07_01_archive.html
More info for those of you who have sailors getting ready to head to FT Meade:
Go to the link http://www.dinfos.osd.mil/index.asp for DINFOS. There is an ACADEMICS Tab>Course Offerings. A list of classes appears for 2010. Above the list a paragraph with a link to ATRRS. Click on the link. You may be asked to authenticate the certificate. It is safe to do so. After following those directions a page will appear with drop down boxes. Fill in the boxes for Fiscal YR (20XX, the YR searching for), School Code (212), State (MD)>search courses. You can then select each course and see the details for when those classes start & end.
Discussion Forum
Future MC - leaving for BC in 4 days
Started by Celticwoman2. Last reply by AKL5225 Jul 26, 2019. 3 Replies 1 Like
Navy MCs make "first of its kind" documentary
Started by ridewaves. Last reply by ridewaves Aug 29, 2011. 4 Replies 0 Likes
MC "A" School blog
Started by ridewaves. Last reply by 2byzmom Aug 18, 2010. 3 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by BonnieRN on November 18, 2011 at 6:19pm
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My daughter is also at Ft Meade in A school until March I think. She LOVES it. Kerry, Im sure our kids know each other. Ask him if he has had any pumpkin cookies lately ! Hahaha. Joyb, my kid is also a graphics person, that has always been her thing, and she said they would be doing some grapic design but it seems the emphasis is learning solid journalism skills. Kerry is right, they sound challenged and excited. All I keep hearing is it is the sweetest job in the Navy.
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Comment by Cathomas on November 18, 2011 at 5:03pm
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Hello everyone, I'm going to enlist within the next year after I graduate and this is one of the jobs I'm interested in, can anyone just give me some more info on it or tell me a website i can read more about it at?
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Comment by ShowMeSailor on November 18, 2011 at 3:48pm
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Do they ever get an opportunity to do Graphics, black/white, etc? My daughter is REALLY artistic and has won scholarships for her art.
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Comment by Kerry on November 18, 2011 at 1:24pm
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My son Casey is now at MC A school at Fort Meade. He seems to really be happy when we talk to him. Everyone that I read about that is an MC seems really challenged and excited about what they do. He is at Fort Meade until April.
I love the 'man overboard' story. Casey is going to love this.
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Comment by Kac46047 on November 18, 2011 at 1:23pm
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When my husband was in A school they filled out a dream sheet a list of your to three places you wish to be stationed. its not at all garenteed. She could get overseas but eventually she will more then likly go to a ship. My husband got a rare opportunity of being stationed at sea duty but not on a ship. He is at a command instead. So she could end up overseas, my friends orders to greece are only two years so his next station will prob be a ship since greece is considered shore duty
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Do they get a choice? My daughter wants to go overseas and not be "stuck" on a ship. She doesn't care what county.
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Denise school us in ft meade md for six months. After school they go everywhere! I know mc's on ships, greece, italy special warfar, combat camera. They are just about everywhere
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Comment by bonnie on September 3, 2011 at 12:46am
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@Texas Carol --what an honor to have your sons pics noticed and possibly selected by National Geographic!! Whether or not they actually use his pics, is for another story, but peaking the interest of the best photographers is really something. Yes, I agree, they do have the best Navy job ever!
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The MC specialists have the coolest Navy jobs ever. I 'liked' US Navy on FB and any pic or video posted is credited to an MC specialist. they are everywhere any time a photo shoot is needed. The pics are great. There is a weekly photo contest, just for fun, where you 'like' your favorite pic (s) of the various jobs, places and actions taken by the Navy world-wide. The pics always have a caption and is credited to an MC specialist.
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joyb...try this Parents whose Sailors are stationed at FT. Meade there is a couple of discussions about where to stay etc.
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