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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

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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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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

http://www.dinfos.osd.mil/index.asp

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.

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Comment by MCSweetheart on June 22, 2011 at 3:55pm: It was a small graduation, but I went for his when he graduated. It is pretty simple but they get to introduce you and show who came, its really sweet. And I think it makes them feel good to have someone come, if it isn't too much of a hassle to get there. I thought it was pretty cool getting to see them and they show some of their work and this grad video they make with everyone in it. And a lot of the other sailors go so you get to meet them and can get some pictures and I am really glad I went.

and if you do go, the other sailors in his class are pretty cool. I would have gone to the last one and this one if I was still in DC

Comment by Kac46047 on June 22, 2011 at 11:48am: Looks like my sailor got Norfolk! joining up with fleet combat camera. We dont know much about the job its looking pretty classifyed. Just proves MC's are doing it all!

Anyone ever attend the graduation? I only live about 2 hours away and wanted to go but my husband says its small and not worth it, but this is coming from a guy who says graduation at college isn't worth attending either. So im asking for another opinion lol

Comment by Kac46047 on May 13, 2011 at 7:37pm: Hey ladies does anyone know anything about Combat Camera, its a C school for mass communications. My sailor was just "asked" rather told to take the test, it has something to do with diving or at least that was what he was told. We have been googleing the heck outta it to find some kind of info but its a high deman low numbered rating (even smalled than MC!) Wondering if any of your sailor went through it and could share some tidbits about where and how long C school is. If you have any info on the NECC too that would be wonderful

Comment by lauren on May 12, 2011 at 6:51pm: Thank you all!

Comment by MCSweetheart on May 12, 2011 at 10:46am: Hey Lauren feel free to message me about Ft. Meade, most of the year I live near there and I spent practically every weekend there once my boyfriend was allowed weekend liberty.

Comment by Kac46047 on May 12, 2011 at 8:16am: lauren, i dunno if your already a member of the ft meade group but it has a lot of tips about visiting the area. Ive been there a few time so you can message me if you want!

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/parentswhosesailorsarestationedatf...

Comment by lauren on May 12, 2011 at 1:35am: I'm planning to visit my boyfriend in A school at Ft. Meade in 4-5 weeks (depending on what weekend he will have liberty or duty). Any advice on visiting Ft. Meade? Thanks!

Comment by Chanique on April 30, 2011 at 3:50am: Hi everyone!

I'm new to the group and to the navy life, my boyfriend left for basics 11 days ago. He's an MC and I was wondering if the deployments are very long? I know they have to do a certain amount of shore duty and ship duty, but is ship duty counted as a deployment? We are probably getting married after he graduates from A-school and I'm wondering if I can move in with him, even if he's assigned shore duty first? Any info would help!

Comment by Kac46047 on April 26, 2011 at 7:49pm: definitly give him his laptop and cell phone at the airport, he can text you regurlarly after school everyday =]. Also travagent my boyfriend only took about a month to get overnights, it may be different for your daughter but he did phase up pretty fast and so did the rest of his class.