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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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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
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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 NavyMom on April 23, 2014 at 9:16pm
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NavyMom93 your information is helpful. I had read something about the difference between A schools out of state or at GL related to how early they leave after PIR.It sounds like A school is a positive change from bootcamp.
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Comment by NavyMom93 on April 23, 2014 at 8:10pm
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NavyMom, my son got to the airport around 2 A.M. the Saturday morning after PIR, and he flew out at 9:30 that morning! All of graduation weekend is a whirlwind! He was settling into his room by that afternoon and enjoying the barbeque they had on Easter Sunday :) I actually gave him his laptop along with his Nook, his ipod and his phone at the airport. Dede, maybe they made him lock his laptop up, I don't know, but anyway, he seems to really be enjoying everything, and according to him it is quite a switch from boot camp!
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I am so glad all of you are here! Our SR will PIR 6/6/14 and then MC A school. It seems that a lot of information about MC is not up to date or in the case of one link no longer exists. Do they PIR and then the next day fly to Maryland?
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Comment by Dede04 on April 23, 2014 at 12:31pm
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I am here and awake! My fiance is in MC A school and has been there since March 1st, but didn't class up until March 18th. They have their 3 phases and normally they make them wait a couple weeks before they are able to receive their laptops in the mail. BUT the small devices dont matter and are normally given at the airport after their PIR :)
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Hello out there, I'm a Navy Mom with a DEPper about to go to boot camp in May then MC A school. Any information or advice about BC or Ft. Meade will be much appreciated. One question related to A school: when and what are they allowed to have re: things from civilian life? ie. car, laptop personal clothes, etc.
I've found Navy 4 Moms a very helpful website...thank you so much!
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Hi everybody, my son just got to A School, as in graduated on the 18th. I am here and tuned in, though :)
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Hi Navy Mom. I am a current Navy Mom with a son in MC school, but I don't know if anyone is active on here. I might be able to answer some of your questions. My son has been in MC school for about 6 weeks now.
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Is there any 2014 information about Mass Communications A School? Also, is this group still active or is there another one ?
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Comment by gracie21 on November 19, 2013 at 11:14am
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Colette, I know that grading is tough! That's why I mentioned it in my post! Where does your son hope to go after school?
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Comment by colette(14/198) on November 19, 2013 at 10:48am
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I am very proud as well that my son is there. It is taken very seriously, they are being taught by the very best and expect nothing but the best from them. These sailors are going to be responsible for reporting the Navy's History
My son spelled a name wrong on a paper, got an F, lucky for him that his other papers were A's and brought his grade up.
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