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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
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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:
Events
**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).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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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- Graduation Info
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Discussion Forum
OS "C" school???
Started by Chels's mom. Last reply by Colleen SHIP-13 DIV -309 Jul 8, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Kathy-3/235 on August 27, 2011 at 11:58am
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Cheryle-My son went to school for nursing and then decided he didn't want to do it anymore and got an Associates Degree. He went into the Navy as an E3. He is attending A-school in Great Lakes. He is 22 TODAY! He said he didn't get to choose his duty. He was assigend to a vice admiral on the USS John Stennis in Washington State. He wanted to be on a large ship but I don't think he would have chosen Washington. Like you, I'm happy it's not Japan.
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Comment by jdmom on August 27, 2011 at 10:35am
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Hello ladies, Kathy you are being given great advise. My son just finished A school the end of July and was an honor grad. He also got his first choice of duty but he thought almost his whole class was able to get if not the port they wanted at least the type of ship they wanted. He is now in San Diego.
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Cheryle-How old is your son? Did he enter the Navy out of high school?
To date, my son is at the top of his class. He gets frustrated because the other sailors aren't motivated to do well and talk during class and it's hard for him to study. Apparently the instructor (or whatever he is called) is hardly ever in the classroom.
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- Cheryle-What do you get when you receive a Blue Jacket award? You must be very proud of him.
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Cheryle-I'm new to all of this. My son is in about his fourth week of A-school. What does AZ stand for? What is Blue Jacket?
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Cheryle-I didn't know a sailor could change rates. Was he unhappy with his or how does that work?
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Comment by jkruth on August 26, 2011 at 9:37am
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My daughter is in her p-week of BC right now. Her rating is OS however. So I am brand new to all Navy life currently
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Comment by nancy on August 15, 2011 at 1:13pm
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@kathy-3/235 - my son was in 9/240. He had to wait a week too and officially started A school on 8/8 and has moved to his permanent ship for A school. He says he will be finished 10/4.
@mcmom - my son went through indoc for a week and then A school officially started the following week. Apparently, they are in one building for indoc and then move once A school starts.
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Comment by mcmom on August 15, 2011 at 12:58pm
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Hi, my son just graduated boot camp 8/12 and is at Great Lakes for A school. Says he is going to be in one building for 2 weeks and then they will move him to another. I don't know much about the OS A school - they have to wait for a class to start?
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Hi Nancy - I just found this site. My son graduated 7/29 and is at Great Lakes for A school. Since the class was full, he is on hold for another week. Did your son start A-school yet? What division was your son in at boot camp?
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