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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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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

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."

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******HI, I am Sherri, and am now the administrator of this group, Sherri(ship9,div10) if anyone needs to reach me, please find my picture icon/name in the posts and click on it to contact me.******** Graduation 12/3/10

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Comment by Julie (AECF-ET) on November 12, 2010 at 5:12pm: Terese... I realized that my son spelled Stephen with a "ph" instead of a "v" so maybe it's not yours. I sill can't imagine my son singing...lol

Comment by terese71 Ship 03 Div 017 on November 12, 2010 at 5:09pm: Im not sure but you asked before if my son was Steven and i have a Steven from california or are you looking for another.

Comment by Julie (AECF-ET) on November 12, 2010 at 3:11pm: Looking for a mom of Stephen from California...

Comment by diannep on November 12, 2010 at 2:33pm: CCO727: Chances are that all of the MA's will be GradNGo if one is in the same PIR group...but not guaranteed. They use 3 different airports...Ohare, Midway (also Chicago), and Milwaukee, I believe....although seems that most fly out of OHare. They also sometimes charter a flight for the recruits. Hoping that your son is not on a charter so that you can drive to the airport on Sat (very early!) and get a military gate pass, and wait with him and the other sailors for his flight at the gate. Great extra time with your sailor! GradNGos fly out anytime on Sat (but are usually bussed there early in the morning)....and some even leave on Fri night.

Yes, the leave time they get for the holidays will count toward their leave time after A School. You can check with his recruiter to see if by working in their office when home, he can take those days off of accrued leave. But I understand that there are restrictions on that, and the recruiters' offices may be closed during that time anyway. Worth looking into.

Comment by CC0727 on November 12, 2010 at 11:44am: another question...i am reading below that A School is closed for Christmas week and they could get to come home for the week. How does this work? Do they even have enough Leave Time accrued to come home for the week and if they do come home, will that lessen the amount of leave time that they get to come home before they go to whereever they get stationed at after A School? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Comment by CC0727 on November 12, 2010 at 11:42am: my son is going to San Antonio for MA also. will all MA's from the same PIR become grad & go even if they are in different divisions? i have not heard yet if he is grad & go. what airport do they fly out of and when?

Comment by TMH (Ship 9 Div.14) on November 12, 2010 at 11:38am: Ashley (Ship09 Div009) and Jacob's Mom (ship03 Div 017) My daughter is going to San Antonio Texas for MA A School also. She told me she will have leave Friday but does ship out on Sat morning :-( I am soooooo grateful that she gets to come home for Christmas. Time is ticking away quickly. She told me in a letter that this was HELL WEEK... any idea what that means?
Happy Friday ~

Comment by Molly*corpman* mom on November 12, 2010 at 9:32am: gee lets wait until there are no more good flights to chicago to book them. My husband , way to go, now the pickings are slim.... and we will be paying double the price, dows he ever listen to me? no so i guess that is just less money we get to spend in chciago. way to go... why do i wait for him to do things... I am so upset.... MEN

Comment by jessica (ship 09 div 015) on November 12, 2010 at 3:01am: Are they allowed to come home for XMAS during ASCHOOL???????????

Comment by Sailor'sGirl NukeWife on November 12, 2010 at 2:11am: thanks lynne on the advice!!! i will change my name back to my first name in here lol