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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
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
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."
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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STA-21 ECP
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This group is for those interested in discussing enlisted commissioning programs.
Members: 32
Latest Activity: Jan 16, 2020
Discussion Forum
STA-21 how to
Started by Chris. Last reply by Sweet*Southern*Lady Jul 18, 2010. 1 Reply 3 Likes
"So you want to be an officer, and you want a free college degree, have you considered the Seaman to Admiral 21 Program! Now that you have enlisted in the Navy, and have become familiar with the…Continue
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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on January 16, 2020 at 2:02pm
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The FY-21 online application will be available 1 March 2020 for anyone who is interested.
Here's the link:
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Comment by Chris on June 24, 2018 at 10:17am
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NavyNukeWife Check the "STA-21 how to" at the top of this page. Acceptance to a college can be a benefit. Everything matters including college transcripts.
The STA-21 deadline is early July with results in September or October.
STA-21 is a process. Some candidates apply more than once. Some apply three or four consecutive years. Strengthening their packages each year.
Look at threads at airwarriors.com and nukeworker.com for some gouge.
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Comment by Laura G on April 23, 2018 at 2:18pm
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Thanks, Chris!
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Congratulations to you and your son. My son was a Nuke ET sub vol., but he never served on a sub! He got orders to the Virginia a week after he was accepted to STA-21. Undergraduate school was a great time for my son. Your son will be the Big Man On Campus! With a paycheck! My son graduated and Commissioned in May 2013. He is now a Naval Aviator. Have fun, enjoy the ride!
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Hello :) I'm a Nuke Mom and my son is now in the STA-21 program. He previously served on the USS Alabama as an ETN. He just completed NSI and will start classes at Purdue in June. I'm very excited about this next leg of my son's journey in the Navy!
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Comment by NavyMominVA on August 16, 2017 at 7:15pm
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After boot camp, they continue to the training for their MOS. In my son's case it was 'A' school and Power school. While in Goose Creek, he applied for and was accepted to STA-21. Since he is a nuke, he had a good chance (they take a lot of Nukes into STA-21). They select their college (the school has to have a Navy ROTC unit) and have to be accepted through the application process. They have 3 years to complete their degree and then commission with their ROTC unit. And backing up a bit, with the exception of Nukes, it's extremely unusual to be accepted into STA-21 during training. My older son was enlisted for 5 years before he was accepted to STA-21. Hope this helps.
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Comment by NewNavyMom3 on August 16, 2017 at 4:22pm
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NacyMominVA - thank you for the response. I guess for starters, what happens after boot camp in terms of training and when do they go back to complete a degree? He only had one year of college left and a strong physics/calculus background. Does everyone in the STA-21 program have the same schooling after bootcamp? Do they get to select the college where they finish their degree? And when does that happen?
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NewNavyMom ask away. I have 2 sons who are commissioned through STA-21. My younger son was picked up while in school at Goose Creek, and is actually back there now completing his officer training to be a surface nuke.
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I am a new Navy mom with some questions about the STA-21 program. My son is just about to finish boot camp and then I believe heads to school in SC. If anyone is a bit experienced with the program and flow, please PM me because I have some general questions. Thanks
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Great to hear Glenni. IMHO the best possible outcome for your son.
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