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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."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

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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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Sonar Technician - Surface

Members: 197
Latest Activity: Oct 27, 2019

Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center Website:
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Comment by Sharla on May 6, 2013 at 4:25pm: I'm getting so much conflicting information it's making me crazy. LOL...my daughter is also about to graduate high school so the crazies might be stemming from that as well. :) She's shipping off to BC on July 9th, and her rate is STG with A school in San Diego. The papers she was given last year when she signed up say 8 weeks A school with possibility of more training. I've read things on this site that say if your A school is not in GL then you leave that next day after PIR. I've also read that for this job there might be an ATT class in GL before they even leave. I don't even know what that is. And now my daughter is telling me that her recruiter is saying she'll be in GL the whole weekend, and that her A school will be six months in SD because of the advanced electronics. I'm going in circles. Can someone stop me please? :)

Comment by jillymom on May 6, 2013 at 2:18pm: My son grads from ATT school tomorrow in GL. There will be two more ATT classes held at GL and after that ATT classes will be held in SD. Congrats in advance to those 14 (hopefully) graduating their ATT tomorrow! And they will ship out the next day - Hooyah!

Comment by Amberw27 on May 5, 2013 at 8:55pm: Thanks so much..

Comment by pat1930a on May 5, 2013 at 8:19pm: Your husband will stay in GL after graduation. ATT school is about 7 weeks long but he could be there longer on hold till they fill up the class. So if you go to PIR make sure you stay at least till monday nornibg since he will have liberty till sunday night.

Comment by Amberw27 on May 5, 2013 at 7:25pm: My husband in in boot camp right now. He grads. On June 21st. He has signed on for 6 years and he has signed on as a STG surface. My question is after boot camp does he attend school in Chicago for any time or does he fly to San diego the next day? Or is this different for everyone? Thanks everyone.

Comment by GMA of a Sonar Tech on April 23, 2013 at 10:45pm: The school is located directly across the street from Liberty Station...there are a couple of hotel ie. Marriott but you could stay right on base if your Son signs you in ..it is the Navy Gateway Lodge..or if you are retired military..also the school is located very near the San Diego Airport...also Shelter Island...

Comment by ProudPapa on April 22, 2013 at 1:10pm: My son finished C school this month and awaits orders at Point Loma. Any recommendations for a hotel as I plan to visit soon?

Comment by GMA of a Sonar Tech on April 21, 2013 at 9:05pm: Timeline for our Grandson...finished bootcamp 12/21/12....GL Tech school finished in end of March...now in San Diego at A school....was told it would be approx 18 mo....he seems very happy and so are we....have visited once and hope to again soon....it is my understanding that sometime soon he will be able to spend the night away from the base....

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on April 21, 2013 at 8:55pm: wow Janell!!!! Speedy.... so glad he got to come home for the holidays..

Comment by Janell on April 19, 2013 at 1:33pm: Here's another example of how differently the timing can go. My son, a 6 year STG, graduated from boot camp in July of 2012 and will finish C school already this July! He also stayed in Great Lakes for ATT, then to San Diego for A School, got to come home on leave for almost 2 weeks over this last Christmas. Then classed up for C School the day after he returned to San Diego! He had originally been told that it would probably take 2 years for all his training!