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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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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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My son arrived at RTC on 11/15/11. His current contract has him as a Mineman and I am looking to see if there are any other Mineman Moms out there that have sons/daughters who are going in or have just arrived! Mineman is such a small community that it is hard to gather information about the rate, and would like to hear stories or talk about what our children are doing!
Members: 58
Latest Activity: Jan 6, 2021
Discussion Forum
mom needing to know if there are any other mineman moms
Started by mary. Last reply by Patty Nov 13, 2019. 13 Replies 4 Likes
My son has recently arrived at Great Lakes andf I'm wondering if there are any other moms out there that have sons there. He's waiting to get started. It will hopefully be soon. He has met one…Continue
Navy Mineman Mom
Started by Dodoapple2. Last reply by Justasailorsmom Oct 26, 2018. 5 Replies 0 Likes
I don't really see lots of mineman discussion here.My son is currently in Point Loma, San Diego, CA. Was told that he will be there for his A School till Aug 2017, then he will be off to his next…Continue
Leaving for bootcamp Oct 8 2014
Started by FREEBIRD6819 OCT 8TH BOOTCAMP. Last reply by Michelle0120 Aug 1, 2015. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hi all… my son is leaving for bootcamp on Oct 8 .. he is going to be a mine man.. any information would be very generous.. as far as schooling and the job itself.. I have another son who is a 2nd…Continue
leaving for bootcamp 9/10/14
Started by kathy. Last reply by Julie-Jake Nov 22, 2014. 3 Replies 0 Likes
My son is leaving Brooklyn NY 9/10/14 for the great lakes as a mineman. He is in the reserves. Does anyone know how long it will be, can we stay at the Navy lodge, and how long will A school be in…Continue
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Comment by SailorRp01 on August 13, 2013 at 8:47pm
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For heather, he is in ship 11 div 343
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Comment by Heather7274 on August 13, 2013 at 3:12pm
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SailorRp01...My SR has a PIR date of 9/13 and will be staying in GL for his ATT and then on to San Diego for his A School...what ship/div is your SR in?
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My son is I'm bc now also with PIR 9-13. He was told he was going to Texas for A school, for Mn. How would the recruiter not know this information?
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Comment by Minemom on July 16, 2013 at 10:50pm
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My SR is in BC right now and PIR is scheduled for 8-23. He'll obviously stay back at GL for ATT school before heading to San Diego for A school. He will be a MN. We are really excited at the rate he chose. We feel it'll be great fit for him. And he will get the best of both worlds that the Navy has to offer.
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Comment by xraylady Ship 12 Div 071 on April 17, 2013 at 6:14pm
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Hi Paige,
There is no C school for Mineman rating. They have ATT school right after PIR, which lasts about 2 months and is at Great Lakes, across the street from BC. After that, they go to California for A school, which is approx. 3 months. Also, tack on any amount of time they may be on hold to get into each of those schools, since they only put so many people through at a time. My son was on hold for ATT for about a week and a half. He has been in California for about 3 weeks and is still on hold, hoping to start ATT in a couple weeks.
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Comment by Paige ship14 div 161 PIR4/26 on April 16, 2013 at 4:04pm
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Hi there-
Does anyone know how long the C school for mineman is?
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Thank you so much for all of this information! I really appreciate having someone who knows kind of what's going on. Seems like it's hard to find anything about any of this sometimes!
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We got to spend quite a bit of time with him:) On Friday, after PIR, they get to spend a little time with us on Base (we went to the NEX). Then they have to go back to their barracks and move all of their stuff to their new barracks. You will be able to pick up your fiance around 3PM (a good place to meet up is at the museum because he will know to come find you there and you have a warm place to wait). He will have to be back by a certain time each night (probably 10PM.Better to be back early than late!) You can pick him up early in the morning and do it all over again on Saturday and Sunday:)
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Xraylady-
Since they stay in Great Lakes to start off how much time did you get to spend with your son during PIR weekend?
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Hi Paige,
Correct, they have not gone to Texas for awhile. My son was told the same thing and we found out later that was not correct.
The ATT school at Great Lakes is approx. 8 weeks. Sometimes they are on hold and don't start right away.
The A school in San Diego is about 11 weeks. Again, they may be on hold before starting classes.
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