If your Sailor’s orders say San Diego, California or Point Loma, they will likely be reporting to Naval Base Point
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If your Sailor’s orders say Meridian, Mississippi, they will be reporting to Naval Air Station Meridian, a Navy aviation training installation loc
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If your Sailor’s orders say Virginia Beach, Virginia or Dam Neck, they are heading to one of the Navy’s most
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If your Sailor’s orders say Groton, Connecticut, they are headed to the Navy’s submarine capital of the world — Naval Sub
Read more…If your Sailor’s orders say Charleston, South Carolina, they will be reporting to Naval Weapons Station Charleston, part of Joint Base Charleston.
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If your Sailor’s orders say San Antonio, Texas, they will be training at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) — specifically at Lackland Air Force
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Welcome to Your Sailor's Next Step: “A” School at Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL
If your Sailor’s orders say Pensacola, FL for “A” School, they’ll be heading to one of the Navy’s most important aviation training hubs and known as the “Cradle of
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Welcome to Your Sailor’s Next Step: “A” School at Great Lakes, IL
Seeing “Great Lakes, IL” on your Sailor’s orders right after boot camp can bring up a lot of questions and emotions — and that’s totally normal. If your Sailor is headed to “A” Sc
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When a loved one becomes a United States Navy sailor, the whole family begins a new journey alongside them. Navy life brings pride, opportunity, structure, and purpose — but it also brings change, distance
Read more…When a U.S. Navy Sailor deploys, it is not only the Sailor who serves — the entire family serves alongside them in a d
If your son or daughter is training at Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes, their boot camp graduation ceremony is called Pass in Review (PIR). This guide explains what PIR is, h
Naval Station Great Lakes is located in Great Lakes, Illinois, near North Chicago along the shore of Lake Michigan. It is the only enlisted Navy boot camp in the United States, which means every Sailor who joins the U.S. Navy passes through Recrui
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After boot camp, sailors report to Navy “A” School for job-specific technical training based on their assigned rating. Below is a clear guide to major training hubs and common pipelines.
After your Sailor graduates from Navy boot camp at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, their journey is just getting started. Graduation (PIR — Pass-In-Review) marks the completion of basic training, bu
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Prior to arriving at RTC, my son lost a lot of weight working with a trainer and doing good on diet and nutrition. Initially, his recruiter said he would definitely need the PT training prep for weight loss but was amazed at his ind
Read more…Hi my son is Planning to graduate December 19th and then starts A school for AECF Advanced Electronics and Computer Field Guess he will be either a ET or FC Was hoping he would be off over the holidays which is unclear What experience have you fol
Read more…I just wanted to shout out a quick Thank You to the administrators for their help and answers during my Son's time at Boot Camp. He graduated on 10/10/24 and is now on hold awaiting the start of his A-school to be an EM. I'll stay a member here bec
Read more…Just a quick question about Battle Stations 21. Obviously I'm not mentioning any specific dates here to comply with OPSEC, however, if a Division is doing BS21 on a specific day, and it doesn't start until 8pm, and they have to get up and go throug
Read more…My daughter just went to boot camp. At the uss Arizona.i was wonderi g if ur allowed to send plain birthday cards?
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