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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**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).

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RTC Graduation

**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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STG (Sonar)

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Sonar Technician - Surface

Members: 197
Latest Activity: Oct 27, 2019

Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center Website:
http://www.cmwc.navy.mil/default.aspx

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Don’t discuss specific training equipment.
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Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 26, 2009 at 11:48pm: Nina, all "A" & "C" schools for STG are at the Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center on Point Loma, San Diego. The very small base is nestled between Harbor Island and Shelter Island.
To the best of my knowledge (no jokes now...) our Sailors get their first leave after the completion of "A" school.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 22, 2009 at 5:41pm: Nina, any info your recruiter may have given you is submit to change. They give you their best "guesstimate" of a time frame, but until your son receives his written orders, he will not know what is happening next. And with the budget cuts, it make the timeline worse than it was before....sorry to deliver gloom and doom :)

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 22, 2009 at 5:04pm: ST = Sonar Tech
STG = Sonar Tech, Surface
STS = Sonar Tech, Submarine
STG AEF = Sonar Tech. Surface; Advanced Electronic Field (all those with this rate will require ATT and attend "C" school and usually are 6YO.

Some 6 YO Sailors who were promised "C" schools may not get them until after October b/c of budget cuts. They will go back to SD at some point and complete "C" school.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 22, 2009 at 4:54pm: There are dozens of different types of sonar systems. Once the Sailors get to "A" school, the Navy decides which system the Sailor will be trained for. Not only is my son a ST but both my neice and nephew are. ATT is advanced technical training, getting ready for A & C shools. Most all the electronic rates require ATT.

Nina, is your Sailor going to be on a submarine? That's the only SCC school I know of.

My Sailor left GL the day of PIR for SD. He started A school a week later, came home for 10 days after A school and went back and finished his other schools (I believe there was a 1 or 2 week break between classes). Before his first duty station, he came home for another 10 days and flew to Norfolk. He just happened to be in the right spot at the right time and the stars were all lined up. It usually does not happen like that, everything is "hurry up and wait".

If you want more technical info on ST, let me know.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 22, 2009 at 3:02pm: First off Nina, congratulations to your new Sailor!! The info you have for ST schooling is right on target. The only thing you won't know is how long he MIGHT have to wait in between all those schools. The times can vary from one Sailor to the next. Patience and "the needs of the Navy" are some key terms you will adjust to in the coming months...lol. We've all been right where you are, so feel free to ask anytime. And remember, this is a place where we all can moan and groan, if necessary.... :)

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 22, 2009 at 1:53pm: Laura: Not sure they have organized homecomings for the short cruises. I can ask my niece and nephew, they are both stationed in San Diego. You might have a hard time getting on base to be at the pier to greet S.