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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 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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Started by Navy for Moms Admin. Last reply by Kalena May 31, 2009. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Comment by John and Yvonne on June 15, 2009 at 5:02pm
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(Saturday June 13, 2009)
Saturday evening we ate hot dogs and drank root beer floats, then we played Attack Uno! with Savanah and Brandon (NAS Oceana) and Trever (USS Gunston Hall)! Savanah won the game! Then we went into the living room and just talked and visited. Then we shared prayer requests and prayed together. We were really surprised too! We got a telephone call from a former sailor, Sean, who we had not heard from in two years. That was a real treat! We are now friends on Facebook.
(Sunday June 14 2009)
Great Sunday! Enjoyed Sunday School and the Morning Worship service at Azalea Garden Church. Pastor Vicker's sermon was was good, not an easy one to hear, but good. God doesn't always say yes when we pray. Sometimes He says no. I do love our altar services where we can pray and minister to each other after the service!
After church it was on to our house for dinner and fellowship. Trever (USS Gunston Hall) got called back in to work, but Savannah and Brandon (NAS Oceana) came over, and we also invited Erene, Bill, Julie, and Brantley from the Young Adult Group. So we had a really nice group. My daughter Sarah stopped by for a while too.
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Linda,
I am so sorry Jenn feels so bad and is having such a hard time. Lord Jesus, I pray that you would help Jenn to begin making some friends and enjoying her new assignment. I also pray that you would heal her body. Help her to get over whatever is making her so sick. If this is stress related I pray you would give her your peace. If it is physical, please give the doctors and nurses the wisdom to know what it is and how to treat it. Father, I also pray that you would be with Linda and give her your strength and peace during this time. Take away the feelings of helplessness and replace them with trust in you. Bless her and her whole family and use this experience to draw them all to You. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
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We get togethre with servicemen and women in the area every week and do different activities and then on Sundays we get together again for a big home cooked meal. Gives the sailors a place to go that's safe and a real home with real home cooking. :)
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Yvonne and I and Nic (USS Carl Vinson) just got back from enjoying an all you can eat buffet at Pizza Hut, playing 18 holes of miniature golf at Lynnhaven Golf Park, and ice cream at Dairy Queen. Fun evening!
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Comment by Sherry James on May 10, 2009 at 9:28am
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Lisa King,
Of course it's OK to feel those emotions. It's exciting because it is a new adventure for your daughter and a big step forward in her adult life. At the same time you're her mother. You've been watching over her and protecting her and providing for her for about 18 years almost 24x7. And now you have to turn those reins over to the Navy. They will take good care of her. But there are still things out there that give us all cause for concern. Keep your daughter in your prayers and the Lord will watch over her and keep her. He will also watch over you and keep you.
God bless
John
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Now, on a slightly more serious note...if your daughters get stationed in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area we'd love to invite them over and have them join our weekend activities if they would like to get away from the base or ship and into a real home for a while.
John
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Isn't it interesting in this day of political correctness that the Navy has not figured out what to call female medical personnel other than "men"?
Sorry, just couldn't resist a little bit of droll humor...
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Hi!
I just wanted to wish all of you moms with sailors in school in Virginia a very Merry Christmas. Being on NavyforMoms had been a learning experience for me. In all of my years associated with the Navy, I've never known, let alone appreciated how you all feel when your sons or daughters join the service. Reading the comments many of the moms have made on here I have a whole new understanding of your feelings, sometimes painful ones, especially during this time of year. This has been really enlightening for me. It's added a whole new dimension to my prayers life. Believe me when I say I will be praying for you all with much deeper understanding!
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Hi Everyone,
My daughter is a newly commissioned officer stationed in Norfolk, VA. She seems to be adjusting to life in the Tidewater/Virginia Beach area fairly well. I'm hoping to meet others who can share their experience as a Navy mom with me!
Sherry
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