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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.
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Events
**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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Blessed all the VFW's that sponsor the Thanksgiving Day Food
Our Thanksgiving Day was fantastic as we got a surprised call from our granddaugther, she sounded & is doing great. It really made our holiday as an exceptional blessed day. She was with a group of recruits that were bused to a nearby VFW for a day of relaxing, cell phone access, TV, video games & great food. Thanks to all the VFW that sponsor the special holiday food for our recruits & may God blessed them & their families....
A grateful Grandma...
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Comment by abbyblue on November 26, 2010 at 7:14pm
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http://www.warriorswatch.org/?p=1835 < this a link to vfw site there photos from 2009
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Comment by AJVNavyMom on November 26, 2010 at 8:32pm
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Ahh. A bit of mind at ease. Great news!
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Comment by navy25 on November 27, 2010 at 12:26pm
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God Bless Everyone that was involved at the VFW for the Thanksgiving Dinner for all the GL Sailors
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Comment by Pat L. in IL on November 28, 2010 at 8:48am
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Chicky, I was one of the volunteers at the VFW on Thanksgiving and it was SO much fun. When they first arrived, they had that "deer in the headlights" look and then they relaxed and had so much fun. All the volunteers brought their phones to pass around so I am glad you got a call. They all kept telling us thank you and we said no, thank YOU!!
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Comment by chicky1951@hotmail.com on November 28, 2010 at 10:34am
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Pat L, Blessed you for replying to my comment, yes she told me they the recruits didn't know how to act...meaning they were still in Boot Camp mold & felt wierd being told to relax & enjoy the day...& you're right eventually they did relax & definitely enjoyed themselves. Just know what all of you do at the VFW is AWESOME & a TRUE BLESSING to all these young recruits far away from home. Do you know what Ship & Div #'s attended your VFW?
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Chicky, I'm sorry but I don't know Ship & Div#'s but most are due to PIR on 12/3. Now don't go giving me too much credit because the Commander of that VFW is AMAZING! Usually that post hosts about 50 recruits. This year (due to the economy) several places said they couldn't do it. That Commander stepped up and said to send 200 recruits (actual count was 196). Restaurants, bakeries, and grocery stores in the area donated all the food. There was enough food to feed 3 times as many people. Also people brought TV's, game systems, computers, and laptops. It was one of the most heartwarming things that I have ever done!!!! There were 5 N4M's and we recruited for their moms to join and told them when they are deployed to contact Molly's Adopt a Sailor to be adopted. The ones that are Grad & Go, we told them what to do so that their families could go to the gate at the airport with them.
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Pat L, well thanks to all the Restaurants, Bakeries & Grocery Stores in the area that donated all the food & especially ALL the persons - young & old that volunteer to provide such a grand service to our recruits...it was a Blessing to their love ones at home.
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