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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).

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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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Christmas at Boot Camp

Hi there! Merry Christmas to everyone!

My son entered Boot Camp on November 22. He is in division 083. I had hoped for a call at Christmas, but alas, did not get one. It's not like it was promised or anything, I just miss him and had hoped for one.

So, what did they do on Christmas at Boot Camp? I can't seem to find much. I don't think he is far enough along to be part of the Adopt-A-Sailor group. Did they have a full/regular day? Did he get or do anything special? I'm just a Mom and I miss him. I'm so proud of him, but this is all so new.

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Comment by AlwaysBeeKind on December 26, 2018 at 12:24pm: Hi, and Merry Christmas to you! My som arrived at boot camp December 18th, so I understand the missing him part. There is a blog post in Leaving for boot camp in December. I am new to this so I don't know how to link it here. It is by Arwen and tells what they did on Christmas.

Keep hanging in there. Much luck!

Comment by Melissa on December 26, 2018 at 1:09pm: Thank you so much!

Comment by Melissa on December 26, 2018 at 1:20pm: Here is the link to Arwen's posting, for others like me, who just wanted to know:

http://navyformoms.ning.com/group/leavinforbootcampindecember/forum...

Comment by Anti M on December 29, 2018 at 2:30pm: I spent Christmas in boot camp a long, long time ago. It is holiday routine, the same as on a Sunday. The chow hall does a fantastic dinner for them, and they have the chance to go to church, the services of their choice. They are all together, so it is not like they are entirely alone.

Comment by ElizabethE on December 29, 2018 at 7:58pm: Hey, Melissa - my son is in DIV 084, so yours and mine are in brother divisions and train together. I, too, had hoped there might be a Christmas phone call, but I can understand why a big deal isn't made of the day. Treating Christmas like a somewhat regular day probably decreases homesickness and because it's one more day of boot camp, it's one less day they'll be out of touch!