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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.

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

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I would love any input regarding what I can send.  Only blankets?  I love to knit and crochet and cross-stich.  I am so motivated to do something to help our sailors!  Please let me know how to get started!

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just any kind of blanket from what i understand
And I think they send scarves around the holidays. I'm still trying to finish baby projects that are started (Showers this month-better hurry) before I can commit to this. But I did get yarn for a 6 hour afghan -on sale-woo hoo-so I hope to get at least one in this year. Just enjoy.
Hi Kathy...
Welcome to our group. I am so sorry I didn't see your post until now. Our group has a goal to blanket the entire Navy with a handmade blanket/afghan for every sailor. They need to be twin bed sized or smaller. It is just to give the saiors a touch of home when they are so far away from their families. If I can answer any more questions or if you need any help post to the main board for our group...I will see it much quicker... ;)

Hi Terri,

    I just joined this group and I like chroceting blankets and things. I know that you said the group goal is to blanket the entire Navy. My question is how do we know who has recieved one and who needs them still. Please any information you can share with me is a blessing.

Thanks, Tammy

Just joined the group I am so excited to pick up an old hobby that I have and to be doing it for a good cause. My son is in boot camp right now so doing this is definitely going to keep me busy Just want to be sure that all the shipping info is still the same
hi mfaored! This is a fun group to be involved in. Terri is such a wonderful person to start this! We all have fun and share projects and patterns. Welcome!
Hi Diane, welcome.. This is a fun group.. I think you will i enjoy it. Are you in any other groups? I think they do scarf for xmas.. A quick blanket to make is" MIle a minutes" It is made in strips, they have different versions of it, but the one I make is real simple. They sell a pattern book for this at most fabric and yarn stores.. Again welcome to the group.
Hi, I was wondering where do we send or take our finished blankets to? I would like to help out.

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