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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.

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

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My son left May 12th. I recieved his first letter yesterday saying his graduation is July 2nd. It also says in the letter that they leave immediatly to their school the next day? Does anyone know if they get any time with us after graduation? Trying to plan our time in chicago being that it is a holiday weekend prices are crazy. I want to maximize our time with him.

Thank you!

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Plus you can get a few hours together if you meet up at the airport before his flight. RTC buses the new Sailors to the airports in the wee hours of the morning.

Are you sure he is flying out to A school? Many new Sailors stay at Great Lakes for additional training. In that case, there is daytime liberty all weekend.

http://navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmoms/page/liberty-during-pir-w...

http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/fam_guide.asp

http://www.navyformoms.com/custom/media/downloads/N4M_PIR_infograph....

Yes he's going to Pensacola after boot camp from what I understand. .I assumed since his graduation is on a Thursday that they would send him out on Friday before the actual holiday..it's all very confusing as of right now..plus his letter said he's graduating July 2nd but a lot of people have mentioned July 10th for the recruits that left on may 12th..now I'm super confused...I made my plans based on his letter hoping that wasn't a mistake...can anyone else advise me please..I saw July 2nd listed on the website as a graduation date...

How it works: http://navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmoms/page/ship-division-how-it...

The form letter is the definitive source for ship/division/PIR date. Everyone's boot camp experience is not the same, even if they arrive the same day on the same bus.

Thank you for sending that to me..I've read so much my brain is on overload now..lol

I avoided brain overload by starting my research 10 months before my Sailor shipped out for boot camp. Back in the days before N4M.

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