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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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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).
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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
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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AE/CF - ET's & FC's members meet and greet.
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Permalink Reply by J.P.'s Mom on
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Hello to everyone. I have enjoyed reading this discussion and learning more about AECF. My son's PIR was July 2, 2009, and it was beautiful. We spent the weekend with him and my husband and I were filled with pride. Everywhere we went in Chicago, people came up to us to thank him for his service and it was so wonderful to see the patriotism displayed!
My son called this week and he has been assigned as an ET, although he was wanting the FC rating. He is very excited and happy Boot Camp is behind him. He graduated from college two years ago and has been "drifting" since that time, so we are extremely pleased that he joined the Navy.
I do have some questions about the A school. While in Great Lakes last weekend, we met a young man who has been in the AECF program since last fall. He said he was put on "hold" for four months. I don't understand what "hold" means and what causes the sailors to be placed on "hold." He also said the AECF A school was very difficult and that he was having to study many hours to maintain his "B" status. He said it was easy to flunk out and that if our son failed two tests, he would be dropped from the program. Of course, this alarmed us somewhat, although we have confidence in our son. Have your sons, husbands, etc. experienced difficulty with the subjects? Can you tell me more about the "holds?" My son thought he would be in school about 1 1/2 years, but he is still very unsure about everything and still does not have alot of information.
I live in Brunswick, Georgia. I also have a daughter who recently graduated from college. My husband and I are proud to be a Navy family and I am very thankful for this website and all the moms, wives, girlfriends, grandmothers, etc. who contribute their knowledge.
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I am very curious about this "hold" thing too... My husband is in BC right now and I will be moving to GL with him. What exactly are they doing while "on hold"?
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Welcome Melissa. How long has your husband been in the navy? My son has been in a year now.
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Permalink Reply by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on
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Your mother in law is obviously a WISE woman!!! LOL You will be the third member in this group to be attached to the Donald Cook!
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I only use my real name in person. I respond to my online handle IRL.
My fiance is PIR 7/17/09 and should be getting to A-school this week. (Gawd it feels so weird to say fiance. I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have a professional geek wanting me.) Our marriage date is sometime between two weeks from now or next April when he expects to get out. I'm 30, he's 25.
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Smoke, the good news for you is. Once your fiance phases up and earns liberty he will be able to visit you on the weekends...80 miles is within the liberty guidelines.
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How tight is that limit? It seems that if I take one route it calculates at 78 miles, another calculates at 82. I think he said something about putting in a destination chit.
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The limit is actually 300 miles....you have LOTS of wiggle room. And for liberty you do not have to put in a destination chit...only for leave.
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LOL Melinda...she's gonna be liking Great Lakes already!
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Smoke, once they are in A school start out at Phase 1. The have to wear their uniforms EVERYWHERE and can not stay out overnight. There are some requirements he will have to meet to be awarded Phase 2. Once at Phase 2 they are allowed to wear civilian clothes and leave the base for liberty when they are not on duty. Usually they only have duty one weekend a month so the other weekends they are free to leave the base. Once they are phase 2 they can stay out overnight and need to report back to base at ABOUT 8:00 PM on Sunday evening (I think that is the time). He will be able to leave base and go anywhere within a 300 mile radius of base WITHOUT having to use any of his leave time or even tell them where he is going. If you are only 80 miles, give or take, from base he can come see you anytime he has a weekend off. Hope that explains it.
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