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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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Hi...my daughter left for basic 2 wks n 2 days ago....got the initial 'im here' call...said she would call in 3 wks...but thought MAYBE I might receive a ltr w/ her address but nothing yet....anyone get ur seaman's address 'early on'?! Tks so much! Was also wondering if they got any of the bad weather im hearing about on the news...

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Since it has been at least 2 calendar weeks since your recruit arrived at the RTC and you do not have a form letter, then you can call the recruiter and get the address and mail letters to your recruit, but be sure to double-check the address against those at http://bootcamp.navy.mil/contact_recruit.asp or Ship/Division--How it Works.

I left info on your My Page.

Tks lemonelephant...ill reach out to the recruiter.

That "call in 3 weeks" can be before or after that. See Phone Cards and Phone Calls.

My boy has been gone almost exactly 3 weeks and I got my first letter yesterday.  He wrote it on Easter Sunday and assuming mailed Monday and got it Friday.  Looks like it's taking 5 days in the mail process.  We were so excited!!!! 

I do hope that the SR's doing mail will learn to process faster and get the mail out sooner.  I think they will.  We received the first letter on Thursday...the one he wrote on Easter Sunday.  He is receiving all the mail from family and friends.  That is the most important thing.  Keep encouraging your SR to be serious and be a team builder.  Let's get those flags to carry at PIR.

Hang in there my SR left 3/30 finally got a call today-waiting on letter.  Call will come, this site is here for you.  Recruiter could/may give you more info.

I got a call today!!! Tks so much for all of ur support : )

This evening I received a call from my SR's girlfriend.  She had just finished a 22 minute call from him! He is doing well and has passed all his PT requirements and the swimming also! Amen.  He is most frustrated by the SR's who are goofing off and talking instead of listening.  Then they get IT and that take away from their learning.  They need to be serious and pull together and stop getting "hits" or marks against themselves and the Div.  One immature SR will pull down the whole group.  Some pressure needs to be applies to these guys.....some encouragement to "man-up" and do the right things.Ok, I have expressed his frustration to other moms from Div. ---.  It is probably typical of all the Divisions.  Let's pray them all through this....together we will.

Yes, very typical of most divisions. Over the next couple of weeks, the recruits will learn what it means to be shipmates and they will nearly all have figured out how to do things "the Navy way" and there will be less yelling and less IT overall.

Yes, I do hope that is the case and that these SR's will "fall in line".  He said he was so busy, he didn't even remember how long he had been there.  Time is flying!

Thanks for the encouragement.

My son said some of the same things. I know he is frustrated over many not doing what they should. I'm praying with you to get them through this. 

I got a call yesterday my son left April first and today I got an envelope with his graduation day. Hang in there is a process but I'm so happy I will see him soon before he goes to A school

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