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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
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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
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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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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???hostage call???
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Permalink Reply by iamuptolate on
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Hello , my name is Margie and I am a very proud yet very confused and worried Navy mom.... My son is also 09/338 PIR 10/07, I am still awaiting his phone call which from what I understand should be coming very soon : ) The reason for my confusion and worry is because this is his first time away from home and Im trying to understand what will be happening after PIR, My SR is enlisted as Undesignated PACT SEAMAN, I have heard good and bad things about going Undes. I have read his contract 100 times since hes been at RTC, Ive googled and read lots and lots about the program and am still confused, It shows his homeport as Japan, will he go to Japan right away after grad or will he have time at home before he leaves ? He scored 79 on ASVAB but chose Undes PACT SEAMAN because when it came time to choose a Rated job he was not sure what he wanted to do so the other option was Undes but it was not explained to him in detail what Undes actually meant, as I understand it he will be a deck hand, cleaning bathrooms ,peeling potatoes,chipping paint, painting etc and being treated like crap from the others who are rated. Can anyone help me understand this better ?
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There are 2 groups for the loved ones of Undesignated Sailors, Undesignated...What's Up With That? and Undes. Look over the comments there and see if you would want to join one or both of them. There are advantages and disadvantages of going undesignated. Advantages include knowing more about the different ratings before actually committing to one, but the disadvantage is that you have to wait a while before being abe to request an A School and advancement is slower.
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Permalink Reply by Concernedad on
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I hope all the Moms don't mind me coming aboard. You women seem to have a whole lot more current info than the dad's board.
Waiting daily to hear something from my SR. He told me not to expect any mail from him as he's not the letter writing type. Hope he'll reconsider. I'd really love to know how it's going for him.
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Permalink Reply by Heatheraiya on
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Have you gotten his form letter about graduation?
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Yes, I got the form letter in about a week, however, he didn't add any comments at the bottom. He's the "quiet" type.
From what I've been reading, they should be in line to possibly call us this weekend. I need to get him a phone card. Where's the best place to buy one?
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You can basically get a phone card anywhere, gas station, walmart, etc. I'm assuming you have his address already?
From what it sounds like is that have a really good group my sr sounded in high spirits and it seems like everyone else is in high spirit too. He is most likely doing fine. =)
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Permalink Reply by KathyMmom on
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Yes - no news is good news. Would love to hear from my SR too, but he said he would be calling his sister first. What a booger! Anyway - get the phone card, lots of minutes, make sure it's activated, we even went to a pay phone and tried it out before he left to verify because I am too detail oriented, but it was good because then my SR was confident. We got lots of minutes because quite a bit is deducted (up to 35 minutes in some cards) for calling from a pay phone. Also, we wanted him to be able to share with others that might not have a phone card to begin with.
For letters - in some cases I sent my SR one of the questionnaires and included a self addressed stamped envelope. That way, he can take 2 minutes, fill it out and send it back without hassle. That might just work for you too.
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Permalink Reply by LydiaEmily on
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I miss my husband a lot, but when he left he felt incredibly prepared for this. In his first call I swear he sounded in the best spirits I've heard in almost a year. Now that said, it's hard not hearing from him, but I've also heard that sometimes when they write home it makes it harder to get through it. I actually understand because when I sit down to write him it makes me miss him more. I figure if he is actually sad he may not write me so he can deal with it and keep on trucking ahead. He's just that kind of person. I'd expect some letters, but I wouldn't get upset if they don't write back a lot. My husband shipped in with a guy going as a Seal and he had told his family he would only write one letter back if that, because he wanted to 100% focus.
With that said, they are probably all fine. Mostly just tired and worn out from everything they have to do in a week. And don't stop writing them. They need our encouragement even if we don't hear back regularly. They also probably sent out letter this last Sunday, so I'd say Wednesday-Thursday for first arrivals.
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I agree writing letters does make me miss him more. but then I start writing jokes about crap he use to do and it makes me start laughing.
Like right before he left we went to publix and he sprayed me down with silly string right outside the door....haha goodtimes.
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Maybe you can send some questionnaires to get the information you need. The Page, Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit, includes some. Yes, I agree N4M is better than NAVYDADS.COM, but they do have some good info too. Thanks for jumping in. I hope you find what you need.
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LOL! Thanks. At the very least, the puzzles will keep me busy while waiting.
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