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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
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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Helppp!
Okay so my fiance just left for BC on 1/3/2013 and I have no clue what to expect. We also want to get married after he graduates. So any advice is welcome! thanks.
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You may wish to join the group, DEP-Leavin' for Boot Camp in January. You will meet others with loved ones who left that day/week who may be in the same TG and have PIR together. I also suggest you join, or at least check out, Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones), PIR Reference Information, and New Members Stop Here. Once you know your SR’s PIR date, which we believe is most likely 03/01/2013, and/or division number, watch in Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and/or at http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/groups-listed-by-pir-date and join the group for that once it has been created. There will be a lot of great information and support for you in those groups as well as in the PIR group. Be sure to check out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) and Discussions within the groups. Definitely check out the info in the Answers to Common Questions section and in Letter Writing & Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit within Boot Camp Moms. Your fiancé may send "the box" and form letter to you or to his parents. There is only one of each and he makes the decision of who he will send them to.
As far as getting married, you will now have to wait until after he arrives at "A" School or training to get married since he will not have time to get married PIR weekend and is forbidden to do so. Once he arrives at his school, they will ask during INDOC if there are any Sailors who wish to get married and will let them know the timeframe for doing that if you are to be on his Page 2 (http://www.navy.mil/navydata/questions/page2.html) before he gets his orders so that he can get accompanied orders. You may also want to join one or more of these groups, Girlfriends, Fiances,and Wives of Sailors, Navy Girlfriends, PROUD NAVY GIRLFRIENDS:), and/or Boot Camp Girlfriends. There are others who are in your situation or have been so they can help you. What will his rating (job/specialty) be? There are groups for most "A" Schools and/or ratings and there may be more specific information related to your situation available there.
(Group names within this reply are clickable links. To join a group, click on the group name and after the group page opens, click on "+ Join..." in the upper right.)
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