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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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My daughters been gone for 6 days I miss her so much
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Permalink Reply by Denise-- Seabee Mom on
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Odds are she isnt liking it..Yet. Once she gets in a grove she will be better. We learn as we go that we dont get to know everything. It SUCKS!
Here is a break down of what she could be doing now.
http://gamergirl.hubpages.com/hub/US-Navy-Boot-Camp
Write lots of letters. date and number until you have her address.
READ READ READ!! Lots of info here. Check out book camp moms and Mons with daughters.
Try to relax and keep in mind no news is good news
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Permalink Reply by Concernedad on
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Keep repeating, "No news is good news". Start writing letters and numbering them so when you have her address you can have them ready to send. Number them on the outside of the envelope. It makes it easier for them to dole them out to her.
Go to the pages here that show from week to week what she is going through, it will help you tremendously. Understand they all get phone calls home at various times and don't get upset if you read someone is getting phone calls, but you are not.
No news is good news.Keep count by weeks, not by days. It makes it easier to cope with.
If you haven't already, make plans to be there for PIR. She will appreciate it more than you can imagine.
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Permalink Reply by rluv76-ship09/div144 on
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I feel the same way... my daughter 18. Couldn't wait to leave.. I almost felt like I must have done something wrong cause I didn't want her to leave.. I had her very young and it hurt when she left. I am realizing I did a good job raising her and she is an amazing young woman and doing everything I have always taught her. Go after your dream see the world.experiance life to the fullest! Than you wake up realize what you were teaching meant they have to leave the nest.that's hard! !! We can only hope that they come back respecting and loving us more!!! I hope so.keep me posted on your daughter. I hope you are going to graduation. You get to see her soon!
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