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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
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Permanent retainers
My son leaves at the end of February and has a permanent retainer on the back of his bottom teeth. He also wants one on the top so they do not shift during basic and "A" school. Will they allow him to keep the retainers he has in or will they try to remove them? I have also been hearing a rumor that they will send him home from basic to get them removed even though they are permanent are require no further work or upkeep. I know they will not allow braces at basic but I am not so sure as to whether they will allow permanent ones or not. Can someone please inform me on the subject? Thanks
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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If he already has a contract to leave, he can not just go and get permanent retainers...he needs to get approval to do that from the Navy. also if he already has permanent retainers, he should have had a waiver to join the Navy. If there is no waiver, yes there can be issues.
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Permalink Reply by Logan7817 on
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Hello!
my daughter has a permanent retainer on bottom and a removable retainer for the top and she left for boot camp today. she checked out during MEPS and since she reported her removable retainer during her first initial MEPS, it was ok so far. She hasn't said anything yet. but it is too soon to know for sure . I'll keep you posted
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I have a permanent bottom retainer that I've had for a very long time. I went to boot camp almost 4 years ago. They didn't say much other then then wanted to take it out to redo it because they said the compound used wasn't good but I've had it for 16 years and I told them not to take it out and they didn't. But things change all the time so who knows.
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