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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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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
Events
**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).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**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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Roll Call: Name your sailor's sub!
Submarine moms are special:
--- All of us have boys, "SAILORS!"
--- Who serve on "boats,"
--- With whereabouts unknown, and
--- We only get sporadic, short emails while they're out!
Tell us where your sailor serves...
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Permalink Reply by Ken's Mom on
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Our son has just been assigned to USS Nevada and arrives later this month in Washington.
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Hi! Our son, Kevin has been on the Nebraska for about 2 1/2 years. He is an ET and nuke guy. He recently bought a house in Port Orchard. What does your son do?
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My son is also currently on the Nebraska and is an ET nuke guy. He took this assignment as a special chance to get his qualifications; otherwise, he is stationed in Virginia Beach. Which crew is your son assigned to?
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Hi Ken's Mom, I was just re-reading through all this info and realized I'm a dunce! Kevin is on the Nevada, not the Nebraska. He did go out with the Nebraska blue crew in the fall and was on board when they had the accident. He is not re-assigned to the Nevada. Don't know what I was thinking!
Is your son settling in up in Washington? We were up there over Christmas when they had so much snow! My husband threw his back out shoveling. We live in Colorado and haven't had that much snow this year!
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My son, David just made MM3 aboard USS Bremerton. He's been in a little over a year. He joined the crew in July, 2008, right before leaving on his first cruise. This will be our first christmas without him, but I am very proud of him and happy that he is starting this new and exciting life.
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My son is an Ensign on the USS Buffalo out in Guam. This will be my first Christmas without him but he sounds happy. The 15 hour time difference makes it hard to call but we've learned to work around the time zones. Should be quite an adventure when we go to visit, although the distance and their schedule (planned or otherwise) could make that difficult!
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My son Beau is a "Nuke" on the USS Conn out of Bangor, WA. He's been in the Navy for 5 years now. I guess you would say I'm a seasoned Navy Mom now.
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Dear Jan, I think I've got you beat! Kris has been on subs for the past 11 years. He, too, is out of the Bangor group. He's on the Henry M. Jackson and a Nuke. Don't know where you live, but we took a trip out west in 2007 to visit the family and the area there is beautiful. If you get a chance, go and be sure you visit the submariners museum. It's wonderful and you;ll get a good idea of that your son really does when he's underway.
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Hi,My son Mike has been in 7 yrs now.. He was on the Alabama Gold Crew.. Now hes on the Michigan. He is a navagator.
He and his family are coming on for christmas. He is also station in Washington State...But he will be getting off the subs in September.. Hes going to Italy for 3 yrs... -
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My son is on the USS Miami in Groton. We are hoping he will make it home around New Years.
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My son Sean is LT on USS New Mexico. The boat was christened last Saturday Dec. 13. It was very exciting, now if they can just get to the water!
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My son is on the USS New Mexico also. He is a Petty Officer 3rd class. His name is Dusty.
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