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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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Permalink Reply by amir95 on
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Wow, that is disappointing! How do you take a way a dream from your child?
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Permalink Reply by Concernedad on
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By remembering that serving in the military is more than just fulfilling a dream for your child. Lives are at stake as is the defense of our country.
Sorry to be harsh, but this is much more than individual dreams.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Perhaps you could read over the discussions together, and talk about what other options she can find. It is a big world, with many opportunities. No reason she can't have more than one dream, and find the one which fits her.
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Permalink Reply by BunkerQB on
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Help your daughter develop an alternative career path that is "Navy related" - she could still have dreams. An idealized dream of a military career in most cases is far from reality. The purpose of a military is to defend and protect the country and her citizens. By definition, being in harm's way and accept being in harm's way is part of the job. The jobs are stressful. We can not risk the well being and safety of the crew. You can not risk the well being and safety of your child. The faster you help her find another path, the better.
We are close with a family w a child who has Aspergers. I have known this child since he was 5 years old. He is doing great in college. He stays in the dormitory, drives home (about a two hour drive) once a month. The distance from home is perfect. His parents can get to him quickly if need be. He is having the time of his life - he has made friends, he is doing well in his studies. If his parents had asked me 15 years ago if I thought he could handle living on his own at 20, I would have thought it was a pipe dream. What started his turnaround was getting a tutor in elementary school. His grades were horrible. Having a tutor helped him focus on his homework. He was easily distracted. His grades improved. He started getting As. He was also very involved with a sport. He father devotes hours and hours driving him to tournaments plus a great deal of money on lessons. From an early age he had an alternative life/friends to the friends he made at school. He had an identity. Not everyone was all that nice to him. Teenagers can be mean. We embraced him because he is one of the sweetest human beings you'll ever meet.
I could not imagine this young man in the military (any branch). I believe it would be criminal to subject him to that kind of stress. Both my sons have been involved in the military. It's not for everyone.
For your daughter, you must find another door ........
Good luck.
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