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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.
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Ship 04 (USS Arleigh Burke) Division 181 and 182
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 181 and 182
These two divisions are brother divisions and will be training together from the beginning through BS21 their final test. Your SRs, soon to be SAILORS, are becoming friends, and some of them may be heading to A School together.
Get to know each other, your SRs are!
Please still use the Main Wall of the PIR Group to post questions, and concerns, we “veteran” moms don’t always get to into the discussion area as often as we would like.
Every single question that is asked is important
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We don't want to accidentally overlook any of them or you.
Hang in there!!!
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Permalink Reply by momstuy on
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We are all booked; flight, rental car, and Navy Lodge. Only 4.5 weeks to go.
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Permalink Reply by TeriG on
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On this door decorating thing -- we are not staying at the Navy Lodge, so is it traditional to decorate doors in other hotels also?
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Permalink Reply by Loving Mom on
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We are also not staying at the Navy Lodge and are curious if hotels decorate their doors. Waiting for advice from others. Thank you in advance.
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I think I just found the meet and greet information. Scroll down on this page to the very bottom left.....different events are in blue. The Meet and Greet for May 14 is not on there as of yet.
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So glad to hear from you all! Anyone here have a SR who will be going to A School in Pensacola, FL? How much liberty will they have after PIR, do you think?
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Kassie, I read that if your SR is going to A School somewhere other than Great Lakes, then they will most likely fly out on Saturday. If their flight is later in the day (and they won't know this themselves until PIR day), they may be allowed to spend Friday night in the hotel with you, but if the flight leaves early in the morning, they'll probably have to be back PIR night by 8pm, which realistically means 7pm if you allow time for gate processing and everything else so they're not late. So I'm hoping my SR has a late-day or even a Sunday flight to San Antonio! Anyone else please weigh in - do I have that right?
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Permalink Reply by ellen0502 on
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FYI...Sailors do not get overnight liberty PIR weekend.
When leaving GL for A School your Sailors will leave sometime Saturday or Sunday (most/all leave Sat). They will have to be back at the RTC at approx 8pm on Friday, and will head out to the airport in the wee hours of Sat morning. Flights are scheduled all day, but your Sailor will have his orders at least by PIR, and they sometimes have them the week before.
You can meet your Sailor at the airport and then get a gate pass to sit with them at the gate until their flight leaves.
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I am really disappointed to hear about the overnight stay, but thank you Ellen for providing the straight story. There is a lot of information floating around so I wasn't sure. Now I'm hoping even harder that his flight doesn't leave until a decent hour on Saturday and that he doesn't end up with some sort of watch duty during the day on Friday. Our family is really looking forward to spending some time with him!
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Several years ago the Sailors were allowed overnights PIR weekend, I am guessing too many rules broken, too many missed flights, etc. so that was changed. It is also easier to keep track of two to three hundred Sailors when they muster, get on a bus, and head to the airport together. :)
Duty for new Sailors on their PIR weekend is only a couple of hours, but it can/does happen. They do try to allow all of them some family time.
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Thank you, TeriG! I appreciate your help and info! In fact I am so thankful for all of you in this group! It is so comforting to know we support each other and can ask any questions we want! Sure wish I could meet you all! We will be too late coming in to be at Sarge's! God bless you and your SRs! TeriG, you're a gem! :)
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