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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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Ship 4 (USS Arleigh Burke) Divisions 303 & 304 (brother divisions)
Welcome to the discussion group for divisions 303 & 304! These two divisions will be training together from the start through BS21, their final test. Your SRs are becoming friends, get to know each other too!
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Permalink Reply by sparkyjo-PIR 09/21/12 Div 303 on
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Hi, Kellie. Glad you joined us.
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Permalink Reply by KellieW ship 4 div 303 on
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Thanks, I have been reading a lot of the posts before actually joining. I am looking forward to sharing these next 41 days with everyone. I am in the process of looking for flights, already got my hotel for graduation. I am bummed because I am not guarenteed a spot at graduation so I am hoping there is still lots of room. I told him that I would give up my spot since he had to have mom/step dad, dad step/mom :)
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Oh, girl, that is so nice of you. That probably takes some stress off of him. I've read that the extras usually do get in. There should be room in the "end zones".
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I am hoping so, he didn't need to have that to worry about on top of everything else. He is going to try to make a "friend" that doesn't have all 4 people so I can go but I figured I have the rest of the weekend to spend with him too. He is going to A school in Great Lakes from all indications from before he left. I also can't wait until we start getting our letters. I am sure he'll write his mom too but at least I will know when to call her :)
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Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on
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This TG has 9 Divisions...so getting extras in should not be a problem. Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall is designed to hold up to 14-16 Divisions and there 4 guaranteed guests. Even when we have seen 14 divisions...RTC releases a statement saying that not all extras may get in...but many do! So with nine it should be fine.
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You have a good attitude, girl. I'm glad to learn what FTLW just said.
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Thanks lady, hey Sparky jo did I read somewhere that you were from Texas.
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Yes, East Texas. I've found four of us Texans so far. Our SRs are probably used to the heat, but they are not going to know what to do in that the cold. My daughter thinks snow is something that happens maybe once a year and stays on the ground a few hours.
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That's funny, I'm originally from Michigan so that is extra funny to me as I am used to snow for 5 months of the year and we pray that it is only on the ground for a few hours.
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KellieW - What is the rating (job) that your SR enlisted with? If you let me know I can look it up and find the A school.
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I am not sure what it is called offically, does that make me sound bad or what. I know it was one that you went in and got trained for a whole bunch of different jobs. Like skilled trades almost.
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I got my hotel reservations at the Best Western in Gurnee. Do any of you know anything about it and how far away from the base it is. It was like picking a hotel at random for me. If anyone can suggest somewhere better. Let me know I figured they all pretty much have to be basically the same.
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