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Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
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
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
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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.
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Hi everyone,
My son leaves today Sunday, April 3 at 2 PM. I'm so upset and can't stop crying. I don't want him to go and I wish I could stop him. He is only 18 and still so very young in many ways. I want to know how did you all deal with this because I feel so alone and sad. I look forward to the support I can get here and I hope to become an active member in this site. Thank you and God Bless you all especially our loved one's serving.
Lisa
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After boot camp he is suppose to go to Florida. His job is a airman. Where are you from? I'm from New York City.
Lisa
My son will go to Florida too-he is from Florida so that will only be 6 hours fr me after he gets there
patty
Hey Lisa -
My son leaves tomorrow (Monday) morning to go to MEPs and then flys out to Great Lakes Tuesday. He's 29 and been living with us for the past 9 months. He has a degree in Civil Engineering and had a good job but was laid off due to the economy. He's so ready to go to boot camp! I'm proud he's made this decision and I think it will be so good for his future. I know it will be a lot harder for you to see your son leave because of him being only 18, but I've heard so many great things about the Navy and the great career it offers so many young men and women. Everyone says they go in as boys/girls, and come out as men/women. If it helps any, my son says he wishes he'd done this right out of high school instead of waiting until he's 29. I have had a sad week this past week and teared up several times, and I'm sure will cry tomorrow when he leaves, but I know this is what he wants so badly and I know it's such a "GOOD" thing for him. Please lets keep in touch on this wonderful website for us moms.......I'm sure we'll have a lot of feelings to share during the next 8 weeks.
I know how you feel. I will be experiencing the same thing this Tuesday (5th). He's my only child, and I've gotten so used to him coming back and forth between his dad's and my house. My evenings will seem very empty. I'm soo glad I found this site, too! I'm sure I'll have lots of questions as time goes on as he serves our country.
Lois
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