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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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SR Left for GL today 9/23
We sent the baby of our family off to boot camp today. I am a blubbering mess at times and perfectly fine at others...this is going to be a wild rollercoaster ride. I am ready to get this journey started and see my son again for PIR at the end of November :)
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Permalink Reply by kkcs46 on
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Haven't received a letter yet but my sons box came on Friday. He arrived at GL on Monday.
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Permalink Reply by zacksmom on
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My 18 year old Son left Monday 9/22 Also. We received our call @ 9:00pm (it wasnt more than 20 seconds!!) lol
Also, received his box from Fed Ex today! I was hoping for a letter/note, but nothing.
It's the "not knowing" that is killing me!!
Glad we have this site to vent.
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What area are you from? It is interesting how they get there at different hours.
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We are From Rhode Island. He left Boston (Logan airport) at 2:00ish He was able to give me his flight number, so I could follow the flight pattern online. Cant belive its almost been a week since hes been gone. The week dragged on... but now that I look back, it is going quickly. Cant wait for my first letter from him..
I've started a little journal..just a daily entry of any that happened that day, that I would normally have told him about.. hope it helps his days through boot camp.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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I left info for you on your My Page.
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I can relate to the "not knowing" being hard. I cannot tell you how many times I stop throughout the day and think "I wonder what he is doing now". In some ways I think this is just as hard on us as it is them. I hope you are doing well through the weekend, tomorrow we will have made it a week since they left, I have to think it will be the hardest week of all.
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I guess we will look back on this in 8 weeks and think "that went by quick". I can only hope our sailors can say the same.
Is it just me or are songs on the radio "setting everyones water works off"???
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I can certainly relate. I often ride to and from work without the radio because I don't want the waterworks to start.
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Permalink Reply by IndianaMom2 on
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We got our box today too! I was gone when they tried to deliver it, but I was able to go pick it up from Fed Ex this evening :)
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Hopefully you were able to pick it up IndianaMom2! That box marks our first step in this process :)
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My son left the same day. I got a letter today that said his graduation date was 11/21.
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