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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
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Events
**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).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**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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- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
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what to bring/expect for boot camp graduation
My boyfriend of 6 years is graduating boot camp January 24, 2014. He put me, his mom, his dad and his sister on the list to attend his PIR. I have NO idea what to even expect or how to even go about going. I am completely ecstatic to go and see him, i miss him like crazy after just a few days. His parents and sister don't go out much or travel much due to financial issues so they are pretty much relying on me to know what to do. I'm still in college and haven't traveled much myself without my own family. Please help!! Where is the best place to stay? What should I plan to do the morning/day of graduation? What do I bring for him? (flowers, balloons, etc???) Any other helpful tips are more than appreciated!!
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My sailor graduated Dec 13. We also had to be frugal in booking our trip. We stayed at Navy lodge because it was only 1 1/2 miles from base. Since our sailor was staying in GL for A school we were able to have him for the weekend. We picked him up at 4:00pm day of graduation and returned him at 10:00pm at night. Sat and sun pick up is 6:30am returning him at 10:00pm. You are responsible for transportation to and from base for your sailor. After checking public transportation and hotel shuttles we found out that the $3.00 charge was for a ride to graduation and back to hotel only. Double check with your hotel on this. Rides to and from base can be costly if you are on a budget. Congrats to you and your sailor. And YES, dress warm. It is very cold in Illinois.
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