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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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900 Division Duties
Here is a description of the 900's Division duties written by a former Sailor:
900 divisions are performing divisions. There are 3 types of 900 divisions which will be explained in depth a little further down; staff, state flags, and triple threat. 900's PT less and have much less slack for people who can't pass their PFA or their swim qual, not because we're assholes, but because our "free time" is spent at the drill hall.
Staff divisions, which are all male, run graduation. Their division provides the reviewing commander, master-at-arms, and adjutant for the graduation ceremony. Basically those are the guys that stand right in front of where the CO is sitting and issue commands to the divisions, etc. Their division also has an honor guard that gets inspected by the reviewing officer and/or commanding officer (not 100% sure on who performs the inspection lol). Other than that, they have door openers, bell strikers, bodysnatchers, etc. They go off of very specific cues that help graduation run smoothly.
Next is state flags, which is an integrated division. Obviously they carry state flags, along with U.S. territory flags, and they're kind of like one giant color guard. Their division also provides the actual 5-man color guard (2 rifles, U.S. flag, Navy flag, POW flag) and the drum line.
Last, but not least, is triple threat, which is also an integrated division. They have a band, a choir, an armed exhibition drill team, and non-performers if you don't make the cut or get cut from one of those three. Not sure if all MUs have to be in a triple threat, but I know if you are an MU in a triple threat division you will be performing a solo while the band is playing. The Navy band plays at the beginning of graduation and provides the music you hear in the drill tape during the ceremony, but the triple threat band plays a few songs by themselves and with the choir. I wasn't in band, but I heard the music was prettyyy easy. As for the choir, most of our non-performers came from not making the cut for choir. If you've never done armed exhibition and only have experience in band color guard or armed regulation, you can still do triple threat drill team. For the band people, the rifles are a lot heavier, but you'll get used to it pretty quickly. For armed reg. people, most drill teams do simple, clean moves and save the cool fancy spinning for the RPCO or ARCPO, so as put in the work you're fine.
If you're interested in being in one of these divisions, be aware that only one 900 division is formed per week, but not all week. For example, I arrived on a Tuesday which happened to be the first day they were screening for triple threat. We got a majority of our division strength on Wednesday, with a few stragglers on Thursday. We're housed in ship 02, the USS Reuben James, which is the closest ship to pretty much everything. Only 900 divisions live in ship 02, and when you first get there you'll be sharing a compartment with a senior division that's about to graduate.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
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Comment by MamaBear kk on January 9, 2010 at 2:08pm
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monica q ~ I feel like I have adopted you ~ lol
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monica q ~ Yes! Wait until you receive the official form letter. ~ kk
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Hello Christine! We had a great - but short - visit too!
Linda (Ken's mom) ~ My son was Division 901. Welcome! I have family in your area, and spent many summers there growing up. All I have to say is, "Nobody want to travel I-90 December through February! The weather changes in a minute." Have a safe drive to GL RTC. ~kk
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Comment by Christine-OS2 proud mom on January 3, 2010 at 1:27am
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Well, we got Christian off on an airplane this morning, he made it back to base and his ship is locked down so he can't even go back to his room late tonight. We had a wonderful holiday with him home. He'll process out of Great Lakes, head to San Diego (his duty station) and then will transport to his ship. It moves quickly once they begin A school. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. May 2010 be good to us all.
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Linda (Ken's mom) ~ What perormance is the 909 preparing for? 1.e. the 901 was state flags and drum core. You will love PIR!
Christine-Christian's proud mom ~ I have the same boss as our sons. I have the latter part of 12/24 and 12/25 off as a holiday : ) I know I will be walking in with droopy eyes - but it will be a nice quiet day. I am working out the other days off. ~ kk
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mamabear....I done with my baking...now trying to keep my husband outta them so we'll have them for when Christian comes home....LOL I get after him, tell him I didn't bake all those cookies to see them go down in one sitting, and believe me my husband and younger son could eat a large plate of cookies no problem. hhhmmmmm, the lyric brings a song to mind, but I can't place the title, which song is it? It'll probably come to me in an hour or so....Christian's flight doesn't come in until 11:30 p.m. so I know I'll be climbing the walls on the 23rd, and I have to work on Christmas Eve, hoping bosses let us off at noon! I'm taking my last 2 days of vacation the 28/29, can't miss year end at the office, it's too crazy for me to be gone. Enjoy your time with your son also!
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Christine ~ My daughter and I are going to make cookies the evening my son comes home. Since he does not land until mid-night, we are going to keep busy baking. Does this song bring back memories? "So young and in love are we..." If not, I am way too old! lol Have a wonderful holiday with your Sailor : ) ~ kk
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mamabear...you have no idea how my life changed on PIR weekend!!!! LOL He's into this girl BIG time.....bought her a diamond necklace for her birthday and I think he bought her something else shiny for Christmas but he won't tell me for sure or not. Who would have thunk that PIR weekend would be a match maker weekend and from opposite ends of the country no doubt. Yeah I missed watching the Macy's parade with Christian, and I just sat and watched it for about 10 minutes crying! But I made it through, this will be alright. Gonna make hime a WELCOME HOME sign this week! 10 more days, less the 240 hours......So did everyone watch the Navy/Army game??? BOO YAH!!! NAVY WON!!!!! I was baking cookies with my friends from work, we baked over 16 varities of cookies and made 8 different candies and split them all up between us, it was so much fun, it's our 5th year doing this! Anyone ever make peppermint patties out of a potato before????
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Christine - Oh how your life changed PIR weekend : )
We have already planned the "special" meals. I so missed having him stand over my shoulder and add more and more and more garlic to the "special mashed potatoes" on Thanksgiving! ~ kk
Angie ~ Brain Burp ~ I should know that - as I have to enter "leave" time not "vacation" time. ~ kk
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Mamabear...what do you want me to type? LOL!!! I learned so much from Angie as well as other vet Navy moms on the website! I'm so glad that your sailor will be home for the holidays! Christian is torn because he's splitting his leave between home, CA, and girlfriend home, SC. I don't care, I get him for Christmas and New Years, we'll be celebrating his brothers 16th birthday NY day since his birthday is the 5th and Christian has to get back to GL on the 2nd. Enjoy your time with your sailor, I know I will, and remember it's more then a weekend with curfew....(oh memories of PIR weekend) Much love to all!
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