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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.
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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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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 October 29, 2009 at 10:22am
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Hello! Does anyone know, or have experience, with Battle Stations running earlier with the 900 divisions? Thank you ~ kk
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Comment by Navy for Moms Admin on October 26, 2009 at 12:55am
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(Angie - Thanks for the note in this group & the others regarding this!)
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We have a couple of 11/20/2009 PIR groups. If you are a Division 901, please become a member of our group : ) ~ kk
Division 901 PIR (Graduate) Friday, 20 Nov 09
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Christine ~ I forgot! Thank you for all of the good information about the hectic Liberty call. We will make sure we take the cell phone from Dad just before this happens. I am sure he will find his way back to the Navy Lodge! ~ kk
You know I am joking! ; )
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Christine ~ I am so excited. I am still counting the weeks ~ not the days (too early). I am proud of my son. Life would have been so much easier for him to have just resumed his classes at the university. He knew the university would still be there after "A" and maybe "C" school. He has a great goal.
I think about so many recruits probably dreading the early wake up call. He had practice; opening up a coffee shoppe between 5:00 and 5:30 AM. So those early morning watches work for him. ~ kk
My heavens ~ I think I just sounded like a mother!
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Comment by Christine-OS2 proud mom on October 14, 2009 at 9:17pm
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Best part of having my son in the 900 division? Didn't have to fight the WAVE of families looking for their sailors. We got to sit in the stands and our kids came to us after they put their equipment away! Once Liberty call is called it's a ZOO! It's very exciting, but CRAZY! I lost my husband twice inside the building, thank goodness for cell phones. And for the kids with the state flags? those aren't "little" flags, they look to be 8x10 flags but maybe 5x7 and although they have a harness to carry the flag, they are anything but light, and they "snap" those flags when needed. Oh, it's such a wonderful ceremony, and everyone who performs does an outstanding job, they've worked hard all through bootcamp and it really shows how much pride they have in themselves and their division! My son will never forget his experience being in a 900 division!
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Danny'sMom ~ When the recruiter told me my son's division (and was really excited ~ I might add ~ lol), he asked if he played an instrument, and stated it was a "special performance division." I said, "Unless they march with guitars, NO!" Then I remembered he played the tuba in junior high school. I started laughing with the visual of my 6'6" SR, with BCGs and a tuba! No way! Then I thought, "Did he take my harmonica?" WHEW ~ it is still on my desk. Based on his letters, he will be carrying a flag. I think a state flag. You have to add the comedy to get through the "mising my son waves."
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Are the body snatchers the guys/gals walking the ranks making sure nobody passes out? We saw a couple of kids lock their knees and went down, they were quickly taken to the "back room" and I really don't recall if they rejoined their division or not. Yeah, Div 945 was pretty stoked that they won Capt's Cup. Other divisions at PIR??? I remember seeing a few of them, actually my son's friend from high school was in another division, 337, and I've met some wonderful moms from other divisions from our PIR date group. Total count was like 776 sailors graduating, so I recall seeing more then one white crackerjack uniform with a dixie cup! (hehehe)
I figure the dvd will be top notch quality, I don't think anything the Navy does is second rate! Should have that within the next month or so, it'll be here for the holidays so my son can watch it! I wish I had taken my film camera instead of the digital, I just bought the digital so pictures aren't best quality. I know how to work the film camera and get better shots, faster sutter speed for sure. But we got some good pictures and we have the memories of a wonderful weekend with our son. My youngest son also wants to join Navy after graduating high school but he's only a Jr, so I have at least 2 years before I get to repeat the fun of bootcamp! See you online, bless you and yours.
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Not a problem Angie. I probably didn't use the right words, but I'm still pretty new at this too, (get caught up in the excitement of everything). All I know I loved our son's PIR, he felt honored to be in the band and part of the performance division (they won Captains Cup also, extra proud of that); can't wait for the dvd to get here so I can watch it again. So much I probably missed because I was zeroed in on my son (haha). Everyone has a different experience from the same ceremony (for that PIR date), I'll personally never forget it. Now counting down the days before he'll be home for Christmas from A school...yeah. I can handle him being away for Thanksgiving, was a little worried about Christmas, but looks like he'll be able to come home after all, it might be the last Christmas at home for a while.
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Angie, just my son's personal experience, he had almost 2 extra weeks of bc with his division as to his friend who showed up for bc over a week after he did and graduated same day. Just how it works sometimes I think, but I've heard other moms from 900 div say same thing. I could be wrong, but that's been my experience.
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