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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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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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Comment by Nan(Ship 9 Div 247) on August 16, 2011 at 9:28am
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My son just started A School yesterday - sort of. They woke him up and said to get to class but during the day he found out that he has lots of intro classes and medical to do and class won't actually start until a week from Friday. But he does get to get up at 5 am and run with the ACs, so he's happy.
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Comment by esther22ship02div932PIR7-1 on August 15, 2011 at 11:23pm
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A cell phone is nice to have after bootcamp, and they are allowed to have them at A school right away. Other than that, he can get everything else he would need there, or yuo can ship him a box with clothes and other stuff after you get home. Everything you give him he will have to carry through the airport and if you give him more than just a cell phone he'll need to have it in a plain black back pack. My husband didn't want anything more than a cell phone, because he didn't want to have a ton of stuff to carry. They'll be carrying their big sea bag with them. As far as specifics for AC's my husband keeps asking for more pens, highlighter and 3x5 notecards!! LOTS of notecards!!! They can get them at the NEX, but I always throw some in just so if he needs them he doesn't have to go all the way over there for more. Good Luck! PIR will be here before you know it!
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Comment by ronet on July 25, 2011 at 7:34pm
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Daughter arrived in Pensacola yesterday-- so excited for her !
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Comment by chicaazul6 on July 20, 2011 at 2:21am
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i can't wait to see my bf. does anyone have any advice? what should i bring or do? i haven't seen him since he left for BC. I'm planning to go over labor day.
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Well, my husband had a "physical" on monday, and then went to turn in his paperwork and was told he better get going on his class hours that have to be donw before he can class up because they were wanting to class him up this friday OR next week sometime. Soooooo hopefully a new AC class will be starting soon!!! yay!!!
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gotcha...so really they won't know unti they have thier next set of orders?
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Is C school right after A school? Is it in Pensacola? Do they ALL go to C school?
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hmmmm, my husband was told there wasn't a c school? Do they all do c school, or just some?
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I'm still not sure of a start date...seems like they just moved it a week later as your son arrived a week later. I guess we'll see. I'm going down to see him the last weekend of this month and cannot wait! My husband said he saw a bunch of guys come in last night, and was wondering if he would get a roomate. My husband has a physical coming up on monday, and is checking out joining the performing group at Pensacola, that's the only new info I have. Abby....nice to know that's you :) I think there's quite a few from that division that stick together.
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Comment by Abby on July 9, 2011 at 11:58pm
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OH, and Esther, I hope you are with your husband soon, or atleast by Christmas, as you wished!
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