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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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The purpose of this group is to allow family of new sailors assigned to school at Training Support Center Great Lakes a chance to voice questions to a Student Division Commander
Location: Great Lakes, IL
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@newnavymom2, I had to do a little searching, I thought I had it in one of my messages, but couldn't find it. Sarge will also give you this info if you go to the meet & greet, but here it is: On Buckley Rd (the main entrance road) stay to the Left and Drive past the line of cars waiting to get on base. Drive under the train tracks and make a U-turn. Drive back under the tracks and turn Left onto the base.
We did a dry run of this route the day before, and then followed this and bypassed a lot of people,the car line forms early. Got to park in the parking garage, and our walk was pretty short.
Blackbirdmom, what is the shortcut? please post or msg me. I didn't see a link in your post. Thanks
PIR day, take the shortcut that you will find on here. You'll be able to get in much faster. Also, go early. We got there right after 6 am, and got a good choice of seats. I took small stadium cushions, and I was thankful for them. LOL Those bleachers get hard. Fortunately, it will be warm when you are there. It was COLD, rainy and windy on March 31.
It was around 4:00 for us, also. We knew it would be a wait, so we went back to the hotel, and took naps. As soon as he called, we headed back up to sign him out, and that took a little while. After that, we went to eat, and then talked for a while. He was exhausted by the end of that day. The next morning we could pick him up at 6 am, but it was almost 7 before we got off base.
I think we got our Sailor by 1:30. Hopefully you won't have to wait too long.
4:00 ! wow that is almost the whole day. yes he is staying at GL. That is going to be a long wait!
If his A school is going to be there in Great Lakes you will not see him until about 4pm. So go out to have a light lunch, sight see, go relax at your hotel room. If he is flying out the next day he can leave with you spend as much time with him as possible. you can meet him at the airport on Saturday make sure you talk to the airport to get a family pass so that you stay with him in the waiting area until he leaves.
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