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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.
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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Started by AsYouWish<333. Last reply by crystal.claire Oct 10, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Comment by Cjohnsonusc on July 21, 2012 at 3:31pm
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Just got the letter with all is info!!! DIV 286 ship 12!!!!
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Comment by JLH on July 18, 2012 at 10:02pm
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Cjohnsonusc,
My boyfriends mom just booked my flight for $402 round trip. He will most likely be going to Pensacola, FL for A school, my boyfriend is going to be an Aviation Rescue Swimmer and there are other boys in his division going into Navy diving and Pensacola afterwards. I am not 100% sure but that is what I have heard so far.
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Thank you so much that is all so helpful. I cant wait to receive his first letter, I can't believe its only been 3 days. I believe he is going for navy diving
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Comment by abuon18 on July 15, 2012 at 12:01pm
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My husband left for boot camp July 11th last year. His PIR was Sept. 9. But you definitely need to wait to buy your plane tickets. He could be a push division which means he could graduate a week early than you expect. He could be put in a division that is not full so it would have to wait until next week's recruits arrive so then he'd be a week behind. Plane tickets will stay in that range they won't go up too much more unless you wait until like the week before to buy them.
What rate (job) did your boyfriend singing his contract for? That will determine where his A school is.
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My boyfriend left July 12th for boot camp in Chicago and I already miss him so much. I have so many unanswered questions that I'm hopping you ladies can help me answer. The cost of the flight to get to his pir is $550 and only going up, I still don't no the exact date is it safe to buy a flight now for 8 weeks after he left in order to save money or do I need to wait two weeks for the exact date?? And is it true I will only be able to see thereof my life one short day before he leaves again? Also when will he know where he is going to A school??
I'm sorry I have so many questions, I just feel that having some answers will make this all a little bit easier.
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You are so lucky!! It has almost only been two weeks and they are going by SO slow! I cannot wait to see him at PIR at the end of August! He will most likely leave the day after PIR since his A school is in Pensacola, FL, so I am looking forward to any time I get to spend with him. Have a good time with your sailor!
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Comment by Last_First124 on July 13, 2012 at 12:54pm
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Hi ladies! my bf left 6/6 and PIR is 8/3...I'm soooo excited to see him! I'm glad his mom took at least a thousand pictures of him before he left...I still haven't seen them all!!! I wish he could come home for at least a day after PIR but at least I get to see him that day.
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Lexxie(Ship-11 Div-264) & abuon18,
Thanks for the info!! I have flats that I could wear, and I am definitely going to be checking the weather two weeks before we leave for GL. Looks like I will have to go shopping sometime between now and then!
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Comment by AmberM04 on July 11, 2012 at 2:18pm
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My boyfriend left for boot camp on June 6th and his PIR date is 8/3/12. He asked that I get a blue/navy colored dress. I am also going to wear sandals because I heard it is a long walk to where the ceremony is going to be and I don't want blisters from heels on this great day!
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Comment by dukelvr on July 11, 2012 at 2:04pm
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Does anybody have a boyfriend with a PIR date of 8/17? I finally got my first letters from him yesterday! (And yes, I cried like a baby!) Lol, but it has been super hard too. Everybody says it gets easier. It's been a little over 2 weeks and it still feels just as hard though. However, I'm not crying everyday like before, so I guess that's a plus.
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