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Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
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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Events
**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).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**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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Permalink Reply by Jennifer PIR 12/05/14 on
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For me there are good days and bad. Today was a more difficult day. There will be days you're fine and there are days that you'll want to just curl up and cry. I will say this.....do what feels right to you. This is your child, no one can tell you how to feel or how to deal with the emotions you're feeling. All of us here on this site are here as a shoulder to cry on or vent to and celebrate with wherever you want or need.
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Permalink Reply by MJsproudmom on
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Hugs to you for Stength. Your words are how I feel. Stay here and we can get through this together.
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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I understand completely. I am on the downhill slide. Less than 3 weeks to go. Everytime someone asked how I was doing, I cried. It gets easier to deal with, but this site is a wonderful place to be to get support. Hang in there, it will get better.
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Permalink Reply by TDSNAVY04 on
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It defiantly gets better the first 2 weeks is the hardest. I have twin daughters that just graduated Basic last week and are know settled on A school. What really helped me was the support on here and when you get the letter on when your SR will graduate which should be in 1 week join the Facebook group for that PIR graduation. It was a life saver for me. God bless your son and family!! It really does get better I thoght I would never feel normal again and I did. The PIR is amazing!!
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Permalink Reply by Sonya Momof2Recruits on
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I sent twin boys off yesterday. I am struggling really bad today but had to return to work. All I really want to be doing is laying on the couch at home crying.
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Permalink Reply by Lennette on
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It does get better...my son left October 23rd and my emotional fog is just now lifting. Hang in there ;)
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Permalink Reply by maryjo on
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Pennyrh: My son left Nov. 6 as well so our boys are in the same group! This is our 2nd time through this journey...we have a son in the Marines (3rd year). It's quite the roller coaster ride! These parent sites help a LOT! We have something else in common....I am an RRT, although I'm not currently working in Respiratory Therapy!
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Permalink Reply by Pennyrh on
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Maryjo, it's so cool you are a fellow RRT. We are a small tight group. I've been looking at this NavyMom site like I used to look at Pinterest. Constantly! I guess I'm looking for answers on how to survive the next 8 weeks. I'm tired of crying and worrying about my boy. I guess you just get used to him not being in the next room. I hope are sons meet up and support each other.
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This site will be very helpful since we have the same feelings at the same time since we are going through this together! Not a moment goes by that we won't be thinking about them, and I found it seemed to even be like a grieving period..walking past their room, seeing something that makes us think of them, holidays...these are all things that will trigger a thought of them and tears. When my other son went to Marine boot camp, I was more worried they would change who he was and I liked him just the way he was. I worried about him mentally more than physically. But they made his great qualities even better! They work them hard, but take good care of them too and we have a lot to be proud of. Not many people are willing to give up everything and go through what our military go through. It's so self-less in such a self-ish world. Can't say that about all young people. I'm thankful for all of them! And it does get better in time as we find a new normal and adjust to it. You are all in my thoughts and prayers as we begin this journey together!
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I dread that darn box coming. I never thought about his clothes still having his familiar smell attached. And his cell phone that never ever left his hand or pocket coming back too. This is rough!!
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Hi PennyRH and Maryjo my son left on Nov 6th also. It was the hardest day of my life. I have found that spending time on this site and on the RTC site gaining as much information as I can has helped. I do find myself crying a lot but I think it is the normal process all us mothers go through when our children leave home, our situation is just a little different than most. I am so proud of my son and just keep telling myself that we will see him in a few short weeks. The holidays will be the hardest I am sure but I have to stay strong for him because I know it will be harder on him being without his family. Did either of you hear anything about a PIR date yet? My son's recruiter called us with his address and said he was told that the PIR will be 12/31 but this sounds early.
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