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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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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).
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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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Motivational Letters
I got a call from my recruit Saturday, and he told me about a guy in his division who is not receiving any mail and could really use the extra motivation. I am just in need of some advice and I have some questions! Should I specify that my recruit told me about him, or keep it anonymous? Also, what are some ideas of things I should say?! Would it be better to send the letter in the same envelope as my recruit's and have him give him the letter? I know these seem like silly questions but I don't want to put him or my recruit in any awkward situations. Any advice would be appreciated!
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Permalink Reply by CatMom509 on
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brittanyrmc,
All the ladies here have posted great advice, especially the one with addressing a letter in an envelope with the SR's name! He will be blessed so much when he hears his name. I think it wouldn't hurt to mention your own SR, so this other one would know who in his division really cared about him~~ Just let him know that the Navy is really very selective on who they choose to be part of their organization, so just being at Navy Boot Camp is a huge accomplishment. You might want to let him know that you are praying/rooting for him as well as your own SR. If my scriptures are fitting for you to include, that's part of why I post them--for the SRs and for you and other loved ones!!
It would be nice if you could find out if any of this other SR's family are coming to PIR, depending on his response, you could look for him to give him a congratulatory ((HUG)) or invite him to spend the day with your family~~
But really, at this point, writing him letters is a great start!!
Please friend everyone here (click on their names, them Add as Friend, then they will have to accept and will show up on your Friends list), then you can go to your Inbox, click on Compose in the right corner, choose all the ladies here (keep a little list of them), then write one message with the SR's name and address and send it to everyone at the same time~~
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Permalink Reply by brittanyrmc on
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Unfortunately the letter with the address didn't come in yesterday or today, and I will be leaving early tomorrow morning for vacation, so I will not have the address until about the 23rd. The SR graduation is 4/10, so I am not sure how much we'll be able to write him. This snail mail kills me sometimes! Haha.
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