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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.

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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 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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I would be interested in communicating with anyone who has a son or daughter in the same ship & div as my son to share information we hear from them.

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Hoping for a call this weekend.

 

Hello, My son is. Sorry for not replying sooner. I just came on board, no pun intended. lol.

lol!  Navy speak is a good thing to begin getting used to!

Hey guys.  I am hopefully getting to Chicago Thursday around 3:30pm.  I am trying to decide whether or not to rent a car or use mass transit.  Is anyone familiar with the are enough to make a suggestion?  I have read a couple of different things about a train stop near the RTC.

I rec'd my first phone call last nite, YEAH!!!!! (message) Don't Hold Back, "Send Good's" to share with all the SR's. So ladies what suggestions do you have. Or I guess it's time to start sending care packages to our men, but make sure you send enough to share with everyone.

I didn't think we were allowed to send anything, but if so how many is enough? 

 

How did your SR sound?  My son seemed a bit quiet and maybe a bit homesick, but he wasn't saying anything negative, it just was the tone of his voice.  It sort of made me sad for him.  His 1st letter sounded upbeat, and I think I might just have been actually talking with us that made him seem homesick. 

The phone call was very short. Less than a minute trying to fit in so much. His tone was upbeat as well but you could barely hear him. The funny sad part when the phone rang, I didn't recognize the number, I answered, Hello and couldn't hear anything so I hung up, phone rang again I heard this weary voice say Hello Mom don't hang up it's me...I don't have long to talk, my heart dropped. My hand wanted to hit my head, stupid, stupid, stupid! So I listened so intense. Holding back all my choking tears. Checking off all his wants. Finally we said the I love you's and he was gone once again. After we hung up I forgot to ask the head count

. You would think, this being number four I would be immuned to it. Nope. The wound just reopens and begins to re-bleed.

I'm sorry...you may not send care packages to boot camp...it will be thrown away or taken away...only letters and cards. Plain white envelopes are the best...nothing that draws attention to your recruit. No glitter, stickers and NO musical cards...they'll take the battery out, make them dance to them or have them do IT (Intensive Training) to it. Your SR's (Seaman Recruit) are trying to "fly under the radar" so to speak. You can send pictures but remember they have limited space in their rack (bed). They will also be inspected for content.We recommend printing jokes and pictures etc. on the back of letters to save space.

I'm very glad that you were able to speak with your son! Remember to watch for the 847 area code...also occassionally "US GOVERNMENT" comes up.

The first three weeks are very hard on most...fighting homesickness and getting used to a different way of life. The first two days that they leave MEPS they don't get hardly any (if any) sleep). After about the foruth week things are starting to "gel" and the divisions are starting to come together as a team.

If you have not done so PLEASE join your PIR group so you can connect with other moms'wives/GF/etc. There will also be an individual discussion for your division in the discussion forum area. PLUS, many discussions that will explain about calls, letters, PIR etc for you to read!There are veteran moms on the group (like myself) to answer questions and lend a shoulder!

 Here is the direct link to your PIR group:

PIR 02/03/2012 Divisions 53-60, 804, and 911...TG 11

...just click and it will take you there.

Lani good idea about checking St. Patrick's day stuff for a green scarf!

 

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