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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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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Camp Pendleton Corpsmen Moms
Information
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is home to Field Medical Training Battalion-West and Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton.
Group Admin: Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom
Location: San Diego County
Members: 187
Latest Activity: Nov 15, 2022
Camp Pendleton, FMTB-West, and NHCP
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is home to Field Medical Training Battalion-West and Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton.
Base access information with video
Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton is a beautiful new 42-bed teaching facility near the main gate that provides outpatient and inpatient care for active-duty service members, their family members, retirees and other eligible beneficiaries. Additional care is available at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
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FMTB-West Student Info and What to Bring
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Comment by IDCmom#1 on March 17, 2012 at 12:03am
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First of all, hurray to all the graduates! If they have made it this far, they are graduating.
Gate guards will just look at your driver's license. If you have a cute daughter with you, they will just check her out and wave you through. At least that was our experience when my daughter visited.
There are signs posted to the school house. It is left at first light, across I-5 overpass and stay on road until signs direct you to the left. The graduation takes place on parade ground right in front of the school. Parking is right there, too. You will be directed by Sailors not in this graduating class. You can't get lost. Well, I could because I can get lost anywhere.
So happy for all of you. I know it was a long eight weeks.
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Comment by TxNvyMom2011 on March 16, 2012 at 10:54pm
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Thank you al! ready to get the week going so we can head out to California Hope everyone has a great weekend.
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Comment by Aaronswife on March 16, 2012 at 10:34pm
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Its actually really easy getting on base. When I have guests they just say they are here to visit and they let them in. I think just your drivers license and tell them you are here for the graduation and everything should be good.
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Comment by corpsmanwifeschu on March 16, 2012 at 10:10pm
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I have my ID so I don't know what they require. Would probably be license and registration and they may do a quick inspection. At least that's what happens at the Army post near me when you go on without a mil ID.
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On directions my son said to turn left at the first light after entering base and head towards Doc something we had a bad call connection last night. What all is required to get on base? We will be driving a rental. Any and all information is appreciated
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I'm planning on getting there around 9ish. The Marine website has directions...I think. I'll be staying at the Lodge so I'll have to figure out different directions to get there.
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How early should we get there?
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No, he hasn't told me where it is. I live on camp pendleton, so I'm assuming it's where they do everything..
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Comment by zStratMom on March 16, 2012 at 7:00pm
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Hi, there TX Nvy Mom & Aaron's wife!
You can bring as many folk as you like - no tickets or "accounting" like at boot camp. It's outside, but not too far from the main gate (a bit tricky--has your corpsman sent directions once you go through the gate?). There are bleachers, and they seem to be full, but not so much a few more couldn't fit.
I brought flowers and gave them to ALL the moms, wives, grandmas etc., when it was my son's turn. Met several N4Ms there. Enjoy the ceremony!
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It is my understandingthat is it is outsidse and guest sit on bleachers so, if the bleachers are full I guess they could stand
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