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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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DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."
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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).
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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- Graduation Info
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Any faimlies with sailors on carriers? My son is just going to report to the Nimitz... just thought it would be nice to get to know other parents whose sailors are on them and how much contact do you get?
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Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on October 26, 2008 at 9:57am
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That's interesting Donna. My berthing had empty rack-my cube had one and I figured it had to do with availability. I would suggest that your son get to know a female in his shop/job area. Liz was a great help to me. I did her name down on my application as a co-sponsor. But one tiger in my cube didn't have a female sponsor, only her son. One interesting fact I learned after tiger cruise.
On the bus from the base to the airport to retrieve our car, we had a sailor escort. He told me there were 1100 tigers on board. And the ship returned to San Diego with 600 more people on board than they deployed with. Only 400 sailors got off in Hawaii. That's one of the ways that racks are freed up for the tigers. Some take leave, some go back early to prepare for the squadrons return-one sailor in my cube did that.
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Actually, that is not true. I have a son and both my husband and I got to go. It is for parents, children, siblings and extended family. My son asked a female sailor in his shop to be my co-sponsor and I stayed in her cube. But there were other female tigers who didn't have a female co-sponsor, just her son. Ben was responsible for me, but Liz was a tremendous help in the female berthing. Go on it ! It's an experience of a lifetime.
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Vickie,
no worries. Your son will notify you when he needs your application. Ben sent a link to the application to us. We had to email it back to him, then he turned it in. Also, I had signed up with the ombudsman for the ship to receive their monthly newsletters and they also sent me the applications. We got ours in early July for a 10-1 cruise. Go on it, it's a fabulous experience!
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Comment by Vickie - Rooney's mom on October 23, 2008 at 8:21pm
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How do you get on a tiger cruise? My son will be on the Stennis.
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Comment by AngiePNMx2 on October 21, 2008 at 8:38pm
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Welcome Linda!! we're all in this together!!
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Too cool. Thanks for getting the info Barbara! I will keep in my Navy file for future reference.
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Hi all,
I am not aware of that program. Ben just came home from a deployment on the Lincoln and he never mentioned a voicemail program. If they had it, I sure wish I would've known about it.
But it sounds cool.
Sue
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my son and I emailed just about every day.
Sue
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I just took the tiger cruise aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. My son is actually assigned to a squadron called the Blue Blasters and they are assigned to the Lincoln.
I had contact with Ben nearly everyday via email. That was wonderful. I guess it depends on their job on the carrier.
Take the tiger cruise if you are able.
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Comment by Suzanne on September 22, 2008 at 11:17pm
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Hi to all, My son Aaron is on the USS George Washington. He is an ABE the green shirts on the flight deck. The picture of him here is when they left Va and this is going through the Strait of Magellan. He said he had never been so cold in his life. They hit a bad storm as they came out of the Strait and the waves were higher and going over the flight deck. It makes a mom pray.
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