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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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**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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RTC Graduation

**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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Latest Activity: Dec 22, 2022

If your child is having a hard time with the pfa's or anything of that nature i would love to chat. My son is also in RCU so if anyone would like to talk about that we can

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Comment by sammy1990 on March 21, 2014 at 9:54am: exactly how it works. great info love.

Comment by lovemynavygirl on March 21, 2014 at 2:27am: Just a quick reminder that SRs have to move to Ship 5 THU after Battle Stations so it may take awhile to get the Sailor call. Mine came around 4:30/5 CST after much staring at the phone willing it to ring. Also keep an eye on Facebook because many of them get online the first second they can.

Comment by sammy1990 on March 20, 2014 at 9:32am: awwwwww. I've got goosebumps for you! congrats! it's a big deal!

Comment by kkjetz on March 20, 2014 at 9:10am: I got my call last night!! Thank God she passed her run and had 15 secs to spare! We are on our way!! From what my daughter said there was a line of recruits waiting to make calls to their parents so it sounds like yesterday was very successful. ;-)) I'm counting on the "I'm a Sailor" call tomorrow. ;-))

Comment by FavoredLife on March 17, 2014 at 12:21pm: hi Laura. yes I received a call yesterday! an hour long!

Comment by Anchors-A-Way☆Class 1429 M on March 16, 2014 at 11:37pm: Anyone else get a call tonight?

Comment by FavoredLife on March 16, 2014 at 3:45pm: Thanks for sharing Laura.

Comment by Anchors-A-Way☆Class 1429 M on March 16, 2014 at 2:12pm: okay so a reputable Navy mom source, a friend of mine, whose son had PIR last Friday said that a couple of the parents who showed up for PIR and whose sons were, unknowingly to them,placed in the fit division - were told that they would only get a phone call if their SRs passed the run. And they also added that for the past week, NO ONE has completed a run due to timeouts being called every time. these time outs are presumably being called by the division that the fit group is running with (new recruits) and not our SRs.

Take that bit of information however you choose. To me it was awesome news. It means that my son is not failing, and not giving up or quitting, he just hasn't been able to finish a run.I very pleased to hear that, although I know it must be extremely frustrating for him.I tell you what, I am going to hug that boy so hard the next time I see him, he may just start to suffocate, lol.

Comment by FavoredLife on March 16, 2014 at 12:49pm: Hi Laura*Ship 13*Div 102. I understand the feeling of losing your mind. Keep the faith and stay positive. I got the 'dreaded' call as well 4 days ago, and my son was seconds short also. We are in this together! Today is Sunday and I'm hoping for a phone call today but it sounds like he'll be busy that I wont hear from him for a while, ya think? I did write him on graduation day. I'm told the (encouragement card) mail will be forwarded to him. Hang in there Laura

Comment by kkjetz on March 15, 2014 at 9:28pm: I wish I could say it was easier Laura*Ship, but it's been 2 weeks since I was able to speak to my daughter. I will say that her times are improving and she was staying positive about graduating. It's going to be up to you and your son to keep spirits high and not lose hope. FIT is tough. Think of it as another level of weeding out and when they pop out on the other side they will be stronger and better prepared for the next step. It just stinks while they're there and really stinks about graduation. Thank God there are other graduations during they're rise. I'm right with you so feel free to vent here and encourage in your letters.