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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).
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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hi My Son is currently in Groton, Ct. for Submarine School then "A" School.
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Comment by FirsTimeNavyMomSh04Div20 on December 15, 2011 at 12:06am
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Hi all, I got my "I'm a sailor call" tonight and my son is headed for Groton on Saturday morning. He tells me he's gotta looks for flights that he's coming home for christmas, that the school closes for the holidays??? This isn't what I heard. I thought he'd have to wait and put in there for the time off and probably wouldn't get it, being a newbie. Anyone know if school closes, he's headed for BESS. Thanks!
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Comment by kasslow on December 14, 2011 at 11:09pm
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Thanks KathysMmom
That would be great if you do happen to see him there!
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Comment by KathyMmom on December 14, 2011 at 11:01pm
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Hi kasslow - there certainly is a graduation for BESS (Thursday the 15th for the USS Bang class which sounds like your son is part of). My son is part of the grad ceremony tomorrow, and we just enjoyed a lovely dinner with him. He will be meeting us tomorrow morning at 7:30am to take us on base so we can see the graduation. It's much more casual than PIR, but I think it will be just as fun, and much more personable since it's smaller. I'm going to be taking some pictures, so maybe I will get lucky and get one of your son as well. I'll try to ask for Nolan and see what happens. My son will then be coming home on the 21st to spend the holidays with us. It was great to get that hug tonight - that is for sure. Made my day/week/month!
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Ok-so my son just finished Bess and is coming home for two weeks Friday!!! However, when I ask him if there is a graduation he keeps insisting that there isn't one! After reading this site- it looks like there is. Hmm. Any thoughts?
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Comment by My sailor's ladybug (356) on December 14, 2011 at 9:06pm
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My boyfriend is almost done with BESS. Then he has A school in Groton. So it is going to be a few more months before I get to see him.
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Comment by sbarber on December 14, 2011 at 8:47pm
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Hey guys my son has completed A school and is in BESS right now. He did his A school in Mississippi before going to Groton.
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Comment by ProudMama (ship 2 div 937) on December 14, 2011 at 8:00pm
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sbarber - is your son in A School now? My son is just about finished with TCNO and then will start A School. He didn't say anything about choosing ports yet.
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Comment by Zahi Merz on December 14, 2011 at 6:43pm
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Hubby came home and told me picks are tomorrow!!!!
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Comment by SSMom on December 14, 2011 at 6:38pm
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Congratulations sbarber!!
My son just called and told me they get to choose ports tomorrow. They were told today which ones were available...now for decision time!
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@Subby'sGirl: Yup he got told today!!!!!! Fingers crossed you guys get what you wanting too....let us know :-)
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