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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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GROTON, CT. SUBSCHOOL & "A" SCHOOL MOMS

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hi My Son is currently in Groton, Ct. for Submarine School then "A" School.

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Comment by janlee on April 19, 2011 at 2:14pm: Chei--Not me..i was there two weeks ago.:) And BTW...my son is also only 19, so i am hoping they stay engaged for a while..they have been together for 3 years (so young), but i keep telling myself that its just an engagement..no date has been set yet..lol

cjasmin--i hope you make the best of your time at PIR..as im sure you will!! have fun>>:)

Comment by janlee on April 19, 2011 at 1:21pm: Congratulations Ashley!..must be something in the water up there in CT..LOL! Seems like everyone that goes thru BESS is either married, getting married, or getting engaged..:) :) Including MY son..lol

Maybe they all know each other..that would be neat if you/they were all friends and we didnt even know it..lol

Comment by SubWife5611 on April 19, 2011 at 9:09am: Hi everyone. My fiance is in BESS at the moment and was given what he had hoped for, STS:) We talked about that for an hour the other night and he seems so excited about it. My son and I are going to be moving up there soon and I'd love to get to know some more ladies. I'm flying up by myself May 5th and we are getting married! Can't wait:)

Comment by janlee on April 18, 2011 at 9:13pm: mamamiri--Yayy! Good luck! Now that youre there,,you can take your time..:))

Comment by MamaMiri (FT) on April 18, 2011 at 8:32pm: I'm here!! Arrived last night and we got keys to our house today! I'm just so happy to finally have our family together again. Now we start the headache of trying to figure out how to get our move paid for so we can have our household goods shipped, lol!

Comment by janlee on April 18, 2011 at 5:27pm: cjasmim--sometimes. The ATT classes were on hold, they were backed up, so most of the Sailors took that time to put in for leave. They will let your guy know while he is there. My son didnt expect to get any leave until after TCNO...but it worked out like this. Nothing is ever in stone..:))

Comment by janlee on April 18, 2011 at 3:21pm: cjasmi--he went back to Groton. he starts ATT in a week, so he will be up there for a while..:))

Comment by janlee on April 17, 2011 at 7:02pm: Gayle---the BESS graduation is much smaller, more personable, and a lot more relaxed than the PIR ceremony. It is a smaller group of Sailors (60 or 70), it is held in room at the Base. There is a platform with a podium where several officers/chiefs make short speeches and then the sailors line up to walk across the platform and get their diploma. Pictures are welcome. It was a nice ceremony and i was glad i went, especially since they are able to leave the base and hang out for the day. In my case...my son was coming home with us to spend a week of leave..:))

Comment by MM89Beth on April 17, 2011 at 6:45pm: My sailor just arrived from boot camp.

He said it is soooooo nice in Groton!

Comment by Gayle on April 16, 2011 at 8:28pm: What is the sub ball? More I need to learn about. Also Bess graduation......What kind of ceremony is it?