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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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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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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 Cath Bubblehead mom on July 16, 2014 at 6:13pm: Linda we are all learning! Welcome hoosiermamma - not sure about leaving humidity - it's been pretty humid this week! Although, Groton being near the shore is not as bad.

Comment by Kevsmom93 on July 16, 2014 at 1:52pm: hoosiermamma congratulations on your son's graduation from his A school! What a terribly long wait for him afterward! What's next for your son in Groton? I'm not familiar with the aspects of what a Yeoman does for their training, very curious :-) Is Groton his PDS?

I have family who live in MS and have heard about the high humidity. Our son did mention when he was in Groton that it's pretty humid there too. Compared to N.Cal though everything is humid. Except today the weather is going to make me a liar because we're at about 50% which is highly unusual for summer.

Comment by Linda on July 16, 2014 at 1:17pm: Cath Bubblehead mom: Thank you for the information on the blue card. Learning the ways of the Navy of we go.

Comment by mrsb on July 16, 2014 at 12:53pm: Welcome to Groton hoosiermamma!!!

Comment by hoosiermamma on July 16, 2014 at 11:46am: My son arrived at Groton this past Saturday. He graduated YN A school on May 16th and had been on hold all this time in Meridian. He is SO happy to get out of the humidity. Just another one of may legs of what his Navy journey holds I am sure :).

Comment by shirl on July 16, 2014 at 12:43am: That is funny, he is grandpa,but they can enlist up to 33 in the navy, so by those standards he is young. I was 27 when I joined the Airforce and 28 was the cutoff.

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on July 15, 2014 at 8:57pm: Absolutely - Drinking has been an issue. Also, sailors visiting NYC and attending a RAVE. If it's a holiday weekend, the base ups it's "random" testing!

Fortunately, my son is older - referred to as grandpa by the others - he is 27 and enlisted last year.

Comment by shirl on July 15, 2014 at 8:06pm: Remember they are allowed to drink if of age, I know u might think this is a no brainer but it is not. I know form first hand if ur son is underage stay away from the alcohol if of age stay away from the underage drinker, or face the consequences which are not fun. Just some motherly advice u can tell them, and pray they listen or learn the hard way.

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on July 15, 2014 at 4:23pm: I know several of you do belong to FB and various Navy groups. There are some useful files in the Sub School group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/496302360419464/files/

I know I rarely look at the file sections on the FB groups!

Phoebs - I have not experienced A school graduation yet so I cannot help you there. But the FB file link has other useful info about transportation, hotels, places to eat etc.

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on July 15, 2014 at 4:19pm: Linda - that should be a good time - but it all depends on the weather - rain and heat - sometimes it's earlier or later.

Regarding the card colors:

Phase one liberty (WHITE)- return to barracks by 2200 (10pm), wear uniform off base, no alcohol, 25 mile radius

Phase two liberty(YELLOW)- return to barracks by 2200 on weekdays and 2400/000 (midnight) on the weekends... Civilian clothes may be worn, and alcohol is allowed

Phase three liberty (BLUE)- return to base by 0700, civilian clothes allowed, alcohol is allowed.... Can go 250 miles off base during the weekend and doesn't have to return to base on the weekends if it is not their duty weekend.