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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).  

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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.

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Comment by Jesusintheboat on January 9, 2016 at 8:43pm

hi tnmom50   my son is at Iwakuni base and he likes it -- he is always out about on weekends exploring the mountains etc-says there is lot to do there and I have heard the same from others as well..

Comment by Jesusintheboat on January 9, 2016 at 8:42pm

Oh my heart breaks for them I understand as I had to put 2 dogs down- it is so hard.      :(

Comment by tnmom50 on January 9, 2016 at 8:12pm

my son will be coming there some time soon but I like to know how some the people whom have sailors over there like it

Comment by Kim on January 9, 2016 at 7:47pm

Very sad night for my sailor.  They are putting their cat down.  She is only 5 but it is Lymphoma cancer.  They adopted her 3 years ago.  They took her to vet on Wednesday with breathing problems, fluid surrounding lungs and heart.  They phoned them Friday (test results) and sent them to hospital.  They kept her, ran more tests and phoned with results.  They tried to bring her home but 10 minutes in the car she was suffering.  I came this weekend to babysit tonight while they had a date.  I am babysitting for another reason now.  The bill is $5000.00 so far, I don't know what tonight will be.  They were not prepared for this.

Comment by T-Lynn on January 6, 2016 at 9:59pm

HI

 finally Miss!!!! Love you had family all there for Christmas and that the painting of the trim is done.  Yes, I was worried.  Some how I felt those tornadoes were close to you. I know you said 60 miles - but that is a hop, skip and jump for those strong tornadoes.  By they way - our family will go out on the deck to watch thunder - lightning storms.   when you can share pics of the new kitchen.

Blondie - you and I have the same weather. I think that is why we are sick here.

Around here, my kids are getting ready for Riker's first birthday. The theme - Mickey Mouse club House. I knew it would be Disney. AS for me - I am still nagging for them to go through all his toys that he has. He just does not play with all of them anymore. And with the new ones - the corner in the living room is now expanding the entire wall.

Wish I had some good gossip, but honest I have none. Hope all are safe and well. hugs

Comment by Mississippi Mom on January 4, 2016 at 4:37pm

Happy Late New Year to all of you!  

T-Lynn, sorry that I have not checked in.  We are all fine, the tornadoes were about 60 miles West of us.   The loss though is just heartbreaking.  I shared with my family that we have so much to be thankful for and that we should not take one thing for granted.   Those folks woke up Christmas Eve morning to lives that will forever be changed.   My heart is still breaking for them.   My hubby and I were going to run to Lowe's to pick up some stuff that night, but when we saw the track of the storms he decided that we should not go.  I was glad that we didn't go, no tornadoes touched down at Lowe's but it wasn't too far from where they did.  I did go outside on the porch and watched the lightening.  My son was at house watching it, too.  He got a really cool shot of it with his phone. 

We are still working on the kitchen, we are now doing what I call the "nitty gritty" stuff.  I think I have painted enough trim to fill the White House! LOL!   Oh and I hate painting trim!   Hubby said last night that we are slowly but surely chipping away at this.  I told him if could just stay with it we could get it done.  I lost a couple of days with my niece and sister coming to visit, and then I took my Mom shopping.  Hubby has helped our son put down new floors in his house a couple of days.  Hubby tells me we are not on a time frame and that it is okay, but I am ready to wrap this up.  I also took Sat. and got all my Christmas taken down and put away.  Hubby decided he would help and got all of the yard decorations put back in the basement.  He doesn't do the extension cords or spot lights so my yard is still full of them, but I told him I would get all of that put away before we have mow! LOL!   I think we were both ready for today to go back to work.  We have both been off since Christmas (he was actually off the week of Christmas) and my last day was Wed. before Christmas.  I told him last night I was ready to come back to work to get some rest.  He has a very long day today, he said he won't be home till probably around 8:00 tonight and his day started at 5:00 this morning, so I am sure he won't feel like doing anything tonight.   I am going to go by my sisters'  and see if I can help her.  She has something going with a knee and can't put any weight on it.  The Dr. put a shot in it today and gave her super strong antibiotics and told her to stay off of it for 48 hours and he would see her then and go from there.   She has been down since last Wed.  I have them a pot of soup cooking and will try to help her as much as she will let me.  

AnitM - so glad you are doing as well as you are....Cranky is good!   Take advantage of getting to be cranky!   Sending prayers your way. 

Blondie. T-Lynn, and Drew...sorry that you all have not been feeling well, hope you all feel much better soon!   Not fun being sick, but sure not fun being sick during the holidays. 

Well, gotta run, as much as I was looking forward to work I am now looking forward to quitting time!

Oh, we had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!  Just so very thankful for all of God's Blessing on me and my family.  

Hope all of you are having a great Monday! 

Comment by T-Lynn on January 3, 2016 at 6:26pm

HI

Glad to see post. And that spirits are brighter. Now if we can get the sun to agree around here.

My cold is now in my eyes too. So I am getting off . I had to finish the club minutes adn my eyes are about to pop out. But my curiousity just had to get on here. 

hugs all

Comment by Anti M on January 3, 2016 at 4:41pm

Sounds like the new year is going well!  I am okay, I have resources.  Still cranky though, and learning new skills.  This is not the most pleasant thing to endure, but there are worse things in life.

Comment by Jesusintheboat on January 3, 2016 at 12:51pm

Drew and T-Lynn so glad to hear you are feeling better and yes BLondie I hope you are feeling  better too.  So fun doing signing- I am learning with a couple of ladies and have been doing signing with my granddaughters and so fun. I have Signing Time tapes for them and they are great.  Enjoy the sunshine.  God bless all

Comment by DREW7062 on January 2, 2016 at 2:28pm
HEY EVERYONE; Here I am!!!!! Feeling much better yooohoooo, hey y'all gotta keep it moving, this is 2016 I must perk up no more PITY PARTIES right now, hopefully not for a long time. My baby girl would not want to see me being like I was. Woke up this morning got on the treadmill did 3 miles, made a healthy smoothie, sun shining outside but yep it's cold. UGH.

T-LYNN, still not 100% huh? I'm sorry, you'll feel better soon, let the laundry wait and rest that's what I'm doing, Mmmmm bacon sounds good

BLONDIE- how ya feeling hope better.

Well gotta go and run some errands I'll check in later gals.

Much love Drew
 

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