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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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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
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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- PNG – 2.3 MB
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I Got My Box!
My son left on 8/1 and I received his box this morning FedEx! No Surprise message inside, but I have never been so happy to see his dirty clothes in my life! One week down...shouldn't be too long before I get the letter! I think I just might make it!
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Permalink Reply by kazzam(SHIP 13 DIV 313) on
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Me too! Was really hoping for a note or something :(
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Permalink Reply by Brandon'sMom94(SHIP 14- DIV 334) on
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I didn't get a note either, I was sad....
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Permalink Reply by Jane (SHIP 13 DIV 314) on
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kazam, do you a tentative PIR date yet? If I remember correctly out kids both arrived August 2nd? Correct me if I'm wrong of course! :)
Can't wait to get his smelly shoes! :)
No box here yet :(
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I do not have any info on PIR date. We should all be getting the form letter in the mail very soon. Check the mail daily and I will do the same. I am in the process of moving so I have two mailboxes to check now :)
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Permalink Reply by sfreemontship13div313 on
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I just received mine, too! No note, just the expected which is fine! The things that bring us joy right now!!
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I know right! I've never been so happy to see his dirty laundry before. LOL!!!
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Permalink Reply by Steven'smom on
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I got my kid in a box today!! Minus the kid though. No note, only his boarding pass and a card from the Hard Rock where we ate the night before. I thought we were supposed to get an address. My son shipped out on the 2nd.
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Pretty sure we will be getting a form letter in the mail. I thought we would at least have a little hand written note from them. But no note :(
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Permalink Reply by Stephanie (S-PACT/Yokosuka,JP) on
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Still no box here. Son shipped out August 2nd. I'm seeing conflicting information for when people think PIR will be for those who shipped 8/1 & 8/2. I calculated 10/5, but some are saying 9/28? Anyone know anything for certain?
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I am just going to wait for the actual form letter to arrive to confirm. Yes, your calculation makes sense and that is what I was thinking also.
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Permalink Reply by bnb&bmbmom (Ship 02/ Div 929) on
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Before my son left, he said he thought PIR would be the first weekend in Ocotber. This would be great since we are out of school for Columbus Day that Monday. We are planning on stayin at GL from Thursday thru Sunday night! I am anxious to start sending him letters, so I can't wait unil we get our letter. I promised I would not call his recruiter, he wants to do this whole thing on his own...by the books. Funny thing is, my daughter is in DEP (leaving for GL 4/3/13...then Nuke School in Charleston, SC) and the recruiters called her on Monday to see how everything went with my son leaving!
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