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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.
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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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Anyone's son/daughter leave for bootcamp today?
My son (only child) left today for bootcamp and it was the hardest thing I've ever done in my entire life. Thankful for getting to spend the holidays with him, but hard nonetheless. It's amazing how excited and ready these kids are when the parents are a wreck. Praying that I can snap out of this crying phase quickly!
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Permalink Reply by LRH68 on
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My son also left January 3rd. So very hard. I got the phone call from him that night, then his belongings box was delivered today. I spent Friday and Saturday cleaning his room as it took my mind off of it. It felt good to be mad at him during that time with all my glasses/silverware that had been missing found under his bed! Lol. I did spend yesterday crying a few times as I had some down time. I have 4 boys and this is my youngest.
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Permalink Reply by missanbe on
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Wow, that literally sounds like what I did! I cleaned his room and did laundry Friday and Saturday as well....found the root to the smell in his room and many dishes...hahaha I'm glad to hear that I'm not going crazy and that others are going through the same emotional roller coaster. Today is the first day I've not cried, but the box arrived and it made me sad. I was really hoping he would have written a letter to us or something, but nope...just dirty clothes. hahaha
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Boys and their rooms! We live in WA State, my #3 son went to college at Arizona State. The difference with that was I could talk to him, text him and I knew he would fly home holidays, spring break and then summer home. The hard part is not talking to them. Not knowing next time will be able to be home. Its all new to us. I am counting down the days till we can send letters and graduation! I know right, more dirty clothes! Lol
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Yes, the not being able to talk or text is extremely hard. I’m hoping that form letter arrives before the 2 week timeframe I’ve read about so I can send the stack of letters I’ve written. Ha! Wish I knew what was going on each day. We have friends who’s kids went to marine bootcamp and they got a calendar which told them each day what was happening. Ugh.
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