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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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**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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Care packages for new graduates (a school)
Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol
Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??
Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of…Continue
PIR DATE: December 13, 2019
Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue
Arrived at boot camp October 2nd
Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies 1 Like
Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue
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Comment by Jen on February 1, 2019 at 5:02pm
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Just got the call my daughter is in Ship5 :( so bummed for her. Her knee kept popping out.
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Comment by JayDee659 on January 30, 2019 at 12:31pm
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Oleander sailor and whales, what a great package! I could use some desert about now. Love the cold, could do without the snow. It's supposed to be 60 here this weekend. Mother Nature must be going through menopause.
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Comment by Oleander on January 30, 2019 at 11:33am
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OMGoodness you guys! I remember those frigid temps well from my 16 years in NH -- hence living in the desert! Please stay safe out there and JayDee I'm so sorry to hear you got hurt!
Congratulations on your 1st letter Jen! I saved all the letters between my daughter and me, have been thinking about making a book out of them - a little time capsule of her life. I'll get it done some day lol!
Hang in there Thomas, your letter's coming!
Got a chance to see my sailor last weekend in San Diego. We went whale watching on an RIB, saw 5 whales which included 2 mothers w/their babies, about a hundred dolphins, even a sea lion surfing a wave right next to our boat. Amazing weekend! Got lots of hugs to last til the next time.
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Comment by Blondie on January 30, 2019 at 10:30am
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Yeah we got the snow yesterday around noon, I left it to cover the ice for traction. My dog has been in and out since Saturday, he wants to be out but same thing he'll start limping and I make him come in as soon as he gets the ice out of his paws, he's right back out. He has plenty of hair and loves the cooler weather. At least 8 counties (that I know of) canceled, schools, mail etc. but of course we're still open, even stranger we Have patients! Crazy. Last I looked we were at -7 with wind chill -36.
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Blondie, we're at 2 with a wind chill of -16. Even I admit that's cold. My patrol friend at Boston/Mills Brandywine told me last night that they were closed down today because of your weather. Paoli closed right afterwards, guess since we're all Peaks resorts it was a corp decision.
We got snow on top of the cold. I was so happy this morning because my car started right up. Then when I was going down the steps, I slipped and twisted my back. I'm home enjoying muscle relaxers today. The dogs just had to go out to pee. Coco came running back in but Bambi did not. I finally saw her limping around the corner, guess her paws were too cold. I coaxed her in and warmed her up and she's now fine. This cold is nothing to mess with.
Thomas, it's been 4 years but we got our first call in two weeks, right before the letters showed up. When we got our PIR form letter, she'd scrawled notes in the margins to us so that was cool. Sometimes my daughter missed her time to call home or write for one of two reasons, first she had to stand watch. The second reason was because she was a yoeman and had duties to perform that sometimes took away that time. It's hard to convince ourselves of this, but honestly, no news is good news. You'll hear from her soon!
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Jenn, so glad to hear she's doing well. We all have our ups and downs no matter how many years it's been, that's why we call it a roller coaster ride. Just hang on! It's a ride of a life time. :) I confess when I would get my daughters letters, I'd read them in her voice, I mean to say, I swear I could "hear" her tell me, it was like she was there talking to me, not just me reading her words. Anyone else?
Thomas, it's been a few years (12) but they could write on Sundays of course the 1st week was crazy busy for them, exams, shots, hair cuts, getting routines.....I'd say 2 or 3 weeks. Back then they could "earn" phone calls too. But if their squad was doing poorly or people acting up/out they would loss privileges, I'm not sure they do this now. ALOT has changed. Hang in there, It's hard on us because we're sitting here thinking/worrying about them but they are so busy!
-4 (-32) here, but I made it to work :)
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How many weeks before you received your first letter from your recruit ?
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Jen that first letter is wonderful, isn't it? I was so relieved to hear from her. It's all down hill from here, you've made it through the toughest part of boot camp.
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I received my first letter from my daughter today from boot camp. It was so so good to hear from her. I been having ups and downs since she left it was great to read she was doing well with the physical part and the studying part.
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JayDee just be safe out there. We have negative temps and wind chills as low as minus 35. They are warning no more then 10 mins. outside. Keep a full tank of gas and go no where alone.
My Biggest fear was if both daughter and SIL got deployed at the same who'd raise T?! So really happy daughter decided to separate, not sure she's totally happy. but it's what's best for them now. she went to school and has her billing/coding certificate, and Associate in Office management and will graduate with her BS in Medical Records.....something, something. So she will be employable on any base with a hospital/clinic/doctor..... So glad your daughter will be in for awhile. Sounds like me excited to get growing! this will be good for them. Will you be able to visit?
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