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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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Son in Spin Boldak
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Permalink Reply by Much Trouble on
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Hi Diane! You are right where you belong, as I'm sure you can tell by what you read. Please join us in the main section...more people will see your comments and questions. This group truly saved my sanity...or what little I possessed, and I'm sure you will feel right at home here.
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Permalink Reply by rysony on
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Hello. My son is I think only 1 of 10 Navy in FOB Spin Boldak. Wheree is your son?
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Permalink Reply by wandabell53 on
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My daughter, Amanda is in Spin Boldak. She has been there 3 months now.
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Hi Wanda! Ryan just returned home. Got some great pics of his homecoming! Ask Wanda if she knew Ryan the dog handler?
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Permalink Reply by TexasDocMom on
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Whoohooo!!! good on Ryan!!!
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Hi rysony! I've been wondering about you and your son. I'm thrilled he is home safe and sound. Please post your pics in the main section...We all LOVE to see the kids come home!!! Hugs, MT
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I sure will. Have been working a lot and remiss in getting on here and posting. Hope you are doing well! I will post pics! The feeling of having them back safe and sound is the most wonderful of feelings!! I still need to support the other MOMS! My goshe he brought me back so many beautiful gifts from Kandahar Boardwalk. I was shocked. He came home so loving.
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He came into Corpus and has another month there then will be stationed at Groton, Conn. Guess I will be seeing the East Coast soon!
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To this day, my son ends every conversation, email, with "I love you, mom."...since he returned from a war zone. They learn quickly what really matters, mom.
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Yes! Well Texas Mom, Texas gave him a pretty nice home coming and it was just him that got off the plane. It was unbelievable how they welcomed him back.
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Rysony, how do you handle that job? oh, my! We're all with you! please join us in the main thread, lots of the moms never see these discussions and I know they are great at support..and needing support from an experienced mom...
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