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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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**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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Moms with Aviators in training in Corpus Christi
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Comment by Julie on January 5, 2009 at 5:32pm
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Hi Leslie,
Yes!!! that's the place- really neat. I thought I overheard our waiter say that there are approx. 2 million dollars (bills) stapled to the ceiling. It feels like your in a tropical rain forest. We had a great time and the food was awesome. They even have a $100 hamburger!!
Pilots have special places to hang their mugs until they return.
Anyway, we probably won't be back soon- going back to visit Andrew next month in Kingsville. Depending on what he gets in the tailhook division will determine where we will be visiting next.
Good luck to your son
Julie
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Comment by Paymaster on January 4, 2009 at 9:24pm
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Ladies.....If you get the chance to attend the winging it is a very nice ceremony, not nearly as formal as graduation from the academy. They usually have a ceremony where the family goes on stage when your officer is getting their wings. The new pilots put on their own reception party after the ceremony, nothing for mom's and dad's to do. But it is great to be on hand!
JOdy
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Hi Bev,
I grew up in the city and then later in Kentwood area. My parents now live in Byron Center and My sister in in Hudsonville and my brother in Grand haven area. All aunts and uncles are there as well. I attended GR Christian High before my dad took a job in NY as a senior in HS. I then went to Calvin College and graduated in '80. I know how you feel about when you will see your son again.We seem to set up dates for our next visit to make the separation more bearable. Andrew surprised me in Sept. by flying home because they had to move all the jets out of Kingsville because of Hurricane Ike. Surprises like that keep you going. Andrew was home for 9 days for Christmas and we will be going down in Feb. He hopes to have his wings of gold by early summer.
We loved visiting Andrew in Pensacola--you have to go to McGuire's pub. Your son probably had heard about it or been there. A great time! Thanks for writing back.
Julie
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Hi Bev,
Couldn't help but notice you are from Ada. I grew up in Grand Rapids and went to college there. My whole family is still there. I however ended up in Albany New York. We've probably covered a lot of the same stomping ground. I just found this site awhile ago but have a son who seems to be following he path of your son but on the other end of flight school. If you have any questions I'll try and answer and if you have any advice I'd love to hear. Take care and Happy New Year.
Julie
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Hi Andrew graduated from the University of Rochester NROTC and headed to Pensacola then Corpus Christi Texas and now is finishing up tail hook training in Kingsville Texas. I couldn't be more proud!
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Leslie....We then my threoy is correct. You get the best information from the girls!
Jody
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Bev....He has been a SH-60 pilot for a few years. He was stationed in Norfolk in HSC-26.
He accepted an IA to Afhganistan and just started his assignment there. He will not be flying in this assignment.
With some luck when he returns he will be assigned to San Diego!
Well I am off to work. Have a good day.
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Bev...Our son graduated in 01 and was in the 18th company.
So where is your son in classing up with flight school?
Jody
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I am just laughing to myself. They same problem is true for us all. It is hard to get things out of our sons, in regard to what they are doing and what is happening.
As we use to say when our son was at the academy, if you want to know what is going on, make friends with someone that has a daughter!
Daughters are much better communicators and share more information.
That's had we survived the communications break down.
Jody
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