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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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How to meet people in a new place
Does anyone have any advice on good ways to makes female friends?
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Permalink Reply by Cnm4ever9 on
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Honestly it's hard to make new friends but if you don't mind having a pregnant friend with a 2.5 year old daughter then you can always meet up with me ;) I'm 24 my hubby is about to be 22 he's deployed right now until the beginning of July but I live in hampton ;) if you want to add me on Facebook u can Corrine Marie Mulligan ;)
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Permalink Reply by Cjohnsonusc on
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Just added you :)
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Permalink Reply by Lauriekay1 on
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Have you gone to any churches, see if they have singles groups?
Also, meetups are a great way to meet people, based on activities you might be interested in doing...here's a link:
http://www.meetup.com/cities/us/va/norfolk/
Take a class at a local college? Running clubs, sailing clubs...?
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Thank you so muh for all the advice. Just joined the meet up group
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Permalink Reply by salpetty on
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I just sent you a friend request. My daughter is currently stationed in Norfolk and is looking for the same thing. She misses hanging out with girlfriends doing normal girl stuff!!! She told me to pass on her email info to you.
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Permalink Reply by rlblank0 on
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Hello,
I'm having the same problem...im 25 and moved to VA beach with my husband in October of last year. ...the first job I got had me working all hours of the day and night so I had no time to get out and meet people...thankfully, I now have a job with a pretty stable schedule. However, we live in military housing so everyone except us has kids, which I don't mind, but its hard when your nights out are decided on babysitter availability.... If you would like you can add me on facebook Reyna Blank -
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