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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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Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

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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

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November Boot Camp Family

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This group was formed to support the families of recruits that shipped to bootcamp in November of 2009.

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Latest Activity: Nov 16, 2020

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Comment by Cindy D on November 24, 2009 at 4:49pm: This is what scares me!

Comment by Cindy D on November 24, 2009 at 4:43pm: Ok, I have a question. I don't want to put a damper on anything but I keep thinking about where our sailors will be after a school, when they are deployed. That really scares me. When my son first said he joing the Navy I was proud but nervous about boot camp. Now I feel like ...I know he is safe at boot camp, sure he could get hurt but but what about when he is in another country facing who knows what. I just keep thinking that as hard as this is now is it only going to get harder? Should I just not think about that? But it is hard to get that out of my mind. Does anyone have these same thoughts?

Comment by I'm Laurie the Sailor's Mom! on November 24, 2009 at 4:14pm: Dawn,
Just a quick question. Is there any possibility that Dom is addressing his letters incorrectly? I have 3 boys. . . and boys are boys. . . .and Joe asked me to print out his address book in address label form rather than the ususal address book form because he wasn't confident in proper form under duress. Maybe you could mail Dom a few address labels with your next letter, just to be sure. Tell him it's for his convenience in case he might take offense!

Comment by Cindy D on November 24, 2009 at 4:10pm: md1310 my son Mike is ship 13 Div 057. He is going to be staying at GL for A school. Is your son?
Has anyone from Ship 13 Div 057 made arrangement for PIR yet? It would be cool if we all stayed at the same hotel so we could get to know each other better and I would think that the sailors would know each other... or do you think that they would need a break from each other?

Comment by I'm Laurie the Sailor's Mom! on November 23, 2009 at 10:01pm: Hi,
I just got back from Sioux Falls (200 miles from Saint Peter, MN). Joe shipped today.

Joe was the only person shipping today, so he swore in alone. I taped it and intend to post it to his facebook page so his friends can see what's happening.I will be posting his address and letters to his page also.

We've had a good couple of days. He was sent off with prayers and blessings from church yesterday. The drive made for good conversation followed by dinner and a movie at the hotel. Today I hung out at MEPS and went to the airport for lunch with Joe before the flight.

I don't know what happens with frequent flyer miles earned on these flights--the airline said they would input the number--as far as the airline was concerned, Joe would earn mileage. Do you know?

We haven't had a call yet. I am so tired I can hardly think in complete sentences. Joe left in good spirits. The chief at MEPS got him all revved up about . . . . .

Joe just called. He sounded good. He said what he was supposed to say about the box and letter and next call plus he got an "I love you" in under the wire. Good!!!

Now I know I can sleep tonight. He's on his way!

Comment by Cindy D on November 22, 2009 at 3:35pm: My son left on Nov. 16 and I received his box Nov. 19 and the form letter on Nov. 22. I was surprised to get the letter, I thought it was early but I'm complaining! So hopefully everyone else should be receiving theirs soon.

Comment by Cindy D on November 21, 2009 at 6:50pm: I got my form letter today! My son is in Ship 13 Div 057. Graduation date of Jan 15. I am so excited I have the goose bumps! Does anyone else have the same?

Comment by I'm Laurie the Sailor's Mom! on November 21, 2009 at 5:35pm: Dawn, It is hard, but there is some tiny comfort to take from the silence--because if anything were seriously wrong you know you would be notified.

That said, I think you are being very brave. Keep up your spirits. And take comfort in the fact that Dom is a third done, soon to be half done.

We go to MEPS tomorrow with the flight out Monday. I'm not liking today very much. Right now I'm baking a huge batch of cookies for the trip. He doesn't belong to the Navy until he gets on that shuttle bus in Chicago, so if he wants to have cookies for himself and his mate-to-be on the way no one can stop him!

Comment by I'm Laurie the Sailor's Mom! on November 20, 2009 at 3:47pm: Hi. As an answer to a couple of questions posted earlier--we just returned from Joe's final visit with his recruiter and I had had some of the same questions.
The PIR date is established when a division is filled up; basically as recruits get off the bus, they form divisions of 80 (I think) people. So, some days a division doesn't get closed off so the group waits until the 80th person arrives, and then the PIR is set.

As for the grad and go question, our recruiter said Joe would not necessarily know until the morning of PIR when he will be scheduled to go to Monterey.

Comment by I'm Laurie the Sailor's Mom! on November 17, 2009 at 10:51pm: Thank you all for your SHOUTS from across the country.! You all really get it. We will all be fine. This is hard, but we will be fine. We raised these young people to do good work, and off they go. We will be fine.