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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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Families visiting GC in June or July 2011
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Permalink Reply by NancyJo (NNPTC) on
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That sounds like fun! My son graduates from Power School June 17 and we are staying at the Villas.
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Permalink Reply by Diana AZ NavyMom on
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That's my anniversary! Have fun and I so wish I were going. Enjoy your sailor
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Permalink Reply by TN Navy Mom (Stennis Nuke Mom) on
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Sounds great to meet some moms!! I plan to fly into Charleston on 6/14. My sailor grads power school 6/17 (fingers crossed nothing unusual happens). He is putting in a request for leave the following week so if it is approved, we will drive back home on Sunday 6/19 (Father's Day).
He's got lots and lots of things he wants me to do while there! I know he'll be busy part of the time, so while he's not available, my DIL and I can have some fun together.
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Permalink Reply by pthmom on
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Hi. I am planning on going around the August 12 date for the Power School graduation.
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Permalink Reply by Karen on
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My husband and I plan to go out around August 12th for the Power School graduation too.
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Permalink Reply by Brenda-Marie's Mom on
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Hi Gina,
Thank you for the info. If I google GC Villas I don't get a phone number. Can you help? Grateful, Brenda
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Your son/daughter must book the villas...the only pics I've seen are on this sight.
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We will be up in June to visit youngest and to watch middle daughter during the Spoletto Festival. Should be fun.
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What is the Spoletto Festival?
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Spoleto is the big arts festival that runs May 26- June 12 (or there abouts). They bring in music, theater and dance from all over the world. Charlesto Ballet will hold several special performances, including their "Brown Bag" series at lunchtime in the studio (middle daughter dances there). We will be back the end of the month for A school graduation. I think the website is
If you are there then, there is a LOT gong on.
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