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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.
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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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16-10, March 28th, 2010 class
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Permalink Reply by snowmc on
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They will be read! Don't worry about that...they read and reread all their letters. Keeps them connected to home and helps remind them why they are going through this.
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Permalink Reply by Cheryl S. on
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Absolutely echo snowmc...my son told me numerous times that the letters meant so very much to him. He would read and re-read them after taps. It is so hard for them being away from home and all their LO's and the letters are so special to them. I wrote almost every day; when he was in H Class, sometimes sent a letter and a card on the same day. I didn't want him to ever have a mail call with nothing there.
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My LO brought all his letters home wrapped in a huge rubber band! I was happy to see so much mail. He has already said he wants to keep them. I know I sent 3-4 letters or cards per week, his GF sent 4-6, then there were aunts and uncles, cousins, friends. One box I sent with about 6 bags of ricola and halls breezers, and a batch of letters from my nearly-DIL's 6th grade class. Some of them were hilarious!
My son said he especially liked long letters - he was a bit disappointed when only a card would come, even when I wrote a small dissertation on one side of it - because it wasn't a long newsy letter! :-) -
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what is Outpost and what is RLP or is it a who??
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Permalink Reply by pgrlisa on
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I'm not sure about Outpost, but RLP is their big inspection of Room, Locker, Personnel. If they don't pass, they get rolled (I think).
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Thanks...any idea why it was moved to week 3?
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Permalink Reply by bradysmom on
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Hello 16-10! Just checking in to see how you guys are holding up! Sending you our best wishes for week 3! Hope all do well in the upcoming RLP. Have a great weekend and hope you get those calls. We started receiving calls and letters after the 3rd - 4th weeks. :)
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Outpost is at the end of an evolution - they move from present quarters to the next level to make room for the new indocs (Yea!) Involves PT followed by packing a seabag full to about 45#, grasping it around the middle without interlocking fingers, and running closely together. Difficult. Many times they are sent running after an errant escapee seabag and quickly get back to the lineup. Go to the link below - there are a few pictures during outpost and a verbal/written description of the process. They will do it again as they move to candio phase
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