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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)
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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.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
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Comment by M's mom on February 4, 2020 at 9:56pm
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Anna,
Yes, I suppose there is ALWAYS home maintenance, no matter what kind of home one has!
Where do you think you might settle down and have a "home base?" I imagine since you've been everywhere, you have a good idea of your favorite places!
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Comment by Anna on February 3, 2020 at 10:06pm
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M's Mom,
Yes luckily she was not at work yet that morning!!! I miss living in Annapolis and getting to visit all the historic places!!! You're funny - we may not have landscaping issues (except ant hills and ants getting in the trailer). leaking windows when it rains and the fact that the slide outs leave good sized openings where walls don't completely seal up!!!! Talk about drafts!!!! But not every one can hitch up their home and go somewhere new so . . . .
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Anna,
Oh my gosh, I heard about that tragic shooting in Pensacola, but didn't mentally connect the dots that your daughter might be there. So glad that she was not directly involved. We worry about our kids when they are deployed, as I did when my son was on a ship in the Persian Gulf for 10 months, but we assume they will be safe at the stateside bases. Not true anymore. So sad.
Yes, we had several family vacations to the Annapolis/Baltimore area when our son was younger. We took a tour of the Naval Academy when he was in high school. Saw the crypt of John Paul Jones being guarded by midshipmen. Feasted on many blue crabs! Have been to Ft McHenry and all the fun stuff at the harbor.
Son and daughter-in-law now live near Woodlawn/Catonsville on the west side of Baltimore. They are now experiencing the "joys" of home ownership: lawn and landscaping maintenance, leaky faucets, sealing drafty windows, etc. Things YOU no longer have to deal with on the road! haha
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MariaP: Congratulations to you and your new Ensign! Now the adventure begins for her (and you!)
Anchors Aweigh!
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M's Mom,
Yes that sounds like so long ago!!!! Hard to believe Jenn is coming up on 10 years since her initial enlistment!! She didn't get the instructor position she was initially hoping for but she is back in Pensacola teaching Aviation Safety at the school here where she had her Aviation training right out of OCS. She gets in lots of traveling as they teach this program all over. She just came back from a trip to Japan. Biggest problem she's ever had to deal with was the recent shooting in Pensacola. It was at the Aviation School building. Her and her co workers were not able to even go in that building to get their stuff out of their offices until well into January. They are in a temp building now as the Navy will not open that old building up again. What a sad, terrifying time for the entire aviation community here. Hubby and I are still doing our travels across the country. We decided to come to Pensacola to stay with Jenn for the winter months and next month we're getting back on the road to head west!!! Thinking of settling down later this year and doing single travels but having a home base to come back to. We've been to all 48 states and took a cruise to Alaska!! So glad to hear your son is doing well. Jenn is expecting to get her masters and is working on all those boxes as well. Her first look is 2021. Hope they enjoy their time in Baltimore!! So much there to see and do. Have they visited Annapolis yet???
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Hello, OCS Moms:
My daughter just graduated Jan 24th and will be attending Navy Supply Corps School this April. Feel free to ask if any of you have any questions and I will be more than happy to help. The best advice I can give now is to join your loved ones OCS group on FB. Navy OCS Class ( your LO class no) Family Friends and Support. Very helpful and it felt good knowing that you are not alone.
Good Luck to all your new Candidates. Go Navy!
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Comment by ProudMom on January 30, 2020 at 2:45pm
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Here is a link to a Pinterest page with Candio Box content ideas if anyone gets stuck on what to send. Congratulations to you and your candidates. BZ
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Hello Anna,
Seems so long ago now to say that your daughter (and my son) went to OCS in 2012!!!!!!!
Is your daughter still flying? I think you had written before that she was hoping to get an instructor position? Where is she now? Is she a LCDR yet?
My son & wife returned from Japan a year ago, and he is now stationed at Ft Meade, MD with the U.S. Military Cyber Security Command. They have their work cut out for them with cyber security, with a big concern being the security of the upcoming 2020 election!
Son & D-I-L bought their first house near Baltimore and are having fun(?) remodeling it. He earned his master's degree last fall, so he feels that he has all the boxes checked for promotion to Lt Commander this spring. (Hopefully!) It sure is nice to have them closer to our home (Indiana) than they were in Japan!
Are you still living the vagabond life on the road? (I'm jealous!)
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Welcome, Tan's mom!
I agree with Matt's mom. He should discuss this with his recruiter, and maybe arrange a flight that is a few days early. (Unless his ticket has already been purchased for Feb 8--might be hard to get that changed.)
Some of the candidates drive their own vehicles to OCS instead of flying, so it's possible to make one's own travel plans if they let their recruiter know.
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Tan's mom,
My daughter went to OCS in 2012. She arrived a few days early by car, and got a hotel room where some other new candidates were staying. He needs to talk to his recruiter about arranging his airfare a little early but hanging out there a few days early should not be a problem. At least it wasn't several years ago!!!!!
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