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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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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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Events
**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 November 16, 2014 at 8:52pm
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pbmcdaniel: Congrats on your son's upcoming graduation! You will be bursting with pride. Take tissues, unless you are less emotional than most! Arrive EARLY to all scheduled events to get good seats. Enjoy your time in Newport. If you have extra time, be sure to tour some of those "summer cottages" of the old rich ---"mansions" to us ordinary folks!
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Sylvas, Read back on this forum as far back as you can. We have probably answered many of your questions. As pbmcdaniel wrote, your son's OCS class Facebook group will be very helpful also. Make sure your son knows your phone number and email address from memory. His phone will be taken and put in storage as soon as he arrives, so he will not have access to any numbers and email on his phone. You will get a phone call within 48 hrs of him arriving, and then you probably won't hear from him again, except for snail mail, for the first four weeks until he gets email privileges. The only time they have to write letters is when they could be sleeping the first few weeks, but stress to him how important it will be for you to get even a short letter from him. Send stamps with him. They will buy stationery there. Write to him every day, but send letters ONLY in plain white envelopes. NO musical cards, or decorated envelopes, NO candy, gum etc. The idea is for his mail to not draw the attention of the Drill Instructor!! They will be punished with extra pushups and running if they are sent any "contraband" (anything other than letters) until week nine; then they can receive a goodie box from home. Make sure everyone you give your son's mailing address to knows this, so they don't innocently get your son in trouble by sending contraband! OCS is stressful for the candidate and their family, but you will be SO PROUD at graduation!
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Comment by PAW on November 16, 2014 at 8:32pm
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Hi Sylvas - as pbmcdaniel stated, get on your LO's class facebook page. This group helped out a lot, and it was so cool to get to meet all the other families you had laughed & cried with (all over fb) in person at the graduation! Also, it is so important to send letters those first 3 weeks. I made sure there was one in the mail everyday (from parents, siblings, grandparents, etc) so he would receive something in the mail almost everyday. Also, expect to hear sadness, confusion, and regrets coming from your LOs mouth/letters, especially the first few weeks. Encourage him that he will make it through - be strong - then cry after you get off the phone. He will need you to believe in him, because there will be a lot of times he won't believe in himself. It is a tough 12 weeks for all involved, which makes the graduation ceremony so much sweeter.
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Hi, Sylvas,
Our LO graduates this Friday. The best connection for us has been the 03-15 Facebook page. We have met the other families and the information posted in the files has been awesome! I wrote to my LO everyday, and he mentioned that he read and reread the letters especially in the beginning when things were extremely tough. At least once a week, I enclosed a stamped, self-addressed envelope so it would be easy for him to respond....and he did! Best of luck, prayers for your son and your family.
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My son leaves for OCS next week. Any tips for his mom?
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Comment by Anna on November 10, 2014 at 11:21pm
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PAW,
Pensacola is a neat place. My daughter went through training there and now is in Oklahoma City. I got to visit her in P'Cola and we had a blast!!! She had a nice apartment not far from the back gate!!
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Anna, he is in Pensacola. Just got off the phone with him. He and another NFO just rented an apartment, and he was at Target trying to figure out what to buy...wishing I was there with him!!!
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Congratulations PAW!!! I agree - every emotion and goose bumps to beat!!! Where to next for your LO??
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thank you M's mom...an adventure it truly is!!!
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Congrats, PAW. Now the Navy adventure begins---for your LO and you! Anchors aweigh!
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