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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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**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.
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My son leaves on October 4th. We met with his recruiter last Thursday and were told battlestations would be around his 7-5 day; he didn't mention anything about boot camp being 5 additional weeks. I think the only way it may be longer is if the SR needs some individual training. There is a post by Craig in the 'DePper's/Future Sailors...In, but not gone yet' forum that lists some of these things; it is currently on page 6. I wish I could post a link or copy and paste the info, but unable to do so. Did she get this information from her recruiter? If so, you can also call the recruiter and clarify what she was told.
Another reason they could be in longer is if they are stuck in processing, but I think it's rare they are in processing for over a week.
I hope this helps. Good luck to you and your daughter!
This rumor has been travelling the military circles for years. It was based on some research and an early recommendation, but is not true. They made other changes instead, such as eliminating "Work Week," thus adding a week of training, to make a more efficient use of those 8 weeks.
I know when my SR was going in as a Medic which he isn't anymore they told him it would be 13 weeks. 8-9 weeks of normal boot camp and the 5 weeks of Marine Combat Training. Is she going in as a medic be chance.
Even if they are going corpsman, Navy boot camp is still only 8 weeks. They PIR with the rest of the recruits, then go to corpsman A-school. When they complete that, they attend an abbreviated 5-week version of Marine Corps Basic Training, meant to assimilate Navy personnel into Marine units.
Right now the only service with a 13-week boot camp is the Marines. The Navy, Army and Coast Guard each have 8 weeks training, and Air Force is only 6 weeks.
Kathylyn, congrats on getting your form letter already. I am still waiting for mine, and just realized there will be no mail tomorrow due to it being Columbus Day. So I wait another day! Yes, you are safe to say it will not be 13 weeks. The grad date on the letter is correct. Have you joined the group Boot Camp Mom's yet? If not, you should, there is alot of good info and support with that group. Others who had kids leave on the 3rd have posted there that they have also received grad dates of 11.23.11. There is also a link, currently on page 6, for the group PIR 11.23.11, you can join.
Hope this helps!
Amy
My son left on October 3rd he said his thought he would be graduating anywhere from December 2nd to end of Jan.
I hope I get my letter soon. I really confused about 7-1/2 week graduation. That would be Great his birthday is 11/30, would be nice to be in A school for B'Day. However It will probably be really expensive to travel over Thanksgiving.
Occasionally there is a division designated as a "push" division. No one except RDCs are exactly certain how they come to be, but there seems to be a connection with having the entire division ready to pass the PFT on arrival.
Push divisions go through the system at an accelerated rate, essentially they arrive, go through P-days in three days or so, and go through training and PIR in only 7 weeks. Usually they end up staying at RTC for a few days after PIR weekend to complete their training, but that is common even among "regular" divisions, so in the end, they end up doing the entire 40 days (that's training days, not counting weekends and holidays) even though they PIR'd early.
My son left for boot camp at Great Lakes October 3rd, and I received his first note with papers stating his graduation will be Dec. 2, 2011.
Sharon
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