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Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

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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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

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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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RTC Graduation

**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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Stupid Questions

Ok, so I'm going to apologize now for my stupid questions. But just trying to get the hang of this sailor mom thing.

1. My dad wants to know if there is a dress code for PIR/Graduation? What should I wear?

2. Did I read somewhere that we are able to see our recruits the night before PIR/Graduation? If so, is there a different list I need to be on in order to attend?

Thank you so much for any helpful advice.

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Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on March 9, 2015 at 8:44pm

There is no actual dress code. Suggestions have been "business casual". When I see that though I immediately see beige, tweedy, shirt stuff...bleh.

Your Sailors will be in their Dress blues...the Cracker Jacks. So dress accordingly to that and what your Family is comfortable with and what your Sailor would be pleased with. They are just as proud to be seen with you as you are them.

There is a lot of walking so if you like heels you could wear flats and switch them out. This is a good idea for bad weather as well. Flats or low heels are a good idea. The seating at PIR is nice bench/stadium type seating indoors.

Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on March 9, 2015 at 9:56pm

No there is not an event for the Sailors and Families the night before PIR (there used to be many years ago). So the first time you will see your Sailor is on PIR day.

The EVENT that you may have been reading about is probably the Meet and Greet put on by Sarge. This is for families of those in Boot Camp to meet each other.

It takes place the night before PIR at the Sundance Saloon (despite that it is a Saloon it is in it's own room and kid friendly.)

Here is the link here on N4M's so that you may RSVP. TSVP's are just so Sarge can get a kind of head count...they count on extras that may not have found out about it until arrived in GL.