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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 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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ALUMNI of PIR 04/12/2013 TG 22 10 Divisions (143-150, 809, 922)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 04/12 /2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 85
Latest Activity: Feb 11, 2014

WELCOME to PIR 04/12/2013!

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~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.

~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.

~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:

• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:

• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.

Some Suggestions:

~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.

~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option

~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".

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Comment by diannep on April 3, 2013 at 7:57pm: Ashley: Make sure to post this up above in the Carpooling from the airports with Sarge discussion too! You may find someone else on there who has the same times as you do.

Comment by mom3rnpa on April 3, 2013 at 6:28pm: one more week and we will be in Chicago!! I am so excited, I can't stand myself!!!

Comment by fzn2fb on April 3, 2013 at 6:25pm

Comment by NavyMom315 on April 3, 2013 at 5:55pm: Winski I will be looking for your table. There will be 4 of us for Div 809

Comment by diannep on April 3, 2013 at 5:03pm: MattsMom: Welcome back! So glad that he is back training again~

As far as the guest lists....wow. They may have updated them by now...so I'm not sure how that will work. Now, one lady in the past reported that they had some "substitutions" when she arrived at PIR...and were allowed to do that. But RTC is pretty clear about saying if someone is not on the list, they shouldn't come. So you can't count on that. They will not let anyone wait on base until PIR is over.

My suggestion is for you all to go together and see if you can get in...however, be prepared that the ones not on the list may have to return to the hotel to wait for you to return. You all can then go pick up your new sailor later that afternoon from GL A School base once his move is complete!

Comment by KansasNavyMom on April 3, 2013 at 4:40pm: Hi Matt's Mom! I would send a message to Diannep - she is a great source of information. And the other veteran moms will help when they see your question - they check this message board so hang tight and you'll get some answers. Hope to see you next Friday!

Comment by Melanie on April 3, 2013 at 3:20pm: Thanks Winski! That's a keeper!

Comment by Matts mom(USS Porter AEFC) on April 3, 2013 at 3:18pm: My son joined Div.149 about 2 weeks ago. He was in RCU since the end of January. I really didn't think he was going to graduate, but he pulled through and all seems well. Now I am frantically trying to figure out what I need to do for graduation. For one thing, he named his brother on the guest list, but he won't be able to come. We need to change the guest, and I wrote him a letter saying so- but I don't know if it will be in time. My SRs grandparents are retired AF and want to come, but they arent on the list and I see the policy has changed. Should they still try to come up to get in the ceremony? My SR has a younger brother, 11 yrs. that isn't on the list as well. He is coming up with us, but do I just leave him in the hotel? One more thing, if my son is staying up there for A school, will he be able to spend some time with us on Friday or Saturday. Any help will be greatly appreciated...