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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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ALUMNI OF PIR 05/10/2013 TG 26 11 Divisions (177-186 and 926)

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This PIR Group is for those members that have loved ones who will be graduating Boot Camp on 05/10/2013. A place to gather information, share concerns and get support as your Recruits start their Navy careers as future Sailors.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes, UIllinois
Members: 104
Latest Activity: Sep 10, 2015

WELCOME to PIR 05/10/2013! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP.

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CLICK MEforN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~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 navymom94 on March 22, 2013 at 5:09pm: Thank you Lala! Will be interesting what my son is doing in the 926 as I said he doesn't play a instrument or such. ( Bahahaha that I know of...)
Hopefully he explains it in a letter or call soon.

Comment by WestCoastMom SHIP 14, DIV 180 on March 22, 2013 at 5:05pm: My son is not a writer, I hope he becomes one. I have not received a personal letter :(

Comment by kentishgal_Ship12_Div178 on March 22, 2013 at 4:50pm: Hello! We got the letter yesterday saying that his PIR is 5/10. He left March 11 and will be a Hospital Corpsman. Still no personal letter....

Comment by WestCoastMom SHIP 14, DIV 180 on March 22, 2013 at 4:39pm: Congrats on your letter!

Comment by ssbeach on March 22, 2013 at 4:33pm: I finally got my letter - Ship 02 Division 926. I guess our kids are in the same division, which makes sense for my son since he played the saxophone and was in all of the school plays, plus a couple of professional ones here in town. I wonder what they'll have him doing! His last role was in The Full Monty - I'm guessing he won't be advertising that too much!

Comment by ellen0502 on March 22, 2013 at 4:25pm: You can ship them to A School, not a problem.

Comment by WestCoastMom SHIP 14, DIV 180 on March 22, 2013 at 4:11pm: Can I ship such mentioned clothes to him at A school?

Comment by ellen0502 on March 22, 2013 at 3:58pm: You're welcome WestCoastMom. There are also rules as to what civilian clothes they can wear too, and it isn't unusual for the civies they wore before BC to now not fit them. Some bulk up, some slim down, some just flat out change shape. LOL

The pant legs cannot touch the ground, jeans cannot be torn, tattered or frayed. T-shirts that are white or navy blue must have something printed on them so they are not mistaken for underwear. My son won't wear a black t shirt that isn't printed either, it can be mistaken for navy blue.

You may want to ask your sailor if there is a certain pair of jeans, or a shirt that they cannot live without, and take them with you. They can't wear them right away, but it can be nice to have some known clothes.

Remember anything you give them the have to carry when moving and changing bases.

Comment by WestCoastMom SHIP 14, DIV 180 on March 22, 2013 at 3:46pm: Ellen, thanks for your prompt response. So I could bring his boxers--I'm sure he'll love that!

Comment by ellen0502 on March 22, 2013 at 3:39pm: Your sailor can't wear civilian clothes until they phase up. Phasing up doesn't happen until they are at school,and the first phase up (to wear civies) happens in 2-3 weeks.

PIR weekend they have to stay in their Navy issued clothing, this includes swimming. Of course, most like to get out of the tighty whities they were issued for BC and get back into their boxers. :