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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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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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Permalink Reply by SailorAndrewG'sMom on
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Yea! I am so happy to have found all of you to share experiences and advice with! This is all so new to me so anyone who has any suggestions......please send them on!
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Permalink Reply by Vincent'sMom on
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Hi Andrewsmom, I feel the same way. It's so nice to go through this with other moms.
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Guess we are the first one's in our group! I hope the other moms join. Is this your first experience with the Navy?
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Yes, I knew nothing about the Navy until I joined this site. I still don't know much, LOL but I am learning as I go. The women on this site is amazing! Alot of the moms are not New navy moms, they just come on to help us along. I think that is so generous of them. We need to remember that once our SR's graduate, that there is new moms that will just be joining like us, that will need some support from us as well. I just think it's great!
By the way, is your SR going to be a "Nuke" by chance? -
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Oh may....what is a Nuke? I have no idea! This is my first day on the site and have learned so much already but this is the first I have heard of Nuke. :)
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something to do with the Nuclear stuff. Don't ask me!! LOL We have to get someone in here to help us out! LOL We are the blind leading the blind. LOL I'm sure by tomorrow, we will have some women in here that knows about all of this. We will learn together. : )
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Permalink Reply by KSmom-S2 D948 - SAILOR MOM! on
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Hello Andrew's Mom and Vincent's Mom. I'm also a Vincent's mom and now I know why that signon was not available!! What are the odds? My son goes by Vinny and will study to be a medical corpsman. He turned down nuke. His heart has always been on medicine.
Our family is new to the navy but my husband was in the Army for 9 years so we are not new to the military. I usually just hear a word or phrase I don't understand and then ask someone to translate that into Army terms and I get it! The names are different but a lot of meanings are the same.
So glad I found you. There is a connection there knowing our kids are together.
Vincent't mom, you can ready about nuke here: http://www.squidoo.com/proudnavymom
Andrew's mom, do you know what your son is doing in the Navy? What is area of study will be after boot camp?
Let's keep in touch ladies! Are you all planning to travel to the PIR (Pass in Review - Graduation) in October? -
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Thanks KSmom....I'm not sure right now about the PIR. : { I am out of work on medical, and I don't know if I am going to be able to travel. I sure hope so. I can't imagine not being there for him on that day.
I am also glad we have found each other. It is special knowing that our kids and their moms are going through this together. I look forward to getting to know you all better during these next few weeks. -
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If you end up not getting to go, please let me know. I will seek out your son and try to get a pic or something for you. I also hear there are division t-shirts for purchase. If you give me the size you need, I will send one to you.
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That would be great!!! Thank you so much. I will definitely let you know. I am praying that I can make it though. Right now, I would settle for a letter. LOL
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Permalink Reply by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on
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Hi everyone. My daughter had PIR July 23rd. She was in the 900 divisions and she was in the choir. The 900's are the performing divisions and you may be able to get a sneak peek at your recruit if they are in the choir or band because they perform in PIR ceremonies prior to their own. If you have any questions at all please let me know. You can send me a friend request if you like. I am happy to help in any way I can. :)
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Hi Lala......Tell me EVERYTHING! LOL Did your daughter tell you the kind of stuff they had to go through in the 900 division? Any stories you have, I would love to hear. (good or bad)
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