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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.
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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For moms (and dads), wives (and husbands) and girlfriends (and boyfriends) who survived PIR February 19, 2010 - Including Ship 14 Div 095-100, Ship 7 Div 101-102 and Ship 6 Div 913
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Latest Activity: Dec 2, 2016
PIR 19 Feb 2010
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Comment by Arwen on September 6, 2010 at 3:12pm
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Chris discovered that three of his friends from boot camp are at Sasebo! He ran into a corpsman from DIV 100, who told him who else was there. I guess none of their moms are here, or I would have heard about them before.
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I may be biased, but I still say he makes kilts look good.
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Chris is in Japan by now. I have to wonder what the Navy thinks of a sailor reporting in a kilt? (when traveling overseas they aren't allowed to wear their uniforms)
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Comment by Navy/ArmyMom on August 31, 2010 at 9:51pm
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Sorry, I got caught in between saying the Oval Office or the White House. Anyway, I'm glad the country turned our attention to our troops tonight, God bless them....they have been through so much. We have to stay strong for them and show it through our support....like Sandra has put the fire under us to do.
Hooray regarding the football. Onetime I saw some troops on the news who were trying to play football and they had to roll something up...like a part of their uniform and had to throw THAT back and forth to be their football. I've always remembered seeing that.
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Remember Moms, tonight the White Office will discuss Iraq, not sure what time. The last 48 hours have been hell in Afghanistan.
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Since my sailor is requesting protein packets, it tells me that he is trying to maintain his health and strength, therefore I'm only going to send healthy things. (not candy) I thought as a treat I would put a few large packages of chewing gum which he can pass out and share. I would like to send a football in the box. Sandra, do you know if they have many footballs? I know the guys love to throw the football. Please let me know if you can. Thank you.
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Okay! I have my adopted sailor now, thanks to Sandra! I'm so excited! I have a box (you know the boxes they will deliever to you...which we've already discussed here)
So all I have to do is to go shopping and fill it up! I know he would like protein packets....(rings a bell from our sons...they used to want them too). So, tonight when I go to sleep I'm going to "think" about what I want to put in his care package. Thank you, Sandra!
When will the temperatures chill off in Iraq? Does anyone know?
Best wishes on seeing Chris off, Arwen. I know it won't be easy, especially at those wee hours of the morning. Navy mom hugs.
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He's not gone quite yet. We're driving down tonight, for a flight *early* tomorrow morning. We have to do this because it's a 6 hour drive to the airport, for a 6 a.m. flight. There is no way we are driving through the night, so we're going to stay the night there and drop him off at *gasp* 4 am. I'm not HUMAN at 4 am.
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Please tell Chris that ALL of his moms from the Navy will be praying for him to have a safe journey to Japan and we know that he will find it to be very interesting and a good experience. Tell him to keep you posted so that you can keep us posted!! Navy mom hugs to him...and to you. You'll probably need them when you leave the airport. Hang in there.
Sandra, it's good that you're staying so busy at this time which is difficult for you. I know you worry, I know you're stressed...I can tell even through cyberspace.
But you're an angel to do so much for our blessed and wonderful troops and to get all of us moving on this urgent need to show them our support. That is our job now and it's so important that we do this. God bless you. You're on my mind and in my prayers. God will watch over them. Keep staying busy.
(We still don't know for certain....but our soldier does expect to go somewhere soon. We still think it's to Iraq as a replacement, however nothing is known for sure right now. He went to Korea but he is back in the U.S.at his post now.)
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We're taking Chris to the airport tomorrow, he will soon be on his way to Japan.
It was a strange visit, he's part of the family, but somehow not - at the same time. It throws our family routine off, and he says it's awkward for him too. He certainly isn't my little boy anymore.
We won't see him again for at least a year, probably the end of 2011 at the earliest.
The hardest part is getting him to actually be a part of the packing. He's reluctant, not to go back to the Navy, but to go into yet another unfamiliar situation. In the past he has waited until the last few hours before he has to leave before packing. We're not letting him do that this time. He will be packed tonight, if I have to do it myself. I'm NOT stressing over it tomorrow as we're heading out the door.
I'm so jealous of his immediate future, I would gladly change places with him, but I got my chance 20 years ago. It's his turn. *sigh*
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