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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
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
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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
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Hi girls. I finally received our first letter. I'll tell you some details: My son says, just like you found out soccermom, that "our chief is the second most senior RDC and the most strict on the base. I get about 5 hours of sleep, and we are pushed hard. We score better than the division we share a compartment with, and they graduate next week! Food is good, we can only drink water and eat health food, chief's orders." He went on to say they can only send letters on Sundays, which most of us already know, and if the letters are puffy, they have to open them in front of everyone. So ladies, keep them skinny! Goes on to say "the 900 division is the music division. I was playing sousaphone but the director made me drum major. So I lead the band with a silver mace. We perform at every graduation."
It also sounds like he is the division leader of this group. Says he was assigned RCPO (recruit chief petty officer) in charge of this whole division of 86 recruits. He wanted leadership opportunities, but says this is too much responsibility each day and it is waring on him. He gets 'beat up' daily for the mistakes of the group. He got 'beat up' for 3 hours last Wednesday. Bittersweet. He's a good guy tho and if he had his way he would befriend all of our kids. But I'm sure the Navy has ideas of molding officers and that is why they are pushing him so hard. I hope your kids don't write nasty notes about their RCPO. If so, please tell them he is only doing what the officers are telling him to do and doesn't want to rock the boat and get the whole group in trouble, and not get liberties, like phone calls. ...which he said he should be able to Sunday (today)!!!!!
I am missing church tomorrow just to hang by the phone. He does say that there are allot of great guys in the division and is making friends. Yay!
Sorry, but I thought I would share a bit about our division especially for those of you that haven't received a letter or call yet. Half way there! Hang in there ladies!!
I got a letter from my daughter and she said pretty much the same thing about the RDC. She said every other division was already getting to make phone calls, but she thought they would be able to in 2 Sundays, which I'm not sure if that would be today or next Sunday. Let's keep our fingers crossed for today!! Otty, tell your son to hang in there. I'm sure all the recruits know why he has to do certain things to keep them in line! My daughter is the MA (Master at Arms) for their division. They probably don't like her much either!! She said they had their first PFA (physical fitness assessments) and swim qualifications. She said those went really well. She did, however, have to get her wisdom teeth pulled, which from what I understand is pretty common in boot.
Let's hope and pray for phone calls today!!!
I received a very short letter from my daughter on Friday and she said the same thing about their RDC. I don't think they have a lot of time to write because of the extra practice they have to do for the choir. I wish I knew how many was in her group.
We haven't received a phone call yet. Hoping for one tomorrow. :)
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