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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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DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

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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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PIR 6/10/2011 TG30-DIV. 193-202 & 930

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Latest Activity: Jun 18, 2015

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Comment by sailors_girl24 (ship09/div 197) on April 20, 2011 at 8:39am: I can't wait for the form letter i hope it comes soon. I think i have written him a short novel by now, it would be nice to send it to him. I think the hardest part about all of this is the wait.

Comment by SOOJKP on April 19, 2011 at 11:41pm: Katiedid I feel the same way as you do, trying to be strong since I know I have the easier part of this journey than my son. we can all make it.

Comment by katiedid on April 19, 2011 at 11:14pm: My Daughter-in-law received my son's box today. She was sad and cried.

I am glad that I didn't receive the box because I would of cried my eyes out. One week has passed and I miss my son so much.....he was in and out my house nearly every day...I miss his voice. No address yet waiting for that so I can write and finally hear from him. Looking forward to PIR like all the other Navy Moms!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 19, 2011 at 10:44pm: Also the form letter can take several days after the box to arrive. make sure you keep the form letter in a safe place. It will have the password for printing the gate pass to get on base for PIR. And even if you get the address from the recruiter it will still take a while for the letters to reach your SR. The mail is held for the first couple of weeks until a "mailman" is trained in the division.

Comment by Megs on April 19, 2011 at 10:39pm: hereforkids...I know what you mean. Seeing new people on here saying their recruits just shipped out today...a whole week has already passed for us. :)

Comment by diannep on April 19, 2011 at 10:32pm: Address comes in the Form Letter, not the Box. For those of you who got addresses from the recruiter, be sure to check the form letter address with that address when it arrives. The form letter would be the correct address if there is a difference between the two. But all letters should get to them regardless.

Comment by csauers on April 19, 2011 at 10:20pm: I got his address from his recruiter. I did hear the letter should come the day after the box so hang on its coming. I do feel a little better now that I can write to him.

Comment by SOOJKP on April 19, 2011 at 9:55pm: no paperwork miss him lots. : (

Comment by SOOJKP on April 19, 2011 at 9:55pm: Got my sons box today , pretty emotional, no address though.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 19, 2011 at 8:54pm: Hello everyone, I am Lora, AKA Lala The PIR Ribbon Queen. I am here like several other veteran moms & JessicaB and Diannep to help answer questions about boot camp and A-school. I have a daughter and SIL in the Navy. My daughter is an AO, she was in the performing div in bootcamp in the choir. If you have any questions at all please don't hesitate to ask.

I know right now it seems like you will never survive this. It is hard, especially the first 3 weeks. But each week gets better. First the box, then the form letter arrive and you feel a little better. Then finally a real letter comes and for many of you it will be very hard. At this point they are having a hard time (P days suck: these are my sailors words) they may be home sick, they are tired and wondering what the heck they have gotten into. The next letter will be better, the food is good and they have made some friends. In most cases each letter is a little better than the last and just when you think you can't take it anymore you will get a phone call and that will hold you over for a few days until another letter arrives. I think this is much like bootcamp for the families as well. And I think sometimes it is harder for the families because the recruits know what life at home is like but we have only what we learn on this site to go by and we wonder if they are happy, eating enough, sleeping well, or getting a lot of IT (intense training) the not knowing seems like torture. But hang in there, this too shall pass. It will get better and better each week and before you know it you will be heading to PIR. The time will pass much faster than you ever thought it would. Then they head to A-school and you will finally have communication back :-) So be strong, you can do this and we are here for you because we are your new Navy family :-)