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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.
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Hi, new to site....
Hi everyone, my name is Sue and my son (Cody) is assigned to 02/941. Hope I am on the right site. So new to all of this. Just hoping to find others to talk to, share things with and encourage until graduation.
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Permalink Reply by Kira's mom Ship 02 Div 941 on
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Hi Sue, my name is Kelly and my daughter Kira is on 02/941 too. I think that is the band division, right? Does Cody play an instrument? Kira is playing snare in the drum line. Can't wait for PIR!! I will friend request you. Feel free to talk to me at anytime. My step-daughter is also in the Navy, so this is our second time going through this, but I still feel so new at all of this!
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Permalink Reply by ReallyRed on
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Hi Kelly, Cody is in the drill team....he took JROTC in school and learned to twirl guns and flags. My husband was in the Navy, so he prepared me for what to expect...but sending your child off is SO much different than marrying into it! lol
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Hi Kelly, have you received any mail yet? I haven't...didn't know if it was the same for everyone, or just that he is a guy! lol.....have had two calls..so that is MUCH better than mail....
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Permalink Reply by Bev Ship 02/Div 941 on
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hi Sue, I am Bev... My daughter Kirstyn is 02/941 also... I guess she is singing in the chorus! And Yep... you are at the right site!
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Hi Bev....well, I can see between Kirsten and Kira, Cody should be very happy in 02/941! No worries ladies...he is there totally focusing on NAVY, not girls....but at least it helps to know he probably has met two very nice people!
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I'm not worried.... most of her friends are guys. I married into the navy also, and yes! it much different. I wasnt allowed to cry when I left her, because she knew she would too! What is Cody doing after BC?
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He reports to A school right there in Great Lakes.....after that...who knows! What will Kirstyn be doing?
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shes going to pensacola for school then not sure.... she will be an Aviation Ordnanceman so she will be attached to aircraft carriers, right now I am hoping for the USS Enterprise since she just got home from a deployment! lol
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I agree completely! Will pray hard and LOUD for USS Enterprise! Second one I see going to Florida....that is good...girls will already know each other before they go....
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Hi Andrea! I am absolutly amazed and proud of how many girls are in the service! Cody is 18. Are the girls teens also? He knew from the time he was 9 that this is what he wanted. He thought he wanted to be an Air Force pilot...then he grew to be 6'6...and they laughed and told him that he would have to bend his neck to fit in the cockpit.....so next choice....Navy!
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Kirstyn is 18 and fresh out of High school!
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