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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Going through A School at San Antonio?
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Latest Activity: Jun 19, 2022
Discussion Forum
Break down week by week
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Flights from Bootcamp to San Antonio for MA School
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Comment by keger2001 on August 22, 2011 at 12:10pm
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@schafam, My son and I text at least once everyday. My son has mentioned the heat also, but we are from Missouri and the humidity and temps are usually really high during the summer and he said that even though it's hot in SA, the humidity is really low so it's bearable for him.
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Comment by Schafam Master at Arms Mom on August 22, 2011 at 10:32am
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Yes I had a wonderful weekend talked to my Sailor twice. Still trying to get used to the fact that there is actually an open line of communication. He is liking San Antonio, aside from the 102 temp Friday is OC spray day
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Good morning MA moms, hope everyone had a great weekend!
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Comment by pinkcubby on August 18, 2011 at 4:41pm
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PNM--thanks for telling what the letters mean I went brain dead for minute remembered the first letter but forgot the rest. I must be getting old lol!!!
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PNM, that is great!
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Comment by PNM Carolyn ( MAA MOM ) on August 18, 2011 at 3:49pm
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OMG , MRE's he will love that , it will remind him of 3rd grade when he ate them with his best bud ( his friends father was in the national guard )
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Pink cubby is right it's Meals Ready To Eat.. Glad to hear they are decent tasting!
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Meals in a bag. My older son got them when he was in the National Guard. They are designed to be eaten when they are about.
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Maybe a stupid question, what is a MRE
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My son said the written test wasn't too hard. They get MRE's to eat after everyone gets sprayed because they can't go into the cafeteria with that spray on them. He did say the MRE that he got was pretty good. Lol
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