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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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RTC Graduation

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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San Antonio MA's

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Going through A School at San Antonio?

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Latest Activity: Jun 19, 2022

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Comment by lemonelephant on August 30, 2012 at 1:11am: mercedesmom, yes, it is and you will see that we have continued to add to the info.

Comment by Guitar5150's Mom on August 29, 2012 at 10:41pm: Looking for places to stay for graduation on 9/21. The info at the top was posted 2011. Is it still true for 2012?

Comment by chriscwick on August 24, 2012 at 8:35am: Chris got booted home quickly from MA school. Course he was headed overseas to the sand. He, too, did not enjoy OC!

Comment by chriscwick on August 23, 2012 at 7:17pm: Isn't it nice? It's like they were on another planet! Enjoy!

Comment by mski73 on August 23, 2012 at 5:48pm: Hi all Im new to the Group my daughter just finished boot camp Her PIR was 8/17/12 ship 03/253! She in SA now just waiting for classes to start. Its been nice to be able to talk to her now after all that time in in BC..lol

Comment by Harley69, Ship 9, Div 209 on August 23, 2012 at 3:39pm: Hi all. My son graduates MA school on 8/31. I won't be able to make it, so I'm hoping he will have someone take some pics. He loved San Antonio. The only part he didn't enjoy at school was the OC Spray, of course. He will be coming home after graduation, but we are not sure when. I guess it depends when he actually gets his orders. He is to be stationed with a squadron at PAX River, MD. Another guy going to MD didn't receive his orders until the Monday after graduation. I don't know if this will happen with us. I was really counting on seeing him by either Friday night or Saturday. Does anyone know if they normally hold them in SA?

Comment by Momship on August 22, 2012 at 7:31pm: Lemonelephant, I personally didn't think it was snippy, I like to know exactly whats what...no MAA for me....MA is correct <3 thank you for your wealth of knowledge. I am sure our sailors will make all of us, including the USN proud<3

Comment by Egratia on August 22, 2012 at 5:10pm: Hi all! This question may be unanswerable but I thought I'd ask anyways. I'm supposed to fly out tomorrow morning for my Sailors graduation from A school. As of yesterday though she had no information on if it was even happening this week. How likely is it for the pinning to occur if they haven't heard any info this late in the week? I am able to fly standby so I don't have to worry about losing my ticket.

Comment by lemonelephant on August 21, 2012 at 10:04pm: I understand your excitement. Perhaps I need to go to bed because I didn't mean to be snippy, but I came off that way. Have a wonderful night and enjoy the next phase of this journey with your new Sailor on the way to being an MA.

Comment by MOMOFTOM (Ship9/Div266) on August 21, 2012 at 10:00pm: Lemonelephant - I wasn't implying that they wouldn't conduct themselves appropriately, I was just voicing my excitement for my own and my friends Sailors that are heading that way. Thank you for correcting my improper identification. E-3, MA Got it.