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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 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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RCU SHIP 04 DIV 741

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Seamen Recruits are here getting medical treatment for minor injuries. FIT DIV is also in this area.

Location: RTC Chicago, IL
Members: 203
Latest Activity: Jul 20, 2023

It's hard not knowing! That is the purpose for this group. Most likely if you are here your SR has had trouble keeping up or not passed a PFA due to some sort of minor medical issue. Often it stress fractures bringing SR's here. Know this when you don’t get a call that is a very good thing. Calling them is not a good thing and it can negatively impact your SR to have his or her “Mommy“ calling! They are harder on them in this DIV than any other. They want them up and out. The best thing you can do is sends tons of mail. Send scripture and motivational mail. I know my SR said reading the Bible was considered a sign of weakness here. When you get a tearful call motivate. Stay positive and encourage you SR. This is a small detour to greatness and getting the I'm a Sailor call! Recruit family and friends…“Navy mom friends are the best“…to send your SR mail as well. NMH for you all!!

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Comment by WestonsMom (FL A School) on October 23, 2011 at 11:41am: paces...welcome. just a note to add. make sure you tell him often how proud you are of him even though this happened. let him know it's only a minor set back and he can still finish. when SR's 1st get to RCU, it seems they feel like they've let people down. keep the letters positive even though you probably just want to cry. lol good luck to him :)

Comment by sbarber on October 23, 2011 at 11:05am: @paces: I'm really sorry to hear that I hope things go very well for him and this doesn't mess up his contract I see special forces. My son was in RCU for 7 weeks has since been released and off to A school finally LOL.....So it souds like there won't be a PIR just BS21 and off to training that stinks. I know we miss them so much and look forward to the PIR and just seeing them. My son was in there July & August. Just be strong and tell him to keep the faith he will complete his mission ;-) its just going to take awhile. So sorry about his leg. Hopefully he calls real soon.

Comment by paces on October 23, 2011 at 10:53am: sbarber; Thank you so much for the info. It helps understand a little better. He was due for PIR on 11/10. He said he had only one more PST and was hoping to be able to make it through that. I think that was scheduled for this past Wed. Needless to say, he did not make it. He is working on an EOD contract so we don't know how the injury is going to affect that. Thank you for the advice and we will try the word searches. Hopefully we will get a call soon. Do you have a child in RCU?

Comment by sbarber on October 23, 2011 at 10:36am: @paces; RCU is recruit convalesent unit, the kids see a doctor once a week, they have physical thereapy 3 times a week and they are still considered in boot camp same rules apply. RCU has 4 phases, phase 1 is only if they are on crutches each phase is generally 2 weeks long. They have to pass certain criteria to be "phased" up. They also have to pass a medical PFA to be released back into a Div. that also depends on where your son was in his training at the time of his injury like week/day. If far enough along he will not go back into a Div but he will continue to do his testing in RCU and go to Battle Stations 21 in RCU. So that would mean there will be no PIR but, it all depends on your son and how much he wants to complete in RCU and his RDC's. They are usually allowed to call with medical updates and that is normally on Sunday's it was every week now its been every other week so again it's up to the RDC on duty. A lot of us have sent crosswords or word finds to our recruits while they are there with no problems the Chief seems to think its good for their minds but, that being said some of us tear the pages out and send a few at a time with letters so there isn't any problems. I hope that answered alot of your questions if not please ask and one of us will do our best to answer them.

Comment by paces on October 23, 2011 at 9:16am: Hello, our son was admitted to the Ship 4 Div 2341 last Thursday. He was formerly Ship 4 Div 823. He fractured his fibula. We received a call last Thursday that said he would have a 6-9 week recovery. We didn't get to talk with him but a minute or two so information is limited. It sounds like most of your SR's are recovering (wonderful and answers to lots of prayers, I am sure) and leaving, but could you share some information of how the RCU works?

Comment by WestonsMom (FL A School) on October 22, 2011 at 3:08am: sbarber....he thinks he'll be leaving from chicago on tuesday (his birthday!) to go to a school in FL. once there he thinks it'll be 2-3 weeks. so hopefully i can see him graduate there since he didn't have a PIR. then he should be home for a short while until he leaves for san diego. i can't wait to give him a huge hug!

Comment by sbarber on October 22, 2011 at 1:18am: @WestonsMom: When do you get to go see your son????? I know it's way past time for that to happen :-)

Comment by WestonsMom (FL A School) on October 21, 2011 at 10:16pm: thecntryangel...thats great news! good luck to him!

Valtameri...thanks anyway. :)

Comment by Valtameri on October 21, 2011 at 5:12pm: Weston's mom, yes, I knew that wasn't for THU, but you said that you couldn't find ship 5 either, so I thought I'd send you the link. :)

Comment by Tylers grandma on October 21, 2011 at 4:21pm: thecntryangel, congrats on your son. 4 months is a long time. I wish him the best of luck.