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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 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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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 RTRbecca on January 22, 2015 at 7:21pm: Hi.I got the scripted call the night of 1/20/15. He was not allowed to make additional comments or answer questions. Yesterday, received a call from my SR, but ONLY because he was at the hospital for a small matter not related to his injury. He has a stress fracture in his heel, he will be in 2341 about 6 weeks. As soon as he can run his 1.5 mIle again, he can be placed back into a training division to finish boot camp. He was only 16 days from his original PIR date of 2/6/15. Relieved to at least have some information from him. Just wondering how this is gonna work. Hope they are not forgotten over there.Thanks for any insights into how this works.

Comment by Valtameri on January 9, 2015 at 9:46pm: Claudia -- I saw your post in "los hijos ..." and then noticed that you posted here as well. There is also a group specifically for FIT, and I see that it has a lot of chatting going on. Perhaps you would like to try that one too: http://navyformoms.com/group/fitprogram

Comment by Claudia on January 9, 2015 at 3:04pm: Hi everybody
I'm new in this group my daughter PIR was schedule for today but she did not pas her fitness exam and was place into this division according to her recrute I have to call there office to find out this because my daughter hasn't call me since Monday when she told me that she did not pas her exam so I'm just waiting to hear from her

Comment by sammy1990 on October 10, 2014 at 10:05pm: awwww, what horrible timing!

Comment by BMHMomma on October 10, 2014 at 10:03pm: My son was moved here. Had his appendix removed Tuesday night. Will be held here for 4-5 weeks. No PIR till December.

Comment by 1preciousgirl on September 4, 2014 at 11:28am: My son was transferred to this Div last night (from Ship 11/Div 283) with a presumed stress fracture in his left Femur. He was pretty distraught. He is being taken to the hospital this morning for an MRI/Bone Scan. His PIR is Fri 9/12 and at this point, Im hoping his evaluation comes out clean so he can participate in BS and PIR next week. If not, he will be in recovery for 1-3 weeks and skip PIR. Please pray for my SR C.H.

Comment by dianemnc on May 30, 2014 at 8:38pm: Yours too. I send your daughter a card.

Comment by KierstinsMom on May 30, 2014 at 6:10pm: It's such a roller coaster. Hope your daughter has healed well and will pass her run quickly once she's ready to try again!

Comment by dianemnc on May 29, 2014 at 8:09pm: My daughter is in 2341 also and her pir was 4/25. She had stress fractures as well and is now phase 4 hopefully getting ready to pass her run. It seems like it's been a long time but she seemed to heal pretty fast.

Comment by KierstinsMom on May 29, 2014 at 3:34pm: I joined the FB page when my daughter went into Ship 4 due to not passing her run in time for PIR 4/25. That ship also has the SRs in RCU. I find it very helpful. Yesterday was supposed to be my daughter's last attempt to pass but on Tuesday went into RCU due to a stress fracture in her leg. She had left for BC on Feb 24th. I feel so bad for her. She wants to be a sailor so desperately but keeps having obstacles. Now another 8 to 12 weeks to heal then one final try to pass her run. Hoping her determination holds out. I have you and your SRs in my thoughts. Not an easy road... not that motherhood is anyway!