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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)

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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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Anyone else out there? My son is in this ship/division. I am a new Navy mom. We are officially empty nesters now that Z has left for boot camp.

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      Hello Andy mom and New Navy mom empty nester for the first time in 38 years  Older Son can retire after 20 years Coast Guard This is great did not have this then     ship 12 div 311
Hello ladies!  My husband is in this division.  We have 2 daughters, ages 7 and 3.  How are you all doing?

Hi imadreamer!

 

Welcome to the group.  I am doing well.  I got a letter from my son yesterday.  He seems to be ok.  He shared that his blisters are getting better.  He passed his first personal inspection, but failed another inspection because his rack was not made properly.  The boy never was any good at making his bed!  How are you and your daugthers doing?  Where are you from?

We are from Washington.  Doing pretty good today since we got a letter and a call!  Keep your phones handy ladies, they are coming!  It sounds like a bad cold or bronchitis is running through the ranks though.  My husband passed his personal inspection but failed rack because his bunk mate didn't do the sheets right.  Bunk mates maybe? =)  He also said they earned the academic flag.
I just got a letter! Z said he was in medical on Sunday for a cough. Hope its just a cold or bronchitis. He sounds good! He said they now have time to write on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I did get to talk to him on the phone a week or so ago.
Our daughter asked me to send her moleskin because of blisters. Of course by the time she got it, her blisters were pretty much healed!  She did say it comes in handy for when they have long marches though because the blisters are more likely to come back.
What is moleskin? I haven't heard of that.
It's a self adhesive foam padding that you can find in the foot care area of most grocery stores or big box stores. You cut a piece the size you need and place it over a blister to keep it from getting irritated and to help it heal.
Thanks, learn something new every day!
Ah! My boyfriend is 03/306 i've been trying to find other people with this! I cannot WAIT until he's done. Im sooo proud of him <3 Ive gotten 3 letters since he's been there and one phone call which i missed:((( im so upset i missed it. in every letter hes always talking about ironing or making his bed. which is hilarious because before he left his clothes were almost never not wrinkly and his bed was awful ahahhaa like, his pillows would be on the other side of the room, sheets flying off of his mattress. its so funny trying to picture him doing the things they have to do in BC
Hi! Glad you found us! Must be a guy thing, because before this my son didn't know a made bed from an unmade bed! Where are you from? What is your boyfriend doing for A school?

My daughter A is in this group too. It's been hard having her gone but we are so proud of her!  Her most recent letter says that she was accepted to be part of the Ceremonial Guard and that she's really excited about it.

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