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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.

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Spouses of Sailors going to A-school in P-cola

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This is a group mainly for spouses of sailors that are going to school in Pensacola. This will be a place where spouses can ask and answer questions that effect spouses of sailors while they are stationed at Pensacola.

Members: 132
Latest Activity: Jan 19, 2019

Various links to military stuff.

FAQ page on the Per Diem, Travel, and Transportation Allowance Commitee website
Here is a link that you will need to check out. It is a FAQ about PCS moves and what $$'s are available.

Per Diem, Travel, and Transportation Allowance Commitee main page

My Base Guide

Space A Travel Eligibility
Ok, this is a very important link and I hope it stays valid if I forget to update it. Just so everybody knows, legal dependents are now allowed to travel Space A while their military sponsor is on deployment orders. If you don't know what this is it is very simple. You can fly at little cost almost anywhere in the world on a government aircraft. You sign up on a list and wait for your number to be called. So, if your sailor is deployed to say, Japan, you can jump on a Space A flight to Japan for say 30 dollars. I don't know the exact amount, but it is cheap. Take a look at this, Google Space A travel, you will get all the answers you need. If you have more questions, ask.

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Comment by Liz on April 1, 2010 at 2:32pm: Hi! I'll be moving to Pensacola within the month. My husband is going to A school and I've heard he has to live on base for the first 4 to 5 weeks of school but then can move off - can anyone confirm this and/or let me know the process? He was originally going EOD but switched and I moved to FWB from NYC in Feb and now we get to move again. Really excited to get to P-cola but not as excited to not be living with him and just want to know how long that's for - thanks for any advice!

Comment by iluvwithanairman24 on March 30, 2010 at 10:45pm: thanks doda that does help im going to pensacola in a few weeks to spend a few days with him its not to bad he has his phone and his lap top and we have been in constant contact over web cam our daughter loves it she loves being able to see him and talk to him

Comment by Gman Navy Husband on March 28, 2010 at 9:40pm: Have a safe trip!

Comment by Gman Navy Husband on March 27, 2010 at 2:59pm: I vote good idea if you can afford the rent. If he is going to help you pay rent that would be even better. I assume that the Navy knows he has a dependent so he should be getting BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing). This is to help offset any cost for rent. Don't quote me on this because I don't know for sure if he gets it, but he should.
Here is the link for the information on it.
BAH info
If you put his info in the calculator you will see how much he should be getting.

Now look through here for others opinions on going to stay where A school is. I don't see a problem with it. He can see your son almost every night as long as he gets his work done and doesn't have any problems.

If you want a cheap small place I am renting from a guy that has a few places that are month to month. This is perfect since you don't have to sign a lease and it is close to the base. I am less than 5 minutes from the gate. On top of that it is close to WalMart and Target! I have a 2 bedroom for 500 a month. He is finishing up a one bedroom across the street but I don't know the rent. If you want his telephone number let me pm me and I will give it to you.

I personally think it is doable since they have so much free time at night before classing up. When he classes up he may not have as much free time but you will still have the weekends and most nights you could at least eat dinner together.

One other thing. The Navy will not help with your move.

Comment by Chelsea-NAVYWIFE on March 27, 2010 at 12:57pm: So I am looking for some advice. My boyfriend is at boot camp right now, his
PIR is 4/30/2010 & he wrote me a few letters. He wants to get me an apartment in Pensacola while he is at school there so he can visit me and our 5mth son when he has liberty and at least see us more than a few visits every few months, since we live in MI...Is this a good idea or bad idea?

Comment by Gman Navy Husband on March 26, 2010 at 3:58pm: No need for confusion. Sit back and start waiting. My wife's orders say she is supposed to start school on the 13th of March. No dice there. She has heard that the wait for her rate can be 6 months long!

Comment by iluvwithanairman24 on March 26, 2010 at 1:47pm: hello everyone my sailor arrived in pensacola on tuesday march 23 and his orders that he recived in bootcamp say that his schooling for aviation support equipment tech is 65 days is there anyone else in here that has a sailor in for the same job training? i could use any advice they told my sailor that his grad date is june 10th we are so confused please help

Comment by Gman Navy Husband on March 23, 2010 at 6:37pm: stevens girl, yeah my wife has a lazy roommate also and it is making her mad. She gets back to her room to find undergarments thrown about the floor! She passed her first room inspection with her though so that is good.

Comment by Gman Navy Husband on March 22, 2010 at 11:57pm: navywife10, 022610 was her PIR

Comment by Gman Navy Husband on March 21, 2010 at 8:25pm: This is according to my wife, she is sitting right next to me telling what she did.

He will check in. Go through INDOC, indoctrination. He cannot leave base until he is done with INDOC. I assume he is on Corry Station since he is a CTM. Do you know what base he is on? He will have a PFM class, Personal Finance Management class which is 2 days. After he is done with all that he should be allowed off base.

I went down the same week my wife got to P-cola and hung out with her after 4.30 pm until night Muster at around 9 pm. She got there on a Wed. and I was there Thurs or Friday, I believe. They are allowed to go off base, now this is NAS info as far as going off base, it could be different on Corry Station. On Sat and Sun I pick her up at 7 am and we hang out all day until 9 pm or so then it is Muster time.