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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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Comment by R&BCook on April 5, 2011 at 9:13am: i got a text from my son at 3:45 am Colorado Springs time and said that he is on land! They have docked! Anyone know where?He has not told me that yet - said that he would be there for 2 days.

Comment by R&BCook on April 4, 2011 at 10:48am: Seventh Fleet ships, helicopters and aircraft continue searching over 2,000 square miles of ocean in a concerted effort to find victims of the March 11 tsunami. USS Cowpens (CG 63), USS Preble (DDG 88), USS Shiloh (CG 67) and USS Curtis D. Wilbur (DDG 54) searched in specific zones off the north east coast of Honshu, with their helicopters, additional support helicopters from the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and one P-3 Orion aircraft providing aerial reconnaissance support. Locations of discovered remains will be marked and that data sent to the JMSDF for retrieval and honorable interment of the victims.

Comment by JackieC on April 3, 2011 at 10:59pm: Yes! TY for that info. I havn't heard anything from my son either. From what I have read I am sure they need a little down time. Maybe he will call me tomorrow morning.

Comment by R&BCook on April 3, 2011 at 7:58pm: Got an email from my son and he stated that the Cowpen is going to dock tomorrow. Did anyone here from there kids about that?

Comment by R&BCook on April 1, 2011 at 10:14am: On US 7th Fleet web site - I just type in USS Cowpens- that is sometimes what it is like out there! WOW

Comment by JackieC on April 1, 2011 at 5:24am: that is a really cool pic, nice view,,,

Comment by R&BCook on March 31, 2011 at 10:23pm: Wow- I have been sending these pics to my son. He thinks they are pretty cool he does not see it from this side and he says sometimes he does not even remember when the pic happened. This is one Proud Navy Mom!

Comment by R&BCook on March 31, 2011 at 10:17pm: USS Cowpens completes a replenishment at sea.

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 29, 2009) The guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) performs a routine breakaway and powers through high swells during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4). Cowpens is underway as one of the escorts for the aircraft carrier George Washington (CVN 73) in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Technician Airman Josiah Connelly/Released) 090529-N-2153C-021

Comment by JackieC on March 30, 2011 at 5:55am: Yes, R&BCook it did make my heart beat faster, TY

Comment by R&BCook on March 29, 2011 at 9:41pm: This might brighter your day today parents of the USS Cowpens- I hope you click on the link:

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