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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
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
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Letter-Writing Navy Moms
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Show support for your Sailor and express yourself with a hand-written gesture. Have any tips to share? Feel free to add your comments and experiences to help other moms and loved ones!
Members: 384
Latest Activity: Jan 18
Discussion Forum
letters at BC
Started by tori'smom. Last reply by lemonelephant Aug 27, 2018. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Hi.. this may be a silly question but when do they get their mail? is it daily or just one day a week? My daughters form letter just came and want to send out her letters. Just curious how long…Continue
Writing letters
Started by KLaw0523. Last reply by MommaD Apr 11, 2017. 5 Replies 0 Likes
When writing letters what type of enveople can I use and how many pieces of paper can I put into one envelope. I have been writing since the day he left so I have about 20 pages so far. Any…Continue
Dad needs ideas
Started by portside. Last reply by MrsAFJ Dec 7, 2015. 23 Replies 7 Likes
Hi Moms. I need some advice please.My future sailor hasn't yet left for BC but I wanted to get a jump on writing letters to be sent after he is at GL.The issue is, I suffer from those very common…Continue
Easy and unique motivational boost suggestion for letter writers
Started by Geekette70. Last reply by Devon's mom(Tammy) Jun 22, 2015. 3 Replies 10 Likes
My son is currently in BC and was there for Christmas. This suggestion, though, can be used anytime. I posted on my wall, my husband's wall, and my son's wall that I would mail JT anything that…Continue
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Comment by 2ndtimearound on July 4, 2014 at 10:53am
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sierrascrapper - that's just what I did for my first letter. I have terrible handwriting, so I type them all and I kept a running document for the first letter....sort of like a journal. I'd write in it every day until I finally got his address and then I mailed it out, so it was about 4-5 pages....lol....still fit in an envelope, and he got it. He appreciated it. I am able now to go back and see what I wrote- I am keeping copies of them all. I have also "run out" of things to say - there's not much going on, and I am tired of writing about the weather, so I take pictures with my cell phone of things around the house, and copy them into my letter, or copy family photos from Facebook (his cousins, etc) and include those in a letter. Some of my letters are nothing but 4 or 5 pictures with funny captions. I know he'll like them. He has a great sense of humor. I also found out that keeping him posted on the seemingly mundane things in our lives is just fine.....he commented back on them in his letter, so it must not have bored him or made him sad! Everyone is different - we know our kids best, and probably know what to say that will make them happy to hear from us! Sounds like you are doing just that.
Never having had to write to any of my kids beyond a text message now and then, this is quite a learning experience! Opening up a whole new dimension in our relationship!
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Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on July 2, 2014 at 10:46pm
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Thank you ladies...that helps a LOT! We don't have any pets, so we can't write any letters from them. However, my son played the clarinet in the marching band. So...we are going to ask one of his friends to write him a letter from his clarinet. It aughta bring a pretty good laugh. I'm sure I'll get the hang of all of this soon enough. It's just awkward right now. Thank you again for your support!
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Comment by lemonelephant on July 2, 2014 at 9:54pm
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spomss, :o)
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Sierrascrapper, just write. Yes, he will be in his second to third week of BC and at the end of week 1 DOT to the beginning of week 2 DOT when he gets letters from you for the first time.
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Comment by spomss on July 2, 2014 at 9:44pm
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funny lemonelephant....Navy moms think alike....:)
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yes Peter's mom-I used to put cartoons on the tops of letters...and sports scores...would just copy and paste and then print them out...and yup they get shared!!
Sierrascrapper good for you!! I also kept a journal so that I would get out the sadness so my letters would be upbeat!! I also had a hard time-what in the world could I tell him...I didnt really write about home-didnt want him thinking about home and what he was missing....so I would give recaps of shows he used to watch...and I did write things about what he had been doing already-he did say he couldnt figure out how I knew all that stuff!! and I did write a letter from the dog about the night the box came...
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Peter's Mom, yes, you can send copies of each of the things you mentioned. See Letter Writing & Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit.
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I started writing my first letter to my son yesterday. It was kinda weird writing it. Especially because he won't get it for at least another 10 days or so. I still wrote it...it helped keep my mind off of things yesterday on our long drive back home from MEPS. I'm also having trouble knowing exactly what to write about. I talked about his first plane ride and what we did that afternoon after we left. I wanted to write about what he'll be doing, but by the time he gets it, he will be in like what week 2? So, I wasn't sure how to write about that aspect. Anyway, just thought maybe of you can give some solid insight. I of course wrote supportive stuff in there. I didn't want to sound too mushy though as I know he will just roll his eyes at it.
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Comment by Island Girl on July 2, 2014 at 9:38am
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Just want to make sure....is it okay to mail COPIES of Far Side cartoons, or a suduko puzzle? Don't want to get anyone in trouble! Figure it would lighten them, and maybe they could pass around the cartoons after they read them???
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There are "Sailors" and there are "Recruits", but there is no such thing as a "Sailor Recruit." SR stands for "Seaman Recruit" and is what all recruits are considered while in BC regardless of what they will be after BC.
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