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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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Moms of Navy Diver Recruits

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Comment by marysuemcc on October 30, 2012 at 1:11pm: No power yet and no mail yet . . . Which
means no letter yet ! !
Soon as I find out I will let you know Felicia
Sigh ! !
TTYL
Best alwayz
- Mary

Comment by Felicia TEXASNAVYMOM on October 24, 2012 at 5:43pm: I am in a little different boat than you are. Jared has a twin brother who went to collge in August, so he is fairly close to me, and he also has a younger brother still in high school. So, I do not have that total empty nest that you are dealing with. I think what bothers me the most, is I know he will be going thru some stressful procedures and I won't be able to talk to him everyday to encourage him. I plan to bombard him with a letter a day once I get that mailing address. Especially during dive prep. Hang in there! Go out to eat with a friend and enjoy a movie.

Comment by marysuemcc on October 24, 2012 at 4:51pm: i meant "look up" any info

Comment by marysuemcc on October 24, 2012 at 4:50pm: that -them getting to know one another- would be awesome.............i also feel the same way as you do as to WHY i want it for him so bad !!!

Conor told me that the only way he will NOT make Diver is if he drowns trying.............

i will pray for each of them ....thank you for your notes and kind words........it is so hard tho'..................everything is just too quiet and empty without him........i am dreading going grocery shopping this week.........i feel like "why bother" ?

i made one of his buddies promise to stop by every once in a while and "demand" that i bake cookies or brownies or a cake or something every once in a while..........sounds silly, but..............

Conor is really my heart.................

i am so glad you created this group...i am going to see if i can look u any info about Dive Prep............

Comment by Felicia TEXASNAVYMOM on October 24, 2012 at 3:07pm: And..its sounds like if we are lucky enough, they will know each other.

Comment by Felicia TEXASNAVYMOM on October 24, 2012 at 3:07pm: His name is Jared. We will lift both of them up. I want it so bad for him, because he wants it. I just know that what is in front of him is no easy task. I told Jared when it got to dive school to only take one day at a time and concentrate on doing what he needed to do that day.

Comment by marysuemcc on October 24, 2012 at 2:48pm: I will add your son to my prayers every day Felicia . . . What is his first name ?

Comment by marysuemcc on October 24, 2012 at 2:43pm: Felicia -
Thank you for your note and info !
It's also my son Conor's dream and he has worked really hard just to get this far !
I hope and pray he makes it through also . .
I feel there is SO much for me to learn about ALL of this . .
I really appreciate that you started this group - thanx again SOO much and I am sure we will be "speaking" often !

Comment by Felicia TEXASNAVYMOM on October 24, 2012 at 12:53pm: Mary,

First..THANK YOU FOR JOINING MY GROUP. I am in the same boat. My son left Sunday October 21 for San Antonio and then to Chicago on Monday 22nd. I received his call at 2:30 am on Tuesday morning. From what I understand just from reading other post, yes, you are correct. It appears they do Dive Prep at Great Lakes after bootcamp and they have to pass that before getting sent on to dive school. They will send you a letter in about two weeks with information about graduating from bootcamp. I have been doing research and it appears they have graduation almost every Friday. They seem to graduate 8 weeks after entering if there are no issues to keep a recruit back. So if that is the case Mary, I am guessing our Son's will graduate on December 14th. But, according to everything I read, you will receive a letter in about 2 weeks laying all that out. Please stay in touch! I pray both of our son's are successful. I know mine wants it really bad, but I also know it is tough to get through.

Comment by marysuemcc on October 24, 2012 at 12:46pm: My son left for BC on Monday 10/22 - well , that is actually the day I dropped him at recruiter's office - just got the : "I have arrived safely " call at about 1:39 this morning -
This is all very new to me - he has his contract already for Navy Dive training - I have NO idea how to find out when he graduates boot camp or how long pre-dive is which is - as I understand it - still at GL. . and starts right after graduation from BC . . . Is that right ?