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Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
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
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
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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).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**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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Started this discussion. Last reply by Proud Mom (2nd Time Around) Mar 14, 2011. 7 Replies 0 Likes
I know I saw on here somewhere a link to a day by day schedule for boot camp.( It said yesterday was the day for wisdom teeth) But now I can'tfind it anywhere
Started this discussion. Last reply by WonderTwins'mom Apr 23, 2017. 47 Replies 2 Likes
My son's recruiter told us that they will pull all of his wisdom teeth at BC. Do they do this during the processing days? I can't imagine having to start the intense workouts 2 days after having all…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Cgutierrez Apr 8, 2011. 187 Replies 0 Likes
How many of you plan on or have gone to graduation? It is a long distance for us , my husband has not flown since he was a teenager and I'm not sure I could get him on a plane anyway! We are from…Continue
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What airline are you flying on? When are you going to Hawaii? We want to go for Christmas with our other son and his wife, but I heard that the tickets are more expensive around Christmas.
Hi Betty! I feel like I am already on the rollar coaster ride. I have my good days and my bad days, and he hasnt even left yet. He leaves June 17th. I have no idea where to start and what to do because he does not talk to me about it. He recruiter has been transferred so now he has a new one, so I am not sure this one will talk to me. I am trying to understand the new lingo, but it is hard. He has had his first meeting with his new recruitor, and was so excited and put the pround parent of a sailor bumper sticker on my car, and I cried. Well please tell me more about the Granbury group, I am going to need the support. I have been a single mom for 19 years, i am now engaged, he has no kids, so i am in this alone, I feel like, cause he thinks it is not big deal. he doesnt understand the love you share between a parents and a child is so unconditional, he will never know tht feeling, esp between a mother and her kids.
Hey MA Mom!!! I am an MA mom too. Time does fly by when your having fun.I am a Ga. Navy Mom. Please give your Sailor a hug for me. Thank tham for their service!!!
my son is with the submairne force and has been in Pearl for about two years now he says to tell all the new guys to go the MWR office and they all kinds of classes to go to like on how to buy a car and how to do your Taxes and for him to go to chapel when his schedule permits. my son has duty alot of times on sundays so he can not go to chapel but he has a Navy Bible so he reads that alot and he is trying to find a bible study on base. we visit PH in May and found a chapel real close to the nex. Hope this helps off and on there is a group of moms and dads that together for lunch around the ft worth area we try to do it around the holidays but alot of people are taking care of other family members or just busy with family or work.
so look for posting about the next lunch time and maybe you can come.
well I havn't even bought my ticket yet, but I was thinking about flying into O'Hare because I heard it's closer to Boot Camp. What do you recommend?, I'm most likely traveling alone so I would really appreciate any type of help on information or even a ride :)
Hi there! I bought that bumper sticker on the Navy base here in my hometown. My dad is retired Navy so I'm able to get on base with my mom.
Do you know if our future sailors are going through hell week this week? I started thinking it was last week, but I don't know now.
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