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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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RTC Graduation

**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.

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It is now just 2 weeks until my son leaves for bc. He leaves on Election day, my head & heart are spining our household is crazy with emotions... my youngest daughter a freshman in high school…

It is now just 2 weeks until my son leaves for bc. He leaves on Election day, my head & heart are spining our household is crazy with emotions... my youngest daughter a freshman in high school is also in the fall play ,2 parts and it starts 3 days before he leaves. When I say household crazy with emotions I mean all of us, 2 teenage daughters & son and me,mom one minute we are all laughing & fun times and then we can't wait to get a way from each other,lol... also, we are trying to make things loving , comfortable and cherish our time together. The waiting anxiety and the unknown being new to all this is a little overwhelming.

Please any advice is much appreciated

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Comment by Beckyt559 Ship 12 Div 347 on October 23, 2012 at 12:31pm: Stay busy and the time will go by fast. Start writing letters after he leaves and have them ready to go into the mail as soon as you get his address with ship/division. Those letters are like gold. Be sure and send plenty of stamps with him. It takes a few weeks but I always looked forward to Thursday/Fridays when we would get a letter back from him. My son wrote to all of his friends too. We fly out tomorrow to our son's graduation on Friday. We are so proud and excited to see him. I've prayed daily for my son's division successful completion of bc. It really helps!

Comment by kathleen on October 23, 2012 at 2:28pm: Everything you are experiencing seems perfectly normal given the circumstances... Once he leaves the time will start to fly by and before you know it you will be at PIR. I would love to experience that day again..take in every single minute of it. It is an experience of a lifetime.

Comment by Laurie on October 23, 2012 at 3:13pm: Same emotions in my house prior to my son leaving Oct. 1. First week or two after he left it was the same up and down emotions. It is now his 4th week and after receiving a letter letting us know he's doing really well and that he loves where he is and what he is doing. Those emotions are gone. Just lots of pride in him for what he is doing.. It does get better.

Comment by MelMe251 on October 23, 2012 at 8:46pm: I am in the same position as you. In two weeks I have to say goodbye to my son. I know he is ready and I thought I was, but the emotions are starting already. This is so hard.

Comment by lisaguse3 on October 24, 2012 at 2:06pm: Said goodbye yesterday, just stopped crying a few hours ago, Christmas is my favorite time of the year, starting with Thanksgiving and he won't be here for either. I don't know how I will get through it. I do have two older sons who are in the neighborhood and I see them daily, but this is going to be the first Christmas that I am not with my son all together. So I know how you are feeling, This site is very helpful.

Comment by lemonelephant on October 24, 2012 at 10:47pm: You may wish to join the group, DEP-Leavin for bootcamp in November. You will meet others with loved ones leaving that day/week who may be in the same TG and have PIR together. Be sure to check out the discussion, Things to Do in the Last Month Before Your Future Sailor Leaves for.... I also suggest you join New Members Stop Here and check out the Pages and Discussions there.

Your future Sailor may want to join http://www.navydep.com to learn the ins and outs from the DEP point of view. Craig runs that and will steer you to some good links on there.

(Group names and the link within this reply are clickable links. To join a group, click on the group name and when the group page opens, click on "+ Join..." in the upper right.)