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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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RTC Graduation

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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Candio box

Does anyone have info regarding guidelines for sending the cardio box? My son just completed week#8 and I'm ready to mail the decorated box..but he's asked for hid computer to be sent.
Can I send 2 separate boxes?

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Comment by Noni on July 17, 2015 at 10:55pm: I sent two boxes. Make sure you write candio on the and yes you can send his computer. The ones at OCS aren't that reliable. My daughter was always having hers fixed. I did mail her in her candio box.

Comment by Noni on July 17, 2015 at 10:57pm: In the candio box don't fill it with to much snacks and candy. They don't end up eating it all and it goes in the garbage.

Comment by miss deb on July 17, 2015 at 11:14pm: Great advice! Thanks for the heads up!

Comment by Noni on July 17, 2015 at 11:15pm: They are very excited to receive them. I shipped mine out a few days earlier just to make sure it made it to RI.

Comment by Noni on July 17, 2015 at 11:18pm: What class will your son be in? My daughter was 02-15. Has he received his ship duty yet?

Comment by hippomama42 on July 20, 2015 at 5:35pm: what's the Candio Box?

Comment by CryptoDad on July 20, 2015 at 6:55pm: Its an Officer Candidate School thing, a highly decorated care package they receive when they enter the final stage of OCS. Candio = Candidate Officer.

Comment by Noni on July 20, 2015 at 10:32pm: Making a candid box was so much fun for my son and daughter in law. They filled it with candy, creamer, coffee, chips, her lap top, her bday gift a new I phone, body sprays, gift cards. Everything that they were with out for 12 weeks. I over stuffed mine, in case someone's box didn't make it on time and she could share. The officers go thru the same as enlisted but in more detail.

Comment by cdav on March 29, 2017 at 7:47pm: As of early 8-17, Candio boxes are no longer allowed to contain any food or drink items!