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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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my son leaves for boot camp on May 12. I have lots of questions.
1. Approx when will graduation be and is it on the weekend?
2. When will he be allowed to have a car? ( he goes to charleston,sc after boot camp to nuc school)
3. When are they allowed to come home the first time?

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Comment by lemonelephant on March 1, 2015 at 7:56pm: 1. By counting 9 Fridays, PIR will most likely be 07/10/2015, but since he is arriving on a Tuesday, PIR could also be 07/02/2015 (yes, that's a Thursday because July 3 is a federal holiday this year). You will just have to wait on The Form Letter to know for sure. See Arrival and What Happens at the RTC within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones).

2. Check in the Nuke groups to see if/when POV is allowed. (I left info on your My Page.)

3. He will be able to take leave after "A" School. Again, check in the Nuke groups.

Check your My Page for info to help you with things you need to take care of before he ships.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on March 2, 2015 at 2:31pm: Hi Tonya - On the Nuke mom's page if you look to the right - under the "member profiles" there are 7 pages of information listed. The 1st is "Your Sailor's Schedule Upon Arrival to GC". This gives you the timeline for the schools and will also explain the phases and when they can have a vehicle. There's lots of good info to read. Familiarize yourself with that and then if you have any other questions feel free to post them in the Nuke mom's group. We have lots of mom's (& dad's) with sailors in different stages of the nuke pipeline. Someone will be able to answer your questions!