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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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FINALLY..... FORM LETTER!!!!!

Finally the form letter has arrived:):):)

A txt from my husband came to me at work last night that stated " he has sent a letter" :):) I could not get home quick enough to open it. With hopes that something would be written in it from him, I opened it in record speed. It had no written message but it did have all of the information I have been waiting on so I was completely happy with that. His handwriting , which is normally not that well, was very nicely written in all CAPS and in correct format. As this, I had to laugh , because with just that little information I know that there are changes going on:)

As of this morning , I addressed all of his letters ( I will not disclose how many..LOL ) and about ran the mailman over getting to the mailbox before him to make sure all of them were on that truck and on the way to him for mail call!!!

As he embarks on this journey, it is also a journey for me and each step of the way is a new adventure!!! I am still so proud of him but miss him like crazy but with these little steps and signs (like his handwriting ) I just have to tell myself that he is out there doing what he has always wanted to do , and as a mom know that he is now living it!!!! Gotta love the journey!!!

Next step.... LETTERS!!!!!!

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Comment by sunny2372 on April 16, 2013 at 11:59am: Funny, I thought the same thing about my son's envelope. Had it not been for the lower case letters in our street name, I wouldn't have recognized the handwrititing as his at all. It's so military like. My dad used to write like that also (he was retired Navy). There were no little handwritten notes in my form letter either. And don't feel bad about the # of letters you put in the mail. I had 9 ready to go but chose to only send them out 2 at a time. I didn't want to overwhelm him and have him get them all at once and then I could hear in my head him saying, "Seriously mom?" So I figured I'd spare him :0)

Comment by mom53 on April 16, 2013 at 2:09pm: Congrats... I received the form letter and noticed the same thing... the penciled writing was neat... that was really a surprise for me... but a nice one. hoping to get a letter soon from him soon. We sent off three letters yesterday.... and starting another one today..

Comment by JGMom on April 16, 2013 at 5:35pm: Congrats on your letter I am still waiting for my son to write or call again. Waiting is difficult with the graduation coming up soon.