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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).

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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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hi all i was wondering if anybody has had this problem or has thought on it. My son changed his last name before going to bc we told his recruiter this was going to be happening from the moment he first saw them, when the paperwork for the name change was final the recruiter said were not going to change it here( even though they had time to) it will get done in bootcamp well he gets to bc and they say they will do it around the third week but didnt and kept putting him off now they say to have it done in a school. the whole point was to start his navy life with the new last name his social is under his new last name. now he and i are both worried that he will get some kind of flack for this not being done already. any thoughts ideas or suggestions?

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Comment by abbyblue on September 28, 2011 at 12:30pm: something sounds strange here WHY would they sign him with a differ. last name when the social sercurty card has the right name

Comment by hotrod (ship 09 div 323) on September 28, 2011 at 2:25pm: well they had did the initial paperwork when he sighned up under his original last name and he was in the delayed entry program when he hit 18 he changed it

Comment by hotrod (ship 09 div 323) on September 28, 2011 at 11:50pm: i know he is not under his legal name right now but he keeps getting put off by the command at great lakes about changing his paperwork now they tell him to do it at a school

Comment by hotrod (ship 09 div 323) on September 29, 2011 at 11:26am: he know he has to " step up" and get it done and has tried and tried and he just keeps getting yelled at for trying or getting the royal run around, hence the problem, I was hoping for suggestions since we already know it a problem. i guess he will just have to go to the chaplain and legal to get some results

Comment by Jolene2Sailors on September 27, 2012 at 10:24pm: That must be so frustrating, and I know you are searching for answers. The best I can do is help you pray it gets cleared up quickly. I wish I could do more...but if there is one thing we have witnessed having our son at boot camp and dealing with some of the things he has had to go through, there is power in prayer!

Comment by Jolene2Sailors on September 27, 2012 at 10:26pm: OH...and I noticed you're from Yelm. We moved to Texas from South Hill seven years ago. I sure miss your part of the world!