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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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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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Graduation
Hi Everyone,
My son will be graduating soon from boot camp. Can anyone give me any information regarding decent hotels in the area of the base, as well as rental cars, or shuttles from the hotels to the base? We have the brochure that was sent to us, but was wondering if anyone had any good recommendations.
Thanks in advance
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Comment by navy25 on December 8, 2010 at 12:09am
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we were at PIR in October this year and we stayed at the Navy Lodge its 1.5 miles real close to the base where the PIR is and it was a great place to stay very clean wonderful staff and very helpful our room had a microwave and fridge and some of the rooms have a small kitchen .Their number is (800)628-9466 at 2500 Meridian Drive Great Lakes IL 60088.You have to tell them that you are going to your sons PIR we got the room rate for Oct. for $65 a night you just have to give them your sons name and rate ex.E1 E2 E3 or what ever his rate is.Its perfect for PIR its off the main road that the base is on and we were able to get there quickly and if you have bad weather itll be alot better that is close. I wrote about it on this site maybe do a search Navy Lodge.Im hoping to visit my son this coming summer and definet would stay there again.Good Luck,Maria Navy25
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Reply by navy25 on October 16, 2010 at 3:40pm
Delete Hi to All, trying to find out info about the Navy Lodge at Great Lakes, it was the best decision I made in staying there this past weekend on 10/8/10 and hoping if I get to visit my son there again to stay there. We went to my sons PIR which was totally awesome and staying at the Navy Lodge was a breeze to the Naval Station is 1.5 miles away from PIR its located on Meridian drive and from there you make a right on Buckley Road (main street where Naval Base is located) you get on the middle lane of the road and just follow and you'll be directed on how to enter base day off PIR we left the Lodge at 6:05am about 50 cars in front of us already)and by 6:30am we were in the parking lot showing our ID's make sure you have them out and the pass is on your dashboard by driver side (also make sure you have that pass for the entire time youll be with your Sailor so that way you can go in and out of base to pickup/drop him off)Also they Navy Lodge has a Breakfast to Go Bag that they put out every morning between 6am til 9am small bagel/cream cheese bottle of Orange Juice and a granola bar and in lobby excellent coffee 24 hours around the clock that totally came in handy.Our room was very clean 2 comfortable queen beds small table a desk.HD flat TV small fridge and microwave bathroom small but we were 3 in our room and had no complaints.The area is in a residential area I believe where Navy families live and there is a NEX Mini Market and Gas Station close by which if you ask at front desk they can give you a temporary card that allows you to buy there is like a grocery store extremely convinient. On site plenty of parking safe area and the grounds are kept neatly with an area for eating outside under umbrellas and the children a play area in the back.The area is also close by to the other places like Gurnee Mall fun place also a movie theater there and the Rainforest Cafe I think they even have an Ice skating ring also close by the other NEX store(the bigger store) on Green Bay road thats off Buckley Road and on this road you can also find the Lock and Go place (we recommended it the guy who took care of my son was very honest) We found the Navy Lodge terrific and make sure you tell them you are there for PIR and they discount your room we only paid $65 a night which abled us to stay there longer plus the Staff very friendly the front office girl Brenda who took care of us was so nice and helpful on giving us directions. Also when we had to drop off our son after liberty very convinient that we were only 10 minutes away. So we had a good experience and would stay there again.Maria,Navy25
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