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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.

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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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I was all into making plans to attend the graduation in Great Lakes and all of a sudden i came to a sudden stop

Since the day my son left to BC on the 13, i was counting the days when i would see his new and improved look. i was all into making the arrangments for his graduation...when i got the letter telling me his grad. date.....i could not believe that the same day he will graduate from BC, My daughter will be graduating from High School. I could not believe what i was reading, both of the graduations are important. but i feel that my daughters high school graduation is where i should be. I just feel so sad that i will have to postpone seeing my son. my daughter tells me that i should go to her brothers graduation...but her graduation is just as important. i know that my son will understand.(I Hope). I just feel so sad i try not to show my emotions in front of my daughter, cause it is not her fault. we just thought that his graduation would be a couple of weeks later than hers. boy where we wrong..I love all of my kids, but i feel like this is not fare for me or my kids, Sorry for throwing such a fit here witrh everyone, it just i can't believe this .

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Comment by dillndrewsmom on April 21, 2010 at 8:13am: Hi There,
Could you send another family member to your sons Graduation to tape it ???

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on April 21, 2010 at 8:42am: That is a tough decision, so sorry that you have two wonderful events taking place at the same time. Ordering the DVD is a good suggestion and perhaps you can visit your son at A school one weekend.

Comment by Mommacat on April 21, 2010 at 8:38pm: Does your daughter REALLY think you should go? If she does, then why not go? Sorry, to be opposite everyone. If you can trust your daughter to tell you how she really feels and not say what she thinks you want to hear, I would listen to her. You won't be seeing much of your son once he's in the fleet. Just my opinion, for what it is worth.

Comment by purplelis1 on April 21, 2010 at 9:41pm: I am so sorry this is happening to you, my youngest is Graduating in June also and I feared the same thing as you are going through right now, but I am a lucky one she graduated on the 10th. and He the 4th. I don't know what I would have done except draw straws. I will pray your son understands your decision, can another member of your family take your place to either ceremony? Best of Luck

Comment by christina_209 on April 22, 2010 at 7:17am: Hi purplelis1, thanks for your comment . In 2007 i was hospitalized in may and for a whole month i was admited. When june came around the doctors still said that i was not well enoungh to be sent home. the day of his graduation i told the doctor that with or without his permission i had to be at the graduation ceromony. against the doctors advice i called my father to pick me up and went to his graduation. I told him that this was an important day for him and i would not miss it for nothing. He was so happy that his brother and sister and i went. so he knows that if i did not miss his graduation or his older brothers, and i could not miss his sisters. I told him today that i was sorry but i had to be here for his sister but to buy the dvd.so at least i could see the ceromony after.

Comment by christina_209 on April 22, 2010 at 7:25am: Hi BraintreeMom, originally it was going to be his brother sister me and his father, but now it will be my son and his wife and his girlfriend, and his dad. I know he felt bad for not being able to add his girldriend to the four guest. So it will work out good after all. I am glad that there will still be family attending his graduation, and he knows that i am still proud of him and all his accomplishments.. I just will have to go when he has liberty from A school.:)

Comment by christina_209 on April 22, 2010 at 7:26am: Nates Mom Wendy, that is what i will have to do. thanks.

Comment by christina_209 on April 22, 2010 at 7:29am: Mary Proud mom of Nick,
I am so proud of my daughter, and my son and i am sure there will be more graduations for my son since he enlisted for 6 years.

Comment by christina_209 on April 22, 2010 at 7:36am: Hi mommacat,
Are you serious, do you know that maybe not right now but the next time we have a heated discussion, that would be the first thing she will throw at me to make me feel guilty.
You know that this is a special day for her as for my son . I need to go to my daughters so she wil be encouraged to continue her education. If i don't go she might not think that her education was not important and she might not want to continue to go. She wants to be a nurse and she needs to go to college. so i must go to show her that i am proud of her. thanks for the comment.

Comment by christina_209 on April 22, 2010 at 7:39am: Toms Mom,
It is a good idea, if i didn't live so far away. My daughters graduation is at 8pm and it finishes about 10 to 10:30pm i would have to fly from california to chicago what time would that really give me? It sounded good. thanks