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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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Letter Rules?

I know my Daughter just arrived to bootcamp yesterday, But I keep hearing about rules on writing letters. I know It will be 2 to 3 weeks before she can write or recieve a letter, but I dont want to do it wrong! ADVICE ????

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Comment by BunkerQB on October 4, 2011 at 12:59pm: Hi NastashaMom,

You should be getting a form letter soon. Look for the PIR date, the password for printing out your Parking Pass for PIR and check the 4 guests names. Make sure yours is on it. It looks like your daughter graduation from Boot Camp will be November 18. If it is then join this group.
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir11182011

Comment by DisneyDebi (02/903) on October 4, 2011 at 2:56pm: Thank you NatashaMom for asking that question and Emma for answering it so thoroughly! My son is at the airport now, waiting to catch his plane to GL so this was timed perfectly!

Comment by Yesenia0815 on October 4, 2011 at 6:42pm: Hi, just wait for the first letter from your daughter to arrive with her address, then you can write to her as much as you can. :-)

Comment by GirlsGoneNavy on October 4, 2011 at 11:00pm: Thank you for your responces, I write her every day just a short letter because I'm not sure how much time she gets to read her letters.

Comment by Cubmom (Ship 07 Division 009) on October 6, 2011 at 9:45am: Thanks so much for the mail information. I wasn't sure what all we could send. I am a new mom to the Navy and this is my first son to leave home. (sad and proud all at the same time)...Kennys' friends text me and call wanting his address i just texted his recruiter and he says he has his address--------VERY HAPPY!!!!! question though, can I copy and post the information on my sons face book so when I let people know of his address they will know what they can send, do and not do??? I don't want to do something I am not suppost to do....again thanks..