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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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DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

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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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RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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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My daughter leaves in 56 days

to bootcamp at GL.

Is it normal for a mom to have THIS much anticipatory grief??? I am crying every time I read the boards or my husband and I talk about her leaving. I am staying strong in front of her but did have to excuse myself this weekend when her and Dad started talking about something.

My sweet daughter is 21 and doesn't even live at home anymore! I talk her her daily on the phone and she comes over several times a week. Our son gradutes high school 4 days after she leaves and is planning to move out a week or so after graduation but he has always been the independant one so that isn't bothering me as much as her leaving.

Wow, I am going to have to pull it together or go on antidepressants or something if I am going to survive this!!!

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Comment by jebsmom1106 on March 19, 2012 at 7:50pm: I was the same way prior to my son leaving for GL. I was a mess...crying at almost anything. The day he actually left was bad for me. I couldn't even talk to him without crying and all I wanted was to tell him how proud I was of him, that I loved him and would miss him so much but that I knew he was going to do a great job,but everytime I tried to talk to him I choked up. But it DID get easier as time went by. I couldn't wait for his first letter...it will take some time so don't worry when you don't get one right away. And you will get a quick phone call when she arrives but that's it. I think my phone call lasted 10 seconds and then he HAD to get off the phone. But she will get phone privileges again and then the letters will start coming more and more. Graduation is just amazing! I had 2 other children graduate from the ARMY boot camp but this one was something special! I cried from start to finish! You are having normal emotions and beleive me, you will be get through this! My son is my youngest, my baby and he was the hardest to let go. He is in Pensacola now and then will be stationed in Washington state on the USS John C. Stennis. I couldn't be prouder of him and you will be just as proud of your daughter! Good luck to her and to you!!! Take care!

Comment by StarOklaCity on March 19, 2012 at 9:58pm: No, She leaves May 14th

Comment by mama bear on March 20, 2012 at 6:41pm: I know what you are going too, my daughter went to college in the morning one day and came home that night and told me she had join the Navy! She left for boot camp on in March 2011 and now is on her 1st deployment in another country. My worst time was at night time, for every night she would call me to tell me she loved me more while I was at work and in the morning she would say the same before she left for school. Our relationship has had some rocky moments but we made it and now closer than ever. I have shed so many tears since she joined that some times my eyes itch. But slowly over time it becomes easier and not so raw. We do alot of writing and that has helped alot for us, I always try to send some kind of verse at the end to let her know how proud I am of her and I will be by her side all the way. Her 1 year anniversary will be coming up since she joined only 4 to go with other 3 in active. Holidays are hard as well as birthday's but we try to do something she would joy as a family on these days we go away from the usual plan's. When I do hear from her when she is in the base try to keep her voice alive by saving on the cell phone, if I miss her call. Just have to remember to enter re-save every 21 days. I you would like to talk more add me as your friend. mama bear