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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
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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.
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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Today is my son's 19th Birthday and is the 1st birthday we are not together, I miss him a lot. Can't wait to see on on his graduation.
Today is my son's 19th Birthday and is the 1st birthday we are not together, I miss him a lot. Can't wait to see on on his graduation.
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Comment by TexasMomof2 on April 10, 2011 at 10:27am
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Ohhhhh, hang in there. My son had his 18th birthday when in BC....I do understand. Graduation will be here before you know it so hold onto that thought. You might want to go get a "blue candle" and light it in honor of his birthday. This is something a lot of us do and it gives comfort to us and honor to those that aren't able to be home. I have 2 Navy sons and I have 2 sitting on my buffet in the dining room. They know I have them and what they are for and they are touched. We also light them in memory of others in times that recognition is needed and deserved. Go to the grocery store and in the candle section, they are those candles in the tall glass. Congrats on the upcoming graduation!
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Comment by kim12div160 on April 10, 2011 at 10:30am
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Happy Birthday to your son & totally understand...missing mine as well. His BD won't be until a couple weeks after his PIR, i too will miss a BD. hang in there the my fellow N4M sister :)
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Comment by margie on April 10, 2011 at 11:55am
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Thanks, we also just got a letter that after graduating from bootcamp we might not be able to spend the weekend with him. He might be going to A school right after, either Friday or Saturday. We already got the plane tickets until Monday, and we wanted to spend some time with him..............
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Comment by SonandSea on April 10, 2011 at 4:16pm
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Awww... Happy birthday to your son! My son goes to bootcamp on 8/8 and his 19th birthday is 8/18. I know it is going to be a bit sad!
Hang in there! You'll see him soon!
hugs~Dale
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Comment by Thomdent (Dustin's mom) on April 11, 2011 at 11:47am
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My son is leaving tomorrow and it is his 21st birthday. I feel your pain and this too will be the first birthday we've not shared together!
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Comment by Furmangirl on April 14, 2011 at 6:58pm
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Margie, Hope you will enjoy all your Happy Birthday remembrances and that they will bring you joy to cover your sadness! My son was born on the same day and also just turned 19. His recruiter will be picking him up on Easter Sunday evening to head off to MEPS. We will go to see him take his oath-he said I could attend as long as I did not cry! Go figure. They will be at BC at the same time so I will think of you!
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Thanks, Just make sure you bring tissues you will cry, it was a very long and emotional day. The recruiter told us to be there around 9am that they take their oath around 10am. But what he did not tell us is that they don't all go at the same time, they go in groups to take the oath. We were lucky he took his oath around 11:30am and after we got to spend time with him, we did not leave until 2:00pm untill they where all ready to leave to the airport. He has never seen me cry this much, is just very hard has a mother to let them go. He is graduating from bootcamp on 4-29 and I will start my crying all over again. I just feel sorry for my husband he as to put up with it. He wanted to do this and I'm proud of him and all the kids that choose to do this.
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