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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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**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.
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Sailor Boyfriend!
Four weeks ago today, my boyfriend left for basic training in Great Lakes. The first two weeks really, really sucked. Towards the third week, I was starting to realize that I was basically ostracizing myself from the outside world and I wasn't going out with friends anymore. I just recently started spending more time with my old friends, but I think it was only because I finally started receiving letters from my boyfriend a week ago. I really just want some advice on how to handle him leaving and what I can do to let him know I miss him and love him without getting him beat. Any suggestions?
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Comment by courtneyb22 on July 25, 2012 at 10:55pm
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Mine left four weeks ago from that day too yours left June 24th from? mine left from Tx what ship and division is he in? mine is in Ship II Div 262
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Comment by sarah2012 on July 27, 2012 at 1:44am
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Mine left from Des Moines, IA. He's in SHIP11 DIV263
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Comment by Mushrush (Ship03Divison253) on July 27, 2012 at 10:19pm
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My boyfriend left 5 weeks ago and it is very hard. But everyone has told me to keep busy and distract myself do I don't think about it so much and that helps. So hang out with your friends a lot even if you don't feel like it. Thy can help distract you a little so your not always thinking about him. And I know what you mean about the missing him but you don't wanna bring him down. Tell him how much you miss him and love him, but also tell him how proud you are of him and that you'll be there every step to support him. Letting him know that will assure him how you feel about him. And just remember that everyday is one day closer to the day you finally get to see him (:
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Comment by char2008 on August 6, 2012 at 9:22pm
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Ohh girl. I feel your pain. Really, I do. My bf is currently in Virginia Beach. He graduated bootcamp a few weeks ago. Now in A school.
My advice to you is: Everything they said ^ +Yes the first few weeks are hard. The absolute hardest. and then the last week is hard because you're waiting for a phone call or anything. Stay busy. Do anything you can to keep your mind off him. Try not to write him a novel everytime you write him. But write him often. They don't get a lot of time to write, I received my first letter 2.5 weeks in. and then one every wednesday after that. Yes, hangout with friends. However, in my experience, change it up. Volunteer. Give back to your community. He's doing so much for you right now and you'll feel much better if you can do something for someone else. Keep the letters. Reading over them when he leaves for A school helps.
<3 good luck.
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Comment by roses.lifee on May 10, 2018 at 3:56pm
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Hay love! I just read this so this is a late comment but I feel you. My boyfriend of 4 years is in A School. He just graduated form bootcamp. Those 8 weeks were so hard for me to not be able to talk to him but we got though it. If you ever need another navy girlfriend to talk to, don't hesitate to reach out to me! Sometimes it's good to talk to others who are going through the same thing. Distance from the person you love is really hard.
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