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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.

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Son leaving for boot camp June 24th- shin splints

Hello, i was hoping someone could give us some advice. My son has been in the DEP program since February of this year. He was training with hopes of getting a spot in SEAL/BUDS training. He's never been super athletic but he did great, he's a great swimmer, but he had problems with his last 2 PSTs finishing the run because of shin splints. He thought they had gotten better but started bothering him again during the run. So he didn't make it before his ship out date. My question is couldl the shin splints that seem to come and go cause him to be discharged once he gets in basic training or was he maybe pushing himself too hard? Also should he mention this to his recruiter before he leaves on Monday. He's fresh out of high school and can handle trying again for BUDs later, but I don't want this to keep him out all together. He's been waiting over 2 years for this opportunity. Any advice would be great. (:

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Comment by abbyblue on June 20, 2013 at 12:09pm

DO TELL ABOUT ANY MEDICAL PROBLEM HE HAS if doesn't tell them up front he could be kicked out before he even starts.

 

Comment by BunkerQB on June 20, 2013 at 1:25pm

On the upper right, you'll see a status box (see the bar with your name). The fourth item is "Settings" - please click on it and change your username to something more generic - do not use your real lastname as any part of the usename. Be sure to hit save after you are done. I ditto abbyblue's suggestion - disclose everything - he'll be able to get a job in the Navy, perhaps not as a seal but there are many fine jobs in the Navy. Good luck.

Comment by BrandyJ'sMom(ship12div314) on June 20, 2013 at 2:00pm

Thank you BunkerQB, I didn't even think about having my full name on there.

Thank you both for your adive. When he joined he didn't have this problem. Only since he's been training for the SEAL/PST. He did not make it in the draft and will be leaving on Monday with his other chosed job. If he isn't going in specifically as a SEAL trainee at this point will shin splints keep him from going to basic training? They go away usually in a couple of days. Again, he leaves Monday, should he still mention it or just rest, ice and hope they go away again in a couple of days? We don't want him to be discharged before he even goes.

Comment by BrandyJ'sMom(ship12div314) on June 20, 2013 at 6:40pm

Good news! He just had his last DEP meeting and mentioned it to his recruiter. She said the same thing his Mom said, ice them and rest and stay off his feet. They didn't think it would cause him any problems. So, he meets at the recruiting office on Sunday and he leaves Monday! So proud, but I sure am going to miss him!

Comment by BunkerQB on June 20, 2013 at 9:10pm

Glad it's going to work out.

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