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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.

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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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I am not sure if I am going to make it or not... My son leaves for boot camp in two weeks (Dec.6th) I can stand the thought of not having him home over the holiday's. Also, I am scheduled to work on his ship out date, anyone have any advise on this. I am thinking I should spend the day before with him (Dec. 5th) say my good bye's then. Then give him a kiss in the morning and go off to work and try to make my day as normal as possible. I have heard several stories that the recruiters comes and gets him, that we drop him off at the recruiters office, that we can follow him to MEP's and wave good bye as he leaves there. I want to make this day as easy on both of us as possible. I am trying to get him to get his picture taken with Santa with me but no luck there. Any advise would be great. He is going in as a Nuke. So glad for this site. Look forward to talking to some of you...

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Comment by Cristina (Robin'sMom) on November 22, 2011 at 3:14pm: I agree with Denise. It's an amazing experience to watch your son and the others. I did it a week ago exactly to this day. Goodluck to you :)

Comment by Bandito's Mom on November 22, 2011 at 10:29pm: If you can get the day off, I definately recommend it. But of a bus load of kids that left MEPS with my son, there were very few families there to watch the swearing in. So, if you can't make it, your son will be in similar situation as most of the other kids.

Comment by Mamamary805 (Joe's mom) on November 22, 2011 at 10:41pm: Take the day off to see him go but ask your son if he wants you to go to MEPS. My son did not want me to go, he said it would make things really hard for him so he asked me to not go. As his recruiter came to get him from home we said our goodbyes & the little boy that I saw grow up walked away to become a man!

Be prepared this is going to be one of many roller coasters in your sons Navy career. I personally think that bootcamp & Navy life is harder in us mom than our kids, lol. Good luck & may God Bless you!

Comment by mhseimears ship 7 division 63 on November 23, 2011 at 12:09am: I know exactly how you feel...my son leaves Dec. 7 and I will not be home to see him off and I cannot change plans to be able to see him off. I will say my see you later (not goodbye) on Dec. 2nd morning and have my phone by my side so he can call before he has to say so long to his cell phone. I know when I see him in February for graduation it will be all the sweeter!! I am so proud of him and happy for him and excited for what greatness he has in his future!!! Enjoy the time you have left before they ship out!!!

Comment by Proud Navy Mom Ship 11 Div 018 on November 23, 2011 at 12:02pm: I was in the same situation ...I chose to go and it was nothing short of AMAZING.. My daughter had to report to the recruiters office on Monday Oct24 to be taken to MEPS we went as a family to the recruiters office and watched her leave from there... Then we went down that evening to have dinner with her and then went back on Tuesday Oct 25th to MEPS for her final swear in and departure. Although I was sad I had never felt more proud of her decission as I left MEPS, now we are on countdown mode for PIR...go to MEPS if you can you will want to remember EVERY step of the journey :@))

Comment by J Birds mom (ship 07 div010) on November 23, 2011 at 7:36pm

Dec 6th is not that far off.....spend every minute of every day that you can with him....once he leaves you will wish he were home so that you could do just that..... I know that every day of the past two months I have wished for just that....it is one of those "proud" moments in life that you will be thankful you got to witness!

Comment by AlwaysHere4U on November 25, 2011 at 11:08pm: My son also leaves the 6th, will leave for chicago hotel on the 5th, i am going to work, he said it will be easier for him to be alone and mentally prepare. Will miss him dearly. Will spend all day Sunday with him.

Comment by Proud Navy Mom on November 29, 2011 at 11:37am: Thank you so much ladies! All your comments have helped me so much. I think I am going to see about taking off that day. I can't believe that the time is here for him to ship out already. I just want to hold on to him, but I know that this is the BEST thing for him. I will keep all your kids in my prayers with my son. God Bless you all.