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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

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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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It's been two weeks and I have not gotten a phone call or a letter yet am starting to drive myself crazy. Wondering is he okay or not it seem like he would have been able to call home by now. Do anyone know how long it take to get a phone call and there first letter?

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Comment by amandamomof4 on November 20, 2012 at 8:01pm: I know it is hard to wait Shawanda, they are only allowed to write on Sundays and not till their 3rd Sunday there. As for phone calls the only ones that are pretty much gauranteed are the "i'm here call" and the "i'm a sailor call" any in the middle area bonus.

You can be sure he is ok though because if he wasn't you would get a call and that is a call you do not want to get. Hang in there, join your PIR group, and jump on chat. We'll keep you company :)

Comment by lemonelephant on November 20, 2012 at 10:31pm: You have joined the PIR group for his TG and you will see that others are also anxiously awaiting that first "real" letter, which they hope willl arrive this week since the recruits most likely were able to write on Sunday for the first time. Mail day for me was Wednesday, and sometimes Thursday, in Missouri, but your mail day may be a different day depending on how long mail takes from the RTC.

You may also want to join, or at least check out, Boot Camp Moms, PIR Reference Information, and New Members Stop Here. There will be a lot of information and support for you in those groups as well as the PIR group. Be sure to check out the Pages and Discussions.

As has already been posted, remember, "No news is good news!" Here are some things that you do know: he is safe; he is physically fit or will be getting there; he is learning new things that will help him throughout his life; he is being fed well; he has any medical and dental needs taken care of; he is making friends; and you know where he is since he is at the RTC. If there was a problem, you would be called and that is not a call you want to receive. You have placed him in the best hands of all--those of God and the US Navy.

(Group names within this comment are clickable links. )

Comment by dahlinka on November 21, 2012 at 8:52am: I will be waiting, and as some of you say, "no news good news"

Comment by Bella7177 on November 24, 2012 at 3:16am: Hang in, Shawanda. The call should come soon, and you will probably get a letter next week.