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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.

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What exactly the Professional Apprent. (Firemen) do, where do they work, what are the job dangers?

My daughter has joined the Navy.. and her job assignment is the above.. She is my "baby" and I am a "worrywar"mom.. can somebody help me with that request? She is leaving for booth camp in May 17.. and my heart is pounding!! and after that, she will go to the Great Lakes.. How often would I be able to see her? I am very proud of her and I know that she will grow up tremendously..My blessings to all! Thank you for your help!!.

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Comment by Anti M on April 20, 2011 at 9:36am: Fireman Apprentice is a paygrade, E-2, not a rating, which is what the specific jobs are. Is there a school she will be attending in Great lakes, or is she going in as undesignated?

Read this discussion to understand what an undesignated sailor does:

http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/going-undesignated

And this is a good general desciption of what she may be doing:

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlistedjob1/a/fn.htm

How often can you see her? She will earn 30 days of leave each year, which are paid vacation days. When she can take them, and how many at a time, will depend on her ship or command's work schedule. She will have liberty, which is normal time off such as weekends and holidays, but she cannot travel very far on her liberty time. No flying home for long weekends without permission. She may be stationed overseas, her ship may deploy often, it might be in dry dock, she may be stationed somewhere you can visit easily. No way to know this far in advance.

Dangers? Not all that many, although technically just being on a ship can be dangerous.

Comment by LauraB on April 26, 2011 at 7:33pm: I want to thank all of you my dearest ladies for your comments. I'll go and check those websites. I know that God will protect them and everything is moved only by His will. Thanks so much again for your wonderful feedback.

And please, keep in touch.. we need each other.

Comment by Fuzzy518 on May 2, 2011 at 8:29am: Hi , My daughter joined almost 3 years ago now an airmen on the USS Ronald Regan , I was so worried but i go thru this journey with her Ih ave become so proud and you will come to know the NAVY takes care of your child

God bless her and God Bless You

Comment by LauraB on May 4, 2011 at 8:00am: Hi Fuzzy518

I thank you so very much for your comforting words. You do not know how much they mean to me. God bless your child, yourself and your family. Keep in touch..

Comment by Jules on June 5, 2011 at 3:43pm: My ex rec. the letter form and told me only 4 people can go to grad. However, My son has 2 sets of

parents and 2 brothers with me and he is his fathers only son. How can we all attend??

Comment by LauraB on June 5, 2011 at 4:05pm: Hi Jules,

I would email the Recruit Training Command, and ask them your question. The email address is: www.bootcamp.navy.mil. I am planning to attend my daughter's grad. on July 15. . You'd probably have to make some hard decisions on who may attend. But nevertheless, contact them and find out. Good luck to you..