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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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Worried but I'm being patient..

Hello guys, currently my boyfriend is in A-school at Fort Sam Houston in Colorado. I thought boot camp was hard without him, but this seems even harder. Now that he gets to interact and communicate with other sailors. he has less time for me. I don't want to seem selfish because I know he has a very important job now and I know he has priorities that do go ahead of me. But on the weekends when he has liberty he hardly talks to me, I just don't know if this is normal. I just want the honest truth.

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Comment by Bella7177 on November 23, 2012 at 6:39pm: Hey, Samantha. I can only tell you that when I was in A School 25 years ago, it was just such a relief to have a little more personal interaction that my contact with home fell off a little too. It doesn't mean that he has forgotten you.

Comment by lemonelephant on November 23, 2012 at 7:00pm: Fort Sam Houston is near San Antonio, TX. Is your boyfriend in "A" Shool for HM since that is at Fort Sam Houston? If so, you may want to join HM (Hospital Corpsman) A School in San Antonio (clickable link). They are pretty busy in "A" School and he may be finding he needs extra study time when you think he is doing onther things.

Comment by SamanthaL_Rodriguez on November 23, 2012 at 8:52pm: I just joined the group right now and thank you . It's just a little tough on me, when hours go by and I don't hear a word from him.

Comment by SamanthaL_Rodriguez on November 23, 2012 at 8:58pm: @Bella7177 well thank you I really do appreciate the positive feedback, you have no idea how good it feels to hear that.

Comment by BunkerQB on November 23, 2012 at 10:24pm: If you were my daughter (or granddaughter) I would suggest you concentrate on YOU. If you are not enrolled in college, go get yourself signed up. The local community junior colleges are wonderful thru out the US. Find some classes in your field of interest. If you are working, figure out what you can do to improve your career skills. Ask your supervisor for programs to learn, skills to acquire to get another promotion faster. Or if you had always wanted to take salsa (or karate or golf) lessons, go ahead. That way, when he calls, you will be more interesting because you would have done something with your life other than wait around for him. If it turns out that he is trying to distant himself from you because he doesn't want to be tied down, then you would have started a "self help" program - and I'll bet you'll make lots of new friends. The key is to stay very, very busy working, taking classes, doing things, meeting people, etc. etc. etc.

Comment by Bella7177 on November 24, 2012 at 12:03am: I have to agree with bunker...no matter what happens, you should have loads to tell him when he does call or write, so spend as much time as you can taking care of you!