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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)
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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.
RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
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Today's the Day...
He's ready to start this journey and I am so proud of him and the courage he has (they all do) to do this. I only wish there was more time but even if there was, I don't think that would make it any easier...
Give me strength...
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Permalink Reply by NicksMom on
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I understand. I was in your shoes two weeks ago. I was a mess when we said goodbye. I'm amazed at how calm I've felt the last two weeks. I know this is what he wants and he is starting his new life and future. But, I still miss him. You'll do great!
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NicksMom, thank you. It's been a "joke" in my house how one minute I am perfectly fine, laughing, etc....the next, I'm crying. We've only had two weeks to prepare for his leaving so I think that is adding to my emotional state. I know with time it will get a little easier to handle but today...today is the hardest yet. I can't imagine how he feels.
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We had more time to prepare, he swore into delayed entry on 11/30/16, but the last week was the hardest. I got more hugs from him the last few weeks. He started a few months before with "I'll be too busy to miss you, Mom", to "Mom, you're going to miss me", to "Mom, you're going to miss me and I'm going to miss you!"
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The hugs....sooooo many hugs, more than ever! I wish I could bottle them up!
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Permalink Reply by nikita0825 on
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We dropped our son off yesterday, we watched his swear in then waved to him one last time as he left for the airport. Was a long night due to flight delays from weather and waiting for our last call which came at 2am. Today I am exhausted and an emotional mess, lol. We are so proud and I can't wait for graduation now to see his transformation. I will count down the days and pray for him every day and for all our kiddos on this journey. Love and hugs to us all.
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Permalink Reply by GTsMim on
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New BC Moms....check out write2them.org. Our sailor enlisted Oct 2016, was in DEP and scheduled to leave June 2017, was told there was an early opening and with 9 days notice we watched him swear in and leave us the first week of February. I was a wreck and Write2them.org was great...definitely worth every penny. He graduated April 7th and is now doing well at Goose Creek.....when he was originally sheduled to not even have left yet. I'm just glad the past 4 months are in the past. He did far better than I did, but we all survived and we couldn't more proud of our sailor.
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Permalink Reply by MamaB on
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Our son went through MEPs yesterday but was taken by his recruiter. However, he didn't go to the airport until this morning for a 10:00am flight. We got to Facetime him at the hotel and text/talk to him in the morning so it made it a little easier to have him gone. Now we are just waiting for the call that he's there.
I know they are all in good hands and it is up to them now to get through to PIR.
@SaltyMom17...I was a wreck having to let him go, but we've got this. We are all here for you. -
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