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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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Seeing my sailor for the holidays? What you need to know!
If they are in GL "A" school:
the dates have already been given to the students, and my understanding is the students have already filled out leave chits or will be doing that with in the next week. Students leave will be approved, unless they get into trouble. So a plane ticket can be bought. Students will NOT get their leave chit back until the day they go on leave. The staff doesn't want them to loose the paper work, that is why it is not given to to them before hand.
If the Sailor is at their permant duty station:
The ships normally have two leave times: One covers over Chirstmas and one covers over New Years. There will be a day inbetween the two leave times when everyone has to be back on the ship. NO they can not take both leave peiords.
Not enough leave days:
If a Sailor is allowed to take leave and does not have enough leave days, they will go in the hole with leave days. It will get back to the postive after a few months.
Flights:
Sailors pay for their own flight home on leave. Sailors pay for their own way to get to and from the airport to go on leave.
Not taking leave:
If a Sailors does not want to take leave they do not have to. They will be working every day, plus have duty. If they don't have duty they might have off Chirstmas and New Years day. Every command is different about how much liberty they give Sailors over the holiday stand down who did not take leave.
LEAVE IS NOT APPROVED UNTIL THEY GET THEIR LEAVE CHIT BACK (with the expection of GL "A" Schools)
***I have some updated info for Sailors who will have PIR and than comeing to GL "A" schools during Nov
and Dec time frame:
The Sailors will be allowed to take the holiday leave, they will fill out a leave chit and sign a pg13,
stating they understand that they will go in the hole with leave day's. When a Sailor goes in the hole with leave days, if something happens latter on (before they earn the leave days back) it will be hard to go on leave. Also if the Sailor does not earn the leave days back prior to transfeering to their next command they will NOT be allowed to go on leave between "A" school and their fist duty station.
** Please note this wasn't written by me- so I can't answer questions. CC
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Permalink Reply by Tiffany(Demonds Mom) on
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Help. My husband is graudating the day before thanksgiving. His paperwork says his A school is in Texas and he is scheduled to be there dec 1. Does that mean he will have leave? he requested leave. I just want him to be able to stay in chicago with me the rest of the week? What do you think? in chances of that happening.
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HELLO, MY HUSBAND GRADUATE FROM BC IN DEC 19 AND HIS A SCHOOL IS IN PENSACOLA, HE COME BACK TO HOME THIS DAY OR NO.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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He will have to check into Pensacola and request his leave papers from his school.
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Permalink Reply by Navy for Moms Admin on
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Ivi... please turn off that all caps- per the guidelines- it's considered shouting. Sincerely, CC
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What about the ones that went in on the 29th/30th? His graduation is on xmas eve. I hear different rumors about afterwards and need to know how it is.
Anyone out there know anything I would appreciate it
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I'm so happy to hear that at least the Recruits will have a Thanksgiving Dinner.
Thank you.
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Thank you, Just got there tickets : )
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