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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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RTC Graduation

**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.

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My son is supposed to be graduating this Friday from boot camp and I haven’t heard from him in almost two weeks… I got to see a few pics that were posted on Facebook of him and his eyes… well they just looked so tired. I’m so nervous for him. I hope he is ok! He looks so different. I wish I could be at his graduation. I miss my boy and all I want to do is hug him and smell him again. I can’t wait to be able to send him packages. I’m so lost not being able to speak to him whenever I want or need to. Does anyone else’s child graduate this week? Has anyone got to speak to them?

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Thora: 

First off all congrats to your son for a long road and much bravery!!! I send this to you as well as the family serve in their journey and it truly is a hard thing to go through as a young man and family together. It has been a roller coaster ride for sure! So glad you were able to find those "eyes" among all the other recruits. I can tell you  my son sounds sooo tired and  monotone every time we speak and I try so hard to sound upbeat and happy, but my mom heart hurts so much. I feel your pain and all we can do is know "No news is good news" I think the last 2 weeks are very busy for them and having phone time is not a priority I guess. Us moms think it is, but in the RDC's world not so much. Their mission is to get the recruits ready to graduate. They are tired and all you can do is know in 2 short days probably by the weekend you will most likely get to hear his voice whenever you want (more flexible than bootcamp). Hang in there your journey of bootcamp as a family is about to end!!!

HUGS!!!

Hi Thora - be sure to join the May PIR group - here's the link:

PIR MAY 2021

And remember, they will have a video of the PIR posted tomorrow.

Hang in there!

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