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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.
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Hotel Information
Ramada Inn: Rooms around $79 per night, with discount for graduation. Lots of extras, include indoor pool, restaurant on site, lounge/bar on site, free shuttle to graduation, continental breakfast, HI FI access, meet and greet for navy families with someone graduating from BC, only 4 miles from base.
Comfort Inn $79 per night after graduation discount. Extras include, free shuttle to graduation, continental breakfast, HI FI, only 3.5 miles from base
Navy Lodge $65 per night.
Red Carpet Inn average $59 per night. Extras include, free shuttle to graduation, outdoor pool, continental breakfast, Free Internet Access, 1.5 miles from base.
Courtyard Marriott: Rooms around $99, shuttle to base, indoor pool, on site gift shop.
There are more hotels in the area, these are the ones that I have contacted. Also there is plenty to do around the area if interested.
Six Flags, Gurnee Mills shopping mall, Genesee Theater, and the Jelly Belly Factory and Tours.
Hope this is helpful to those of you planning your stay.
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Permalink Reply by Sailor Garrett's Mom DIV 158 on
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I hadn't checked into the hotels yet but planned to do it this weekend. First, I need to decide what day we will be arriving since we will be driving from Kansas. What Six Flags are you referring to? I thought about checking into the Residence Inn since they have suites and you can get more people in one room and save on expense.
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Permalink Reply by Tina, Sailor's Mom on
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I got the letter!!! I got the letter!!! I got it out of the mailbox and sobbed all the way into the house...
I just booked a room at Homewood Suites Lincolnshire for $135 a night - that's the Navy discount,$150, plus AARP discount - $15 additional (thanks mom!). Non-smoking room with 2 BR/2bath, 1 king bed, 2 double beds, sleeper sofa, living room, kitchenette, free hot continental breakfast, and a light meal with wine on Thursday night. This ended up being cheaper than getting 2 hotel rooms and there is a place to hang out and eat in the room. Also an indoor pool, etc. if anyone is interested in that. There isn't a shuttle, but it is only 12 miles away from the base and takes about 20 minutes to get there. And it's almost a straight shot on the highway... -
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Permalink Reply by sacha3357 (Wife of an FC) on
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I am referring to Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor water park. Just found out though that they do not open till the weekend after graduation. I will have to find something else to do I guess.
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I got our hotel booked too and found out that the Six Flags didn't open till the following weekend either. Oh well, it might have been too cold anyway. I think we are going to go into Chicago and sight see but can't plan too much until we find out his time off.
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