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Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
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.
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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Permalink Reply by Kathy (AOMom) on
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It usually takes 3-4 weeks before you get a letter, at the beginning they can only write on Sundays, and only mail on Sunday also. As time goes by they find little pockets of time where they can write more often, but again can only mail on Sundays. But they can receive mail everyday, so write a lot, send cards, attach pics he may like to share with his bunkmates to your letter. They have minimal space to keep things, keep that in mind when sending him letters/cards. He will give it all back to you at PIR.
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Ask anything you want this website is loaded with answers! We're all here for you. Everyone has been thru the same thing. Good Luck to you
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You may get several different addresses, one from his recruiter, then one from the official letter (which you should be getting any day) and then another one as the return address on his first letter home. Don't panic, he will get all of his mail eventually, but once you start getting letters from him, use the return address on the envelope. As long as you have his division number correct, the mail will reach him.
A few tips: don't send musical cards until you find out if his RDC tolerates them (some do and some don't).
Print photos out on regular paper so you can write on the back and they can be folded up easily. Send him some stamps (he can use the official stationary for his letters to you). Also an activated phone card in case he's lucky enough to be awarded a phone call home. As Kathy says, their storage space is tiny so no bulky envelopes.
Finally: no cutesy stickers on envelopes! The RDC's will pick up on that and your recruit will never hear the end of it. They spend their whole boot camp experience trying to "fly under the radar" and to do their jobs without being singled out.
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Permalink Reply by kim-anthonys mom ship13 div 241 on
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hi lillian i'm new to this site as well my son just left to b.c this morning & i miss him terribly :( to get a bit closer to find out the scoop on your son my advice to you is to put his ship# & division # on the site to see who else on here has a son or daughter in the same division & then you can find out more :) congratulations to your future sailor . kimberly ( anthonys mom :)
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Permalink Reply by lillian on
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Hi all, got letter on May 15th. Feel much better!! He,s on ship 3 Division 230 anyone else in same spot?
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