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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.

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**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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BATTLESTATIONS

This is the final test for the recruits...the one that makes them sailors! This is an approximately 12-hour overnight drill, performed on a ship designed by Disney, so you know how realistic all is. They are presented with every situtation that they could encounter while deployed on a ship and are evaluated individually and in small teams on how they respond. At the conclusion of this, there is a capping ceremony where they trade their recruit ballcap for their sailor ballcap! This is their actual graduation. If there are any who fail the first time, they will be given another chance to go through and most all pass then. The majority pass on the first try.

They can start BattleStations a week before PIR...or the week of, depending on the number of divisions. Since there are 14 divisions in this PIR group, they will start the week before, most likely on Wed or Thurs night. They go in division order, starting with the lowest numbered divisions, and they go with brother divisions. The 800 and 900 groups go randomly. Up to 4 divisions can go at a time. Since they go with their brother divisions, then that would be 2 sets of brother divisions, or possibly one set with 900 or 800 (or both) added. Your recruits will tell you when they are going so be sure to ask. Please post in this discussion when you have a date for your division and I will put up a schedule in this group. They do not go on Fri or Sat nights because of Captains Cup on Sat....a fun sports competition between all of the divisions in the PIR. So the nights they do BattleStations can be:

Wed or Thurs (week before PIR), Sun, Mon, Tues, or Wed. NOTE: In the past, I have never seen them go Wed night during the week before PIR, but the 2/11 group, also a large PIR group, seems to have them scheduled then. So for large PIR groups, this may happen. Something a Chief said about Battlestations:

150-300 SRs go at a time, 3-10 of them will fail and have to repeat. The most important thing is TEAMWORK. If the SRs shut their mouths, listen, and work as a team, they should pass.

Here are the brother divisions in this PIR group:

75+76, 77+78, 79+80, 81+82, 83+84, 85+86

805

913

Check out the BattleStations video on www.youtube.com Just type in "CNN BattleStations 21" and enjoy!

HOOYAH!

****BattleStations Schedule******

Wed, Feb 9th/Thurs Feb 10th Div 75, 76, 77, 78

Thurs, Feb 10th/Fri, Feb 11th Div 79, 80, 81, 82

Sun, Feb 13th/Mon, Feb 14th Div 83, 84

Mon, Feb 14th/Tues, Feb 15th Div 85, 86, 805, 913

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Permalink Reply by alwaysdaddyltlegirl(Ship03Div081 on February 10, 2011 at 2:25pm

mountainmama your right thursday the 3 was gas chambers... She did say that she is doing well

Good luck to all the division going into battlestation tonight.

Permalink Reply by EagleMom(ship 3 div 084) on February 10, 2011 at 7:46pm

Bruce said division 084 did'nt get to do the gas chamber because of the blizzard- he was disappointed. but then he always has been a strange one!

Permalink Reply by Scrappy1(Carol) on February 10, 2011 at 7:40pm

Andrew called at 1643, could you hear me screaming! He is so tired and cannot wait to get to bed. Prayers have been answered. Hang in there Moms, your calls will be coming soon.

Permalink Reply by kelley (ship 04 div 805) on February 10, 2011 at 8:30pm

Let's not forget the rest of us.....Hang in there wives, sisters, brothers and fathers. And anyone else for that matter! And best of luck to all our SRs. They are in my thoughts and prayers. :)

Permalink Reply by Scrappy1(Carol) on February 11, 2011 at 6:07am

My apologizes. I have always prayed for all SR's and their loved ones. I guess my moment of enthusiasm sounded selfish.

Permalink Reply by Holly_motherpie( Ship 09 Div.78) on February 11, 2011 at 1:01pm

We are all excited for all of the SR/Sailor's...They have worked hard and earned their accomplishment's....Now their careers will begin and they have so much to proud of as do we...Happy Friday Ladies...7 and counting

Permalink Reply by RenoMom (Ship 03 Div 080) on February 11, 2011 at 1:18pm

No worries Scrappy1!! We will all get our calls. Go ahead and scream!! I know I will. Will be strapped to my desk all day until the call comes through. :-)

Permalink Reply by T.Le306 on February 12, 2011 at 3:37am

How long do they get to call for?

Permalink Reply by Scrappy1(Carol) on February 12, 2011 at 9:07am

We talked for what seems like only a few minutes (15 minutes maybe) but he also had to call his girlfriend. He was so tired I felt bad making him talk. I just kept trying to keep him awake (lol).

Permalink Reply by mom of ONLY SONShip09/Div078 on February 13, 2011 at 11:15am

If anyone needs transportation from the airport or just a tag along to reduce expense feel free to reply back..I will arrive at Chicago OHare around 330p. on 17th( renting car and would love the company and do not mind helping out) Just post and we will connect..

A special thank you to everyone for all their help through this long unknown adventure!! Till meet and greet..Take care

Permalink Reply by diannep on February 13, 2011 at 2:44pm

sue--no-- there is not one scheduled on Tues night that I'm aware of. There is no PIR the next week, so there may not be any more BStations the rest of your PIR week (normally the next PIR group would start on Thurs). But don't worry....they will work hard with them to get them through!

Permalink Reply by diannep on February 13, 2011 at 3:22pm

Ok, so kellroy said that several said 913 go tonight rather than tomorrow night. I have now put 3 possible scenaios for Sun and Mon up in the schedule:

Sun 83, 84, 85, 86 or 83, 84, 913 or they could have flipped the 2 nights so 805, 913

Mon, 913, 805 or 85, 86, 805 or " " " " " " " " " 83, 84,85, 86

83-86, 805, and 913....be ready for calls tomorrow just in case.