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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.

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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Saturday Departures

Please post information here about those SA's who leave for A-Schools away from Great Lakes any time on the Saturday after PIR.

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Permalink Reply by YMM (Ship 12 Div 98) on March 16, 2011 at 2:51pm

Posted by TxLadyJane(ET Nuke Mom) on March 15, 2011 at 2:40pm

If your Sailor is a Saturday Departure, GO WITH THEM TO THE AIRPORT, if at all possible. We were able to see him interact with his new Shipmates and hear more stories about his Boot Camp experience. My husband did not go, but me and his Fiancée did. I wouldn’t trade this time with him for the world. He had to be there at 0100 hours, we got there about an hour later, they were still dividing up into departure groups so we had plenty of time before we all had to go through security which opens at 0500, the security was no problem either, they let us though with a GATE PASS. This was at Midway. Once our Sailor was handed his boarding pass, we just handed the Ticketing people our ID’s (must be a driver’s license or STATE ID card). The reason I mention this is because we had “military ID’s” and they didn’t want us using these. I also was able to get photos of the people that he hung out with during Boot Camp. This is a MUST. Please do this if you can even if you get little or NO sleep. His Fiancée and I only got 3 HOURS sleep, but we did this, and it was worth every moment.

Permalink Reply by OneluvdNukeMom on March 16, 2011 at 3:01pm

Our SR is going to Goose Creek for Nuke school. His Nuke recruiter told him that he would either leave Sat/Sun/or Monday.....How can we find out when & how long he will be in Great Lakes awaiting departure for Goose Creek???? Is that something our SR will tell us in his letters? We have yet to receive one yet, but I believe he will be able to write us this Sunday acording to his form letter.

Much thanks

Permalink Reply by YMM (Ship 12 Div 98) on March 18, 2011 at 1:47pm

Your SR will let you know the details. RTC's Public Affairs Office cannot give out information about a specific SR.

I knew before my son left that he would be attending ATT at Great Lakes. Hopefully, someone whose SR/SA is a Nuke will respond.

Permalink Reply by Moped on March 27, 2011 at 5:15pm

My son is Nuke graduating on 4/22. He leaves SAT at 0300. He provided this information in his 2 letter to me.

Hope this helps.

Permalink Reply by TxLadyJane(ET Nuke Mom) on March 29, 2011 at 12:19pm

Merri:

He might have to be at the airport at 0300 AM make sure with him, I don't think there are many flight flying out at that time of the morning esp. out of Midway, security didn't even open up there until 0500. My son's flight left out at 1145, but there were some that left as early as 0700, and a few at 0915

Permalink Reply by Jsparkle (MM Wife) on March 30, 2011 at 3:01am

my husband is going there for the same thing and im hoping we will get to spend all sat with him but i havent heard anything yet either

Permalink Reply by humblek2124(Ship09Div137) on March 27, 2011 at 10:31am

Thanks TxLadyJane,

Your post was very helpful!! Hopefully soon I'll find out when my bf will be leaving for A School. Nevertheless, I'm glad that the two of you got the chance to spend time with your SR before he left.

Permalink Reply by TxLadyJane(ET Nuke Mom) on March 29, 2011 at 12:16pm

You are very welcome, and it will mean a lot to your new Sailor if you are able to spend time with them at the airport.

Permalink Reply by lisap on March 29, 2011 at 5:39pm

We did the same thing with our son last week at O'Hare. He had to be there at 6:30am but his flight didn't leave for Pensacola until 5:30pm. We got there at 7, got a gate pass (make sure you have id), and were able to spend the day with him. It was wonderful to see how many people would stop to tell these kids "thanks for serving."
I'm so glad we had the opportunity to spend that time with him.

Permalink Reply by joel's_rackie on May 25, 2011 at 8:52pm