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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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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

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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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June BC Calendar

Here is a calendar to keep track of when our loved ones leave for BC June 2011. Stole the idea from the Leaving in March group! I tried to go back through the site to get dates from those posted. Help me keep it updated! :)

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
May 31 Laura H HM Mom			1 WhiteMountain Soon2bWife	2 Mare1012	3	4
5	6 Paloma Twinspin Terri77 Toriimarie	7 LisaR&Amber 2/938 Dantes<3 MDS1962 JosFO122 AliceH51 Theraysmom Djrnova Edeli Lisavdz Susan	8 Nan 9/247 TCMagic Creative4u	9	10	11
12	13 Lisaladybug5 Momofkgw Natacha BCMadness Lt'sMom12/251 Nadine Bobbijk3/250 Andyswife	14 HowiesMom Alwaysamom Mom4Life Jfutty1 USNavyMom Drew'sMom KSam2/939 1/2Heart2/939	15 MonkeyM9/255 ProudM10/257 VincentsMom ElleBee & Brenlou 2/939 JaredsM9/254 MattsMomCo SailorCheco DansMom CindyL9/255	16	17	18
19	20 StPeteMom GoDerek10/262 PamB	21 ScottsM10/261 AmyTX Mbb10/259 Katiegail79 MomofaSailor Jvptx10/265 Jma2/940 Mom'o10/266 Clrcrossland Whatelk10/261 Cheryl2/940	22 Duhhuh10/267 FutSailorDav J&RMom10/267 Davesmom icutu22003 Pmbell02 BonnieRN NavyMom	23 Leahscottsdale NavyMomSandi Mom3k10/265 Janice	24	25
26	27 DannyCBCM Alex nycHM BtownS10/267 MikesM7/270 WestonM7/269 pmqcakes Balsuz7/271 OregonM2/273	28 Sharon HMwife!11/273 Kimberl11/274 Lili2/941 Patttea11/273	29 SlrBritty11/276 TexasLiz11/276 Relluv1	30

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Permalink Reply by bobbie (ht mom) on May 30, 2011 at 3:40pm

ok you and midwest have got me crying here lol thx tho is so great to have ppl like you all to lean on and understand

Permalink Reply by lisarobin on May 30, 2011 at 4:09pm

Hey Justin&RyansMom! Do you mind sharing where you stayed and what you did? Did you get a refundable ticket or just get it when time was closer? We are already talking about that at the home and wondering when we should start planning it. Will he go to school in VA? I know you are so happy to see him and relieved that that part is over!

Permalink Reply by J&R's Mom on May 31, 2011 at 1:37am

lisarobin - We bought our tickets through Southwest because you can switch your tickets without a fee for only the difference in fare and I think I purchased them about 3 1/2 weeks before we left and got pretty good prices. We stayed at the Quality Inn in Waukegan, it is a good price if you are on a budget, but I will probably choose a higher priced hotel next time. That one is a little older and the counter space was super small for myseft and teen aged daughter to share. Liked the shuttle, but a lot of the hotels offer that and it did not seem that parking yourself would be that big of deal, might do that next time. My SR was more interested in eating "real" food so we ate nice dinners every night and saw a movie one day, he took a long nap at our hotel another day, they last day we took a few of his friends whose family had already left with us to Chicago and went to Navy Pier, had lunch and did some shopping, then we dropped the boys at the train station to take back to the base and we headed to the airport. We wanted to take him to a Cubs game but he is an Angels Fan and was not interested, to my husbands dissapointment. My younger son leaves for VA in a few days for 4 weeks of A School, while my older son will be in Pensicola FL for 2 years, so he will be a grad N go.

Permalink Reply by lisarobin on May 31, 2011 at 7:39am

Thank you for the info. Been confused about where and when to get plane ticket too. While sounds like you have a lot going on between the two. You will be a pro by the time the next one goes. :.)

Permalink Reply by J&R's Mom on May 31, 2011 at 8:26pm

I checked flights to 3 locations for best deals - Milwake, Ohare and Midway. Southwest does not fly into Ohare, but Midway was the cheapest. Just check all routes when you have time to sit down and go over it. The distance is not that different if you can save some money.

Permalink Reply by lisarobin on May 30, 2011 at 4:04pm

Yes bobbijk1971 I feel like I am running out of time too. It is like where did the time go? Now we are in a race to get everything done this week. By the way, listen to monkeymind and call the 1800# for Navy Fed or go to one of their locations. I tried to do online and it not only didn't add me as a joint but it didn't give him a applicant number so we are going to have to call tomorrow and see if it even took. Also, it said to allow 5 to 7 days which we don't have! Hoping to go to location in Atlanta and take care of it in person.

Permalink Reply by bobbie (ht mom) on May 30, 2011 at 6:09pm

thx we are doing the navy fed thing wednesday when he gets back home from his dads which will give him 1 week and a half to get all his info and stuff planned we also whcich was great advice are getting his black book bag packed with his stuff for after so i will know what to send to him laptop and so forth i understand how things are for ya and everyone on here has been so so helpful like we all go thru it together is so great but i dont know if its my age or what but every little thing brings a tear good luck with your son i wonder if we will all in june have the same pir?

Permalink Reply by lisarobin on May 31, 2011 at 7:33am

I don't know but it would be neat if they were. Sounds like you have everything covered

Permalink Reply by bobbie (ht mom) on May 31, 2011 at 9:07am

lol hardly together but i am trying

Permalink Reply by lisarobin on May 30, 2011 at 4:05pm

Welcome to our group ictu22003! It will go fast so make preparations now and love on him as much as possible.

Permalink Reply by MidwestMom on May 30, 2011 at 5:45pm