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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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Events
**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).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**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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- Graduation Info
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Permalink Reply by Kathy (AOMom) on
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He can use either his own current bank or sign up for USAA or Navy Federal, he just has to put your name and home address on the info, it will all come to you. It will be taken care of in I believe MEPS or maybe its the first few days of BC. He is on the payroll the day he arrives at BC, and it takes about 3-4 weeks to start his pay they get paid on the 15th and the 30th of each month, the first paycheck will be smaller due to deductions for uniforms and misc. stuff for BC. I have no idea who much for housing expense but someone will give you the info, plenty on here know that. His housing is not based on his contract, he just needs to include his wife and child on all his info as needed.
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Permalink Reply by AviationWife on
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Thank you! Yes we have been put on all the info!!!!! I will make sure that he is prepared in case they speak about it at MEPS!
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Be prepared that there may not be a job opening, the Navy is overmanned and the jobs are scarce, this economy has a huge effect on all of it. You and your husband may need to be very patient and wait it out. or you could get lucky and a job is available, many have to wait for their ship dates, up to a year, some have ship dates that are a lot sooner than a year. Every single recruit has their own story to tell of waiting or not getting the job they wanted or maybe it was easy for them, you never know. Best of luck to you and your family, hope it all goes as planned.
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Permalink Reply by countrywoods on
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My son was on delayed entry. It was a year.
Be patient it all will work out, it was almost an entire month before he began getting his check and when they say the first check will be smaller they are not lying.
so be prepared for that.
Good luck and God bless to your Husband.
Happy New Year.
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