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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

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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

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My HUBBY left for A school today in GROTON,CT. I was wondering if I would get a phone call once he make it there? Will he be able to email me??? How does weekends off work??? Will he be able to spend the weekend with us if we go to visit??? Gosh I'm sorry I have so many questions but I am just concerned about him please help me please!

Thanks in advance!

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He'll be able to call, although he might have to check in first, that can take a few hours. He won't be able to use his cell full time, when he is on duty or in class he has to leave it in his room.  There is internet access, but it might take him a few days to find it. It is not provided in the barracks.

Weekends... he will have to earn his liberty privileges in order to leave the base, and later, to stay overnight offbase.  This will be a few weeks.  He will also have duty, I don't know the rotation, but four days is normal.  This is in addition to what he does daily.  He will be filled in on all these in detail when he goes through INDOC, which tells him all about the base and school policies.

You will be able to spend time with him on weekends, just not right away.  I know that was sort of general info, but it will get you started.

Anti M thank you so much I feel so much better now....he doesn't have a cell yet so does that mean he won't be able to call me?? And I'm glad he will be able to email and call thank you so much I feel like I'm a step closer to this big transition!
He can call if he can find a phone and has a bit of free time.
My sailor called me yesterday once he made it when he did get through he had a little attitude because he said he tried calling me more than once and he had a long way to walk but I was glad I got to talk to him!
Perhaps u 2 can splurge and have him buy a cel phone. Might make everything a bit easier it u could talk and text
He just when to get a phone last night I was so excited he said he hate having to run to the pay phone and everybody else have phone and stuff so he finally got one! Yay!

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