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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).
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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
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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Permalink Reply by regmcole on
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@ Drama I believe my SR is the newbie. He had trouble with part of the swim test and joined 075 a week ago. I'm praying he's fitting in!
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Permalink Reply by DramaSoul on
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I am sure he is. It sort of makes sense that divisions are fluid. The idea is they are all learning to work together. It is one of the most important life skills, I think.
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Permalink Reply by ColoradoMom Nuke ET on
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As much as we are all looking forward to PIR, do you ever get the feeling it will be a little weird after it's over. I mean, keeping up with this website, the facebook RTC and forums pages, learning from other sources, waiting for mail, writing letters. . . it's all become the new "normal" and takes a big chunk of my day. I think I might actually miss all this when I have a Sailor instead of a recruit.
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So is there a "Post-PIR" site for moms/wives/girlfriends to keep in touch? I agree...I have learned so much in the last 5 weeks and I think I will miss it as well. And the act of actually writing a letter is amazing. I used to write letters all the time and then this thing called 'email' happened. I think I am going to keep this letter-writing thing going. I guess we will move into a new phase in this Navy family.
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Permalink Reply by Melissa(Sub Mom) on
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I dont know. I would really like to stay in touch with everyone. maybe we should make a FB page for just this group so we can all keep in touch with each other. Just because our boys will not be together anymore after Boot Camp doesn't mean we can not all keep in touch from time to time. We can still support each other.
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Melissa, that is a GREAT idea! I know my SR's recruiter said that no matter where he went, there were friendships forged in BC that never left him, even if he didn't get to be with them again.
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JC's mom my son is going to be a machinist mate on a sub where is your son going for A school. I think mine is going to CT but I have not confirmed that with him, I have asked him several times but he never answers me. That is the only one that does machinst mate sub school so I assumed.
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Me too when he told me he selected to be on a Sub, his recruiter was even shocked. But as long as he is happy that is all I care about. He was also very excited. who knows maybe they will be assigned to the same sub for the first tour, that would be really neat
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Permalink Reply by Dawson'sChefMom on
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Ladies, say where and I am there. You have no idea. Yes on the letter writing. As I mentioned earlier, my spouse collects vintage fountain pens. I have one that I write with all the time and my SR knows it. In fact, my SR's step-dad is going to give him one as a grad gift. It is my SR's favorite. It's a Namiki, sterling silver, with a blue enamel band. It is currently filled with green ink. My SR used it to address his grad annoucements and his thank you notes.
By all means Ladies, we must keep together. We started out on this journey on the same ship. I know I am on the ship for at least the next 5 years. I don't care if your a mom, wife, sister, fiance, don't care. Let's keep on this journey together. I have a feeling, that meeting you Ladies at PIR, will automatically kick it in action. If I can get my 2 cents, just 1 place, either FB or N4M.
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There are LOTS of groups on this site. Look under your state. Or, look under your SR's rating. Or look at where SR will be going to A school. Once SR is out of school, there are groups for where SR will be stationed. Even this group can remain and become an "alumni" group.
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Permalink Reply by kimmic1989/Eric's Mom on
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I think my boss might like it a little better!! I spend quite a bit of time checking on you ladies!!! :-)
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