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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.

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Our son three weeks ago went through Meps and everything was fine except that his BP readings were high. He has no history of having high blood pressure and he is very active. We are now going on three weeks and so far an medical waiver has not been issued. My question is , three weeks or more normal in getting an waiver and should be any problems that we should have in getting the needed paperwork?

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Why do you think he won't get the waiver if he has no history of high blood pressure in your opinion, And he is thinking that he would get the waiver as per his recruiters feelings
If he does not get the waiver what can we do ? Would a letter from his primary doctor help
he checked with him last week and plans to call next week to ask for him to see whats happening. And a back up plan no not at this time any suggestions we can give to him
Sherman1, my nephew was told by MEPS that he had high blood pressure, though his own Dr did not agree, he is and has always been very active playing football since he was 5 yrs old. He has never been on nor is he on medication now for it. The Navy would not put in a waiver for him, his back up plan was the Marines.........he is there now in Boot Camp. Good Luck to you. I dont even think a letter from his primary Dr will help, as it did not help my nephew. We were all pretty dissappointed, has his older brother is serving in the Navy, as well as my son (his cousin). They all left a year apart from each other.
how long ago did he try to get into the navy

sherman1   here is the link to your PIR group  http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir04062012

Sherman, it has been within the last year.

Medical waivers are harder and harder to come by these days so I would not count on it and start making a Plan B. The Navy is over manned and getting in is tighter now.

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