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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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White Castles for Graduation?
One of our fellow moms - just pointed out they have White Castles in Chicago!! Do you think this might be considered a "really good meal" for our new sailors?!!
Seriously, we live in the South and it is a treat to go up north and have a White Castle! But what I'm really looking for is recommendations for eating out that weekend.
I hear Chicago Pizza is a must try...any others?
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Permalink Reply by Brenda Sue on
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OK - just ran to the store for my diet coke and mini vanilla wafers - we CANNOT forget dessert!!!
How about root beer FLOATS and instead of those little mints at the checkout register - LIFESAVERS!!!
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Permalink Reply by Molly Molly Fo Folly on
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LOL Brenda .....
Good one :)
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Oh and if the place is too busy people would have to stand in a gig line to get in.
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Does anyone even remember why this forum was even started - have you'll gotten the teacher off topic again???
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Permalink Reply by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on
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hehehe - imagine some poor mom looking at this site tomorrow trying to make dinner plans in GL!!!
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Yes ...... hmm dear what do you think about going to that navy cafe ? everyone on the website is talking about it , must be good !
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I'm making my reservations!
Truly, it could be a cute little cafe' only open for PIR weekends, we could relive graduation every week. Perhaps if I could get to my first graduation...that would be enough for me!
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Sailors AND THEIR MOMS eat for FREE!!!
Dads and siblings must fill out a form VCDG30 in triplicate first.
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OMG that is great !!!!!!!
And I think the reason this thread was started was to get us the Heck outt of pre-buds :)
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Just went and checked out the pre-buds site - you'll were talking about food there too - don't you'll have your mini vanilla wafers and diet cokes beside you??? How do you spend hours here without refueling???
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The fuzzy naval is working for me.
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