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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. 

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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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Leaving for BC 3/4 through 3/7/2013

Hi everyone again - My son leaves on 3/6 from Youngstown, OH.  He has been in DEP since April last year.  We are so very proud of him & know that this is the right path for him.  Looking forward to hopefully meeting some of you at PIR.   

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Permalink Reply by MamaKrayKray on March 8, 2013 at 10:46pm

Hi Ladies - are the boxes coming FedEx, UPS or regular mail?  Just curious because if it's FedEx, I might never get mine - they can't seem to locate us country bumpkins : )

Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on March 8, 2013 at 10:50pm

"The box" usually comes by FedEx unless you live in an area that FedEx hands over to USPS or you have a PO Box and then it comes by USPS (regular mail).

Permalink Reply by MamaKrayKray on March 8, 2013 at 10:58pm

Thanks Lemon - I'll probably be waiting awhile then.  They deliver out here, but it takes a while. 

Permalink Reply by msandi(13/170) on March 11, 2013 at 1:31pm

Received the box today. My son arrived on Tue. evening 3/5 Just wanted to share this Just in case there are any other moms like me watching all the posts on here to get hints as to when to expect things to happen LOL I'm in a much better frame of mind today maybe I can bring myself to go clean his room (I may be putting that off because it such a mess)  

Permalink Reply by jonnycat on March 11, 2013 at 4:23pm

Thanks for sharing. Havent been able to clean my sons room yet either.

 

Permalink Reply by Jacob'smom12/168 on March 12, 2013 at 10:18am

I understand about cleaning the room my son room was a mess. I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Cords, Cords eveywhere he is a video gamer / computer geek.  It helps to stay busy. It took a few days of working on it but it clean. Now on to next program need to stay busy.

Permalink Reply by msandi(13/170) on March 12, 2013 at 11:47am

LOL march5 navymom thats kind of why I'm putting it off my son is also a gamer/geek and it's a mess your right cords everywhere and game gear 

Permalink Reply by MamaKrayKray on March 11, 2013 at 9:05pm

Hi msandi & jonnycat - I cleaned out my son's room yesterday - kind of was forced into it because the middle son wanted to claim it for his own.  Doesn't want to share with the younger one anymore - can't say that I blame him.  I'm glad I did it & I'm glad the two younger ones were there to help & to move things around - helped to keep my focus on the new normal.

Permalink Reply by marla.rae on March 12, 2013 at 12:26am

We got the box Friday and the form letter Monday! Much earlier than I expected. She left 3/5/13, but didn't, arrive until very early Wednesday morning due to the weather. She is on ship 12 div 168. I think div 167 might be the "brother div" as she had ship 12 div 167/168 on the envelope, but just div 168 inside on address. Has anyone else's SR letter arrived that left 3/5?

Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on March 12, 2013 at 12:28am

What is the PIR date?  Divisions 167 and 168 are brother divisions and train together.  The females of the 2 divisions bunk together and the males of the two divisions share another compartment.

Permalink Reply by marla.rae on March 12, 2013 at 12:41am

The PIR date is May 3rd.

Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on March 12, 2013 at 12:43am

Thank you very much.  I will PM FTLW and ellen and hopefully the group will be up tomorrow.

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