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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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- Graduation Info
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How long does it take to be approved for Navy?
The only thing we think they might question is a shoulder surgery he had more than a year ago to fix a torn labrum.
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Permalink Reply by Leach73 on
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It is different for everyone CarieC.
From my experience with my daughter from the initial interview with the recruiter in March of 2012, swore in and went into DEP in November 2013 and she shipped out for BC in February 2014. Her PIR (graduation) was on April 18th and it was an amazing day to see her in her dress blues and she is now a US Navy Sailor. So proud of her!
Keep encouraging and supporting your son!
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Permalink Reply by CarieC. on
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Thanks Leach73, I appreciate that. I feel better now. What did your daughter have to say about BC when she graduated?
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Sorry i haven't been back to this discussion CarieC. After PIR, what my daughter said about bootcamp after PIR was that the days were looong but the weeks went by fast. Some days were tougher than others and there were some days when she'd go to the bathroom and cry but that the letter of support and encouragement always made her day. The SRs look forward to mail call each day. She also enjoyed meeting SRs from all over the US and made some good friendships because after all, they become each other's support system those 9 weeks that they are there.
Keep in contact with the recruiter. They tend to get busy because of all the recuits they are trying to process and it is a lot of paperwork. Tell your son not to get discourage and also I advise you to make an appt with the recruiter as well so that you can go and talk to him and ask all the questions you need to. Best wishes to you! Take care!
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Thank you, Leach73!
My son went for an orthopedic evaluation today, and was given a clean bill of health. He now will send that report to the recruiter, and hopefully will be on his way to enlisting soon.
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Even though they gave him a clean bill of health he may need a wavier from the Navy...that can take months.
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