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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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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
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).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**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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2014 Misc Groups
USS Nitze 280 One of our mom's has a son on this ship
Army 400 10th Mt Division
Air Force 22 + 35 contractors embedded with an Air Force unit.
Army 30 Shindad
Veterans 49 local WW2, Korean, Viet Nam vets (Feb, July, Sept)
USS Halyburton 235
USS Mason 333
Army 25 TF Attack
Army 1 individual by request
Navy 169 USS Tucson, a sub
Navy 383 USS Gettysburg
Veterans 15 local WW2, Korean vets
Veterans 34 TMC hospice program (April, July)
Army NG MI 157 crew member Betty N has a local boy in this group
USS Vella Gulf 363 this ship contacted us
USCGC Bertholf 152 I have a friend at church whose sailor is serving on this ship
AF 380th AEW 301 My step grandson is in this unit-Exciting!
Sailor-Blue Angels 1 My friend bought Blue Angel fabric and I made the pc
USS Philippine Sea 404
USS Truxtun 353
Army 1 Friend of Susan in TN-we weren't able to get contact info for the unit
AF COMKAF/CATO 341 The POC is the SIL of a former boss of mine. She just retired and is making pcs like crazy! She made a bunch for this unit.
USS Leyte Gulf 388
Army 10th Mt Div 300 We also mailed to them in Jan. We knew there would be more needed.
Special Forces 12
USNS Big Horn 106 this is an oiler, which is manned by sailors, Merchant Marines, civilian
AF 51
AF 40 this group is from DM and is in Africa
Navy unit on CV 50 this is Birdie's son's unit. She makes all of them for his unit
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Permalink Reply by Sue-Pillowcase lady on
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Dear Nora,I am in Bagram Afghanistan and wanted to thank you for the Red and White pillow case with the cows on it. It reminds me of when I lived in Indiana and it is appreciated and useful. I will be sure to take it with me when I leave.Thank You Very Much, Steve .
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they look great Maryellen! thanks!
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photos for the Army NG from Betty N and Susan S
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my photos for the Army NG unit:
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Hello Ms Colbert,
I would like to say thank you to you and your students for making the pillow case.
It really means a lot to me to know that what we do out to sea for our country is being noticed. I pray
guys have blessed school year and a fun filled summer.
v/r BM2 (SW) Hxxx
these were sent to the Halyburton. Ms Colbert is from Findlay High School in OH. She teaches a fashion design class and they mailed me 3 large boxes of pcs!
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from the USS Halyburton:
Hello, my name is Kordrey and I am in the United Stated Navy onboard
the USS Haly Burton FFG40. We are currently on deployment doing a SouthCom
and I just want to thank you for the pillow cases and the prayers you send.
My grandparents use to always tell me there isn't anything better than prayer
and especially others praying for one another. Being away from love ones is
never easy but with prayer even the impossible seems possible. Thank you for
continuous prayers pillow cases and may god bless you and your family. Have a
blessed day
I wrote back and this is his response and I just saw this tonight! I wonder if she had the baby:No problem Ma'am, when God calls me home I can say my life served a purpose
and my kids can be proud of my accomplishments. I chose the blue pillow case
with the stars on them but there was no card inside so I asked Master Chief
who made them and he gave me your card so I decided to email and thank you
for all your support. I was stationed in Everett Washington with alongside
the Lincoln before I got here. I was on the USS Momsen DDG 92. I left Everett
in 2009 but Washington State is where I met my wife and had my daughter. My
wife is due the 29th of this month with my son. I am so proud everything is
gong well with your son outside the military and how engaged you are with
your commitment to the US military. Your pillow cases means even more then
ever. Thank you for all you do not just for my ship but across the world. I
will keep you and your family in my prayers and continue to do my best and do
my part as in the Navy as best as I can. Even when I'm at home and I am tired
as day to day activities can make us, I always give the extra push because I
know my daughter is watching and cant like people like you down. P.U.S.H
means Pray Until Something Happens. So thanks again and the world wouldn't be
the same without women like yourself. Again, my grandparents always told me,
"Success is measured by how many people we bless." Thank you so much for all
you do even when you don't have to. May god bless you and your family and
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Permalink Reply by Maryellen on
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The Above 3 pictures are from the USS Halyburton. could not get them to all post at once.
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nice letters
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