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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
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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Son Leaving Soon
I have no idea if I am doing this right or not but here I go. My son is leaving for boot camp on 8/5/14. I have no idea what to expect. My heart is breaking and i feel so alone. I feel like I am being silly for being so emotional but it is going to be so hard.
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Permalink Reply by Connors mom on
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Awesome! Where is the chapel?
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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That should only be used if those people MUST be on the RTC and the RTC prefers that family members make arrangements with the PAO beforehand. Some have been turned away.
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Extras should watch the Livestream at the hotel.
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That was what I originally had planned for them to do & then meet up afterwards.
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I too have been soaking in all of the information on this website. All great and VERY helpful. I have one very big concern. My son's dad and I have been divorced for over 10 years. Somewhere in this information I read that each SR can send only one form letter. In my case; if that letter should go to his dad; I would not be able to write or attend PIR since I would not be able to get this information. This would kill me, especially since his dad left the country. I can't be the only one in this position. It does not seem fair to any sailor with divorced parents. Throughout high school we both received information. When I shared this at church, the women could not believe that our military would do this. SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS NOT SO
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Yes, it is true that the recruit will only send The Form Letter to one loved one. Your recruit can send the info in a letter to more than one person. There is info in Letter Writing & Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit to help you get the info you need to fill in the blanks on The Form Letter. The difference between school and the military is the when your son was in school, he was a minor and you and your ex had the right to make decisions that concern him; once he is in the military he is considered an adult and he makes the decisions.
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I know lots of adult children of divorced parents where the parents do not speak but the child has a good relationship with both. So, this seems to punish the recruit. Please do not tell me to look at the letter writing link. I did a few days ago. Now I am just depressed thinking that I may not be able to write or make plans for PIR. Stephen knew that his grandmother(my mom) was also planning on making the trip. My dad was a navy man. I can't bear to tell her that we can't go.
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If your recruit has your address and phone number, then you will receive letters and calls form him. Yes, many of us had to deal with who would get "the box" and The Form Letter. It would have been ideal if you had discussed who would get them before he left and who would be included on the Access List when the time comes. If he knew that you and his grandmother were planning on attending, then surely he will include you both on the Access List when the time comes. He will have holiday routine the Sunday after mailing The Form Letter so he would then be able to send a "real" letter and you would then have his address and we can help with the PIR date and you can then write to him and get the info needed to fill in the blanks on The Form Letter, so quit borrowing trouble and look forward to getting the info that you need to attend PIR if your recruit wants you there and if you are close, I'm sure that he does.
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Thank you. All day I have been very depressed. I felt "slammed" on this sight; so have been thinking of not coming here very often. I feel like an outsider. My son reported Aug 5 and there has been no word.
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I hope you stick around.
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revdeb1 we all have or are feeling the same. My son also left on the 5th. I have gotten the letter and box but no real word from him yet. I know some that left around or at the same time still haven't recieved either or just one but we live in Michigan so maybe that is why we got his sooner. Either way it will come. I keep telling myself that it will happen but of course not soon enough. I know that at times this site can be overwhelming but it is a God send. I do not know what I would do without it. It is a wealth of info and support. We are all in the same boat. There are days that I feel like I just want to stay in bed and cry but think of your son & what he is going through. Although that in itself is hard it helps me to realize what I am experiencing is peanuts in conparison.
Be strong (as hard as it may be) and know that you WILL hear from him.
Meanwhile we are all here for you. Prayers to you and your son.
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Permalink Reply by BunkerQB on
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My husband is a family law specialist. Often one party or another gets left out in the cold on events. It's very hard. Your son is probably not aware that this is causing you so much angst. In divorce cases, often the young adults feel caught in between, so to avoid conflict, they leave everyone OUT. I think the rules for ordering DVD, pictures might have changed in the last year (lemonelephant, help me out here?) but you should order as much as you can for yourself and your mother. If you don't go to PIR, don't let that stop you from continually reaching out to your son - because there will be other graduations to come in the future. And once he is settled in with a port, you can go visit. Divorced parents feel they are on the short end of the stick at all times. I am so sorry. There are many single moms here. Reach out and talk to some of them. I responded to your post that your son was leaving from San Jose (scroll back above), you didn't respond; therefore, I assumed you had no interest in what I had to say. We only see words, we don't see facial expressions and often we don't know the circumstances of the person. Lastly, please keep in mind, members who check this site on a regular bases and who are posting (giving out info, supportive comments) are all volunteers who care about our sailors and families.
Again, good luck to you and your son. It's a big site - there'll be a group this is just right for you.
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