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Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
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
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
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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).
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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Thank you all for the information. I can't wait to get to see him. My husband wants to fly but I want to drive. I have never been on an airplane and am claustrophobic. Would much rather drive 14 hours lol!!! I was thinking we would stay at the Navy Lodge but I will check out the other motels to see which is more economical. Definitely don't need anything fancy...just clean!!
Thanks again everyone!!
Lynn-Yes graduation is on a friday. Getting on base is not hard. it is so much easier and more laid back now that they are out of BC. When you arrive at the base..your son will meet you there and take you into a small office to get a pass. You will then back in the car and drive thru the gate, find a parking space and then will all walk to the ceremony hall together. It is a small room with a stage area and seating for family. the Sailors will be seated behind you and will be called across the stage one by one. The officers encourage picture and taking and seem to enjoy interacting with the families during the ceremony. Yes..you will get to spend time with your son afterwards. My son, me, and his girlfriend all went to lunch afterwards, and then he spent the night at the hotel with us. he needed to return to base at 5:30 the next morning, but i was more than willing to set my alarm!!
The ceremony is small, but i wouldnt have missed it, especially since my son was able to get leave right after and drive home with us for 7 days. i havent seen him since, so i recommend going.
My son will also graduate BESS July 15!!
Hi everyone,
Bess graduation was very nice and much more informal than PIR. A smaller group and the families could stand up and ask for pictures. After the graduation we had the opportunity to tour the USS Miami. What an experience. If you can make the trip, it is nice time spent with your sailor.
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