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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.
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Birthday cakes and Nex gift cards to Japan
I you are wanting to send a birthday cake to your sailor overseas here is a link to use.
http://www.bakemeawish.com/?siteID=Izl2yVCK278-h7le242slwVB6s31qcq2eA
They are bake a wish and send cakes all over. Plus for each one you send to an apo/fpo address they donate part of the money for another cake to be sent overseas. I have not used them but have been told they are really good.
Here is also the link to send NEX gift cards to your sailor.
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Permalink Reply by CDMom on
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My son will be going to Iwakuni, Japan sometime the end of May as a Hospital Medical Corpsmen. Anyone else have a son in this city?
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Permalink Reply by navymom3 on
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I also found this for birthday cakes.
Operation Birthday Cake
Yokosuka
1. This program is intended to serve UNIFORMED MILITARY PERSONNEL ONLY. Cakes will not be delivered to family members, DoD civilian employees, DoD contractors, DoDDS teachers or any other personnel other than uniformed personnel.
2. Your cake will be delivered to the recipient by at least one USO staff member or volunteer at the recipient’s place of duty. USO staff and/or volunteers will sing “Happy Birthday” and deliver your brief, personalized message. Every effort will be made to deliver the cake on the actual birth date, when possible. However, cakes will not be delivered on weekends or holidays. In the case of weekends and holidays, every effort will be made to deliver the cake on the closest business day to the actual birth date.
DELIVERIES WILL NOT BE MADE TO LOCATIONS OFF THE MILITARY INSTALLATION. We are unable to reach those temporarily deployed outside of Yokosuka, Japan.
3. A minimum donation from the requestor to USO Yokosuka is required to participate in the program:
For a ¼ sheet cake, the minimum donation is $18.49( serves about 10 people)
For a ½ sheet cake, the minimum donation is $34.49 (serves about 20 people)
Donations above the minimum are gladly accepted.
4. Please indicate your desired method of payment on the order form. Payment options are check or money order. Payment must be received at least ten (10) days prior to the anticipated delivery date to allow for processing and cake ordering.
Please make your check or money order payable to USO Yokosuka and mail it to:
USO Yokosuka
PSC 473 Box 703
FPO AP 96349-0056
Typical mailing time between the United States and Japan is 7 to 10 working days.
5. Please fill out the order form, save it on your computer, and email it to mconstantino@uso.org.
6. For those living in Yokosuka, Japan taking advantage of this program, you can deliver your order form and payment to the USO Yokosuka office if that is more convenient for you.
Operation Birthday Cake
Yokosuka
7. Upon delivery of your cake, you will be notified by email by a USO staff member and a photograph of the delivery will be sent to you.
8. All proceeds from this program will go directly to supporting other programs conducted by the USO Yokosuka intended to uplift the morale of our men and women in uniform and their families. -
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Permalink Reply by PeachyNavyMom on
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Navymom3 that sounds perfect.... I was just wondering about the order form you don't have that listed, is there a link maybe to the form or is this something I can find will try. Thanks for the info and help.
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Ok I found it on facebook (the order from) USO Yokosuka and then under the note Operation Birthday Cake, this is perfect thank you so so much.
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