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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

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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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GROTON, CT. SUBSCHOOL & "A" SCHOOL MOMS

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hi My Son is currently in Groton, Ct. for Submarine School then "A" School.

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Comment by Nereida on August 22, 2014 at 2:06pm: The photos from BESS graduation 8/22/14 are up. Visit my page to see if your son is there!

Comment by Nereida on August 22, 2014 at 12:06pm: Very proud of all the sailors who graduated from BESS this morning. It was a very nice ceremony. I have photos which will be coming ASAP!

Comment by Linda on August 22, 2014 at 9:01am: Congratulations to all the sailors who graduated BESS this morning. Proud of all of them!!

Comment by FlowerPowerNavyMom on August 19, 2014 at 9:40am: Thanks you IWix. I canceled it already but maybe I should see if I can reactivate it?

Comment by IWix on August 19, 2014 at 6:59am: HI Everyone,

My son will be graduating from "A" school in Groton on Thursday. He's been on base since he graduated basic last October. We kept him on our phone plan because it was cheaper and he uses his phone whenever he is not in training or on duty. He will be leaving for Kitsap (Bremerton, Washington State), in a little over a week, and we will continue to keep him on our phone plane - because it is cheaper. He paid for his own internet while on base, bought a car, took over the student loans I was paying for him when he was in college and has been paying for all his other expenses (food etc). But back to your original question, depending on what he is training for, a contract may be the cheaper way to go and if it is cheaper to be on your plan, he could always pay you the cost each month instead of an individual plan.

Comment by FlowerPowerNavyMom on August 18, 2014 at 3:16pm: Good afternoon ladies!

Question - Phones at sub school - does it make sense to have the kids get a phone with a contract? Or should they do month to month? I shut off his phone I paid for and he is aware he will need to get his phone at school, but just wondering what the best ideas are.

Thanks so much!

Comment by shirl on August 18, 2014 at 12:31pm: Hannah , Sub schooling can be up to a year or longer depending on his job. bESS Basic enlisted sub school is the first they will complete. There is a lot of training they go through. Good luck to,your sailor.

Comment by Hannah on August 18, 2014 at 10:18am: Hi! After BC he goes to CT for submarine school, this may be a dumb question but how long is his schooling here?

Comment by tysmom on August 17, 2014 at 7:49pm: Stealing does happen and he may have been a victim of a theft. We like to think it does not happen but sad to say it does.

Comment by hoosiermamma on August 17, 2014 at 7:46pm: Congratulations Sharon! Job well done!

My son got a new room mate yesterday. According to him the new room mate's first statement to my son was...You'd better not steal anything from me. Holy cow! That's a way to make a new friend! His room mate arrived straight from boot camp so maybe he was still in a state of exhaustion.