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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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**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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Permalink Reply by CryptoDad on
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"He is finishing up basic"
Am I getting this right: Your son applied for admission to the Naval Academy, then went and signed a contract to enlist in the Navy and is currently in boot camp? And by April will have finished boot camp and possibly A school. He may even be with the fleet.
I can tell you that being accepted to the Naval Academy as an active duty Sailor is a different process from applying while in high school. Read about it here: http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Steps-for-Admission/Active-Duty-Serv...
Good Luck.
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Permalink Reply by NavySon'sMom on
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He applied last year while in high school, but didn't get letter. Congresswoman recommended he reapply for this year and got nomination. He has been out of high school six months. His enlistment was delayed waiting on possible NAPS placement. The Academy said to resubmit application for this year, which he did. Academy admissions has had him do some of application different since he is now in basic. Just strange situation. Will not be through with A School in April, but Academy will select no later than April.
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So if he is selected the Academy will pull him straight out of the enlisted ranks for either NAPS or the plebe summer program? Strange situation indeed.
What's he doing for A school?
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Nukes and yes that is my understanding of what will happen. It all seems strange but I didn't know if that was because it was or I just didn't understand the process. This is all so new to me and he seems to have a better understanding of it all then me.
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Donovan has been in close contact with his naval academy admissions rep. He falls into a very grey area because he was civilian when he started the application but active duty by the time he is accepted. They instructed him to apply as a high school student, then if he is accepted he will have to go thru chain of command to ask to be released. It is extremely unlikely that he would not be released since it is such an honor to be accepted. He will go ahead and notify his command when he gets to A school.
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