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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
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Events
**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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If your child is having a hard time with the pfa's or anything of that nature i would love to chat. My son is also in RCU so if anyone would like to talk about that we can
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Discussion Forum
What comes after rcu
Started by Jagsfan. Last reply by lemonelephant Feb 7, 2019. 3 Replies 0 Likes
How many chances
Started by Parrothdgal. Last reply by lemonelephant Dec 11, 2017. 1 Reply 1 Like
Any info anyone
Started by IgWhisperer. Last reply by lemonelephant Oct 15, 2017. 8 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Alex's_Mom (Robin) on July 28, 2015 at 6:25pm
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Praying for all of you and your loved ones. Still no word from Alex.
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Comment by Mom3 on July 28, 2015 at 4:23pm
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Hello! I am new to NfM's. Our daughter is currently in Fit Div. We actually found out when she called after we had already used vaca time and driven most of the way there from across country. She failed her run by approximately a minute. We've been so on edge and stressed, as she SO needs this and wants this. I was very surprised to hear from her this past Sunday, as we were sure that we wouldn't until her status changed. She has been emotional at times, but insists on passing and speaks with a lot of confidence when saying that she's going to. She said she has since shaved 40 seconds off of her time and said that if she couldn't pass on Monday, that she would pass on Wednesday. We haven't gotten another call, so she must not have passed on Monday. We are now hoping, wishing and praying that we get that good news call tomorrow...pride instead of tears. Good news would be such a welcomed thing right now.
To all the other moms with sons or daughters in FIT, I'll be thinking positive thoughts, hoping, wishing and praying for them, also!!!
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they do once they are "in fleet" and their testing ctr provides it (example, no pool when deployed). they can do the bike, too. that's what my sailor does.
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Do they have an option to do swimming instead of running? Alex mentioned it on Sunday when he called me. He said he wished he could do the 500m swim instead of the running.
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I am hoping for the best, he didn't call yesterday after the doctor's appointment so hopefully he will heal up and get this challenge under his belt and overcome it. Hopefully he will get the cards I sent him today or tomorrow.
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Comment by diannep on July 27, 2015 at 8:25pm
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Alex's_Mom: Shin splints are very very common in Bootcamp. They normally put them in medical and let them heal before continuing their training. Prayers for him....that he is feeling better soon and passes that PFA, becoming a sailor shortly after that!
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Comment by navymom3 on July 27, 2015 at 3:32pm
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Keep in mind when we say 10 try's not all tests will count. if someone calls a time out then that try does not count towards there ten. I have seen some's ten try's take a couple months. Because someone kept calling a time out. Could be the person counting laps lost count.
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Katheryn - My son is in FIT as well and I spoke with him on Sunday too. He sounded very upset with himself, but I tried to keep reassuring him that he could do it. He is going to see the doctor today for leg pain (lemonelephant said it might be "shin splints"). I hope it is just swollen muscles and nothing major. I told him to write me after the doctor visit to let me know what is going on.
I will add your daughter to my prayers as well.
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I hope you get the call. if they don't pass on 10 tries they go home and are allowed to try boot again after 6 months. after 10 tries they go to ship 5....seps (separation). there is a group here and on Facebook for that ship. it does take a while to out process, but those groups will know that process. I hope you don't need it!!!
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Talked to Lilly on Sunday, she is very down! Only has 3 more tries. I will stop sending cards on Wed. Any idea what happens if they don't pass. How long before they can come home?
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