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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 Subermama on May 29, 2016 at 12:20am: WearsLargeHats, I got THE I'M A US NAVY SAILOR call ystrdy!! I'm so happy/proud! Thanks so much for this info! Good to know! I'm the Mama of my sailor (who is not married yet) so the dorm style housing is probably the way it'll go! Thx again for getting back to me! May God Bless ALL our Sailors & their families!!

Comment by Essential girl on May 28, 2016 at 10:30pm: My son is also in BESS named Oklahoma City.

Comment by ProudMom77 on May 28, 2016 at 1:28pm: My son's BESS class name is Oklahoma City - any other Mom's out there whose sailor is in this class?

Comment by WearsLargeHats on May 26, 2016 at 11:32pm: Diane, the command is the Naval Submarine School. The term "A school" loosely refers to a particular course of instruction that is carried out there, the initial training for a sailor to get started in their rating. The first course your sailor will do, though, is Basic Enlisted Submarine School. BESS teaches sailors the essentials for life on a submarine.
Housing for unaccompanied sailors is a lot like a college dorm. You said "we are headed", though. Are you a spouse?

Comment by Subermama on May 26, 2016 at 10:32pm: Hi All! I may be jumping the gun here a bit, (because my Sailor doesn't PIR until 06/03/16), but this is the area we are headed for A school! Would love any/all advice on what your take on being a newbie here may hold in store? I have no real idea of what's going on! Lol! What's their housing like for starters? Thank-you in advance for any info! :)

Comment by middlemom on May 26, 2016 at 9:11pm: Groton loved ones is a different facebook page, they actually have one for Bess and A school.

Comment by Redbecky on May 26, 2016 at 6:18pm: Yes, I have been to Corpus Christi the town. Actually most of my family are in Texas. My son said they were asked to volunteer to march in a parade on Monday, so I will be looking hopefully for some random pictures on fb.

Comment by Mandy on May 26, 2016 at 5:35pm: WLH, I just tried that too but it doesn't work.

Comment by WearsLargeHats on May 26, 2016 at 4:24pm: The trick with the facebook group is that you have to put in B.E.S.S. with the periods.
Also, BESS classes are named after submarines, but that has nothing to do with the actual boats. It is a team-building thing.