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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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Hi, I just joined the site and want to let everyone know its been very helpful.  I have learned a lot so far and I don't feel so alone.  I miss my son but I've been reading some things and its very nice to hear what others have to say.

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Permalink Reply by Anti M on August 16, 2010 at 5:04pm
Four, with children under 12 not counting toward the total.
Permalink Reply by J'smomAME-Norfolk on August 16, 2010 at 6:41pm
thanks. I guess we will have to draw straws for who gets to go.
brenzmom46Permalink Reply by brenzmom46 on August 17, 2010 at 8:42am
My son is leaving in 5 days for OCS in Newport. He just got married to his high school sweetheart. He graduated from college in May, married in July and now is starting Navy life. '
Tell me about your son. Hopefully we can be of support to each other. Have a good week. Ellen (Brenzmom46)
Permalink Reply by J'smomAME-Norfolk on August 17, 2010 at 12:47pm
My son is also married and has a child. He will leave in February for BC. He will do his A school in Pensacola.-
Laina(josh'smom)
brenzmom46Permalink Reply by brenzmom46 on August 17, 2010 at 1:35pm
Mine is going to Pensacola after Newport. I am just learning the lingo as we are not a military family until now. How is your daughter in law handling all of this?
Permalink Reply by J'smomAME-Norfolk on August 17, 2010 at 7:12pm
I am from a military family but some of the lingo is still new to me. I was just the "military brat" ( child of Navy man). I am excited for Josh- it took lots of time to get him in- there were many hurdles that he had to overcome-- but he stuck with it and that is a great accomplishment. He is training to do the mile 1/2 run so that he will be able to pass the PT in BC. He has a few months to get it accomplished.
BC will probably be the hardest and best thing that he will do.

I think Brooke will be fine with it all. but will be different when he is gone.
Permalink Reply by jobeans on August 19, 2010 at 9:06pm
i am so proud of all the men and women who join any service i think it is a great thing for all of them.

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