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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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Hello Navy Moms!
I am a new Navy mom. I am very proud to say our son is in the Navy but also very nervous as this is all new to me
Can anyone tell me how I can get his contact information to send him a letter?
Thank you!
Jan
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Hi Jan, I left the link to the boot camp group in the Welcome message on your page. The boot camp group has answers to most of your questions and also gives a timeline of what you can expect. You should receive an official letter from him with his address and then you can send off your letters. Hang in there!
Jan, I concur with B'sNukeMom - Please come join us in the Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) - Navy For Moms (ning.com) group. If you go to that group page, scroll through the information, past the discussions and then you will come to a comment wall area. If you have joined the group, you may post a question, share how things are going for you and someone will reply to you as soon as we are able.
I believe you posted a question down in the Main Room chat area this afternoon. Not everyone sees those, and I did not even have it pop up until this evening when I was logged on. This was my reply to you,
"Jan, as far as I know the RCU ship is Ship 4. If you received a form letter, I am fairly certain that your SR is not in RCU, they should have called you to let you know if they were."
If you have received your form letter, then you have the most accurate address to mail your letters to your SR.
Hugs!
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