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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
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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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memory box\keepsakes
Hi all, I am not very artsy craftsy, and I was wondering if any of you are making a memory box or scrapbooking project for your SR's momentos. I have a bunch of pictures from Nick's going away party, his two letters on navy letterhead, his kid in a box an his form letter, plus a bunch of other stuff and I would like to make something for him to keep. I know he might not appreciate it right away but maybe in the future he would like to look back on the start of his navy career.
any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks angela
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Permalink Reply by ebigirl on
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Hi Angela,
I'm not very crafty either, so we're on the same page. I did find a beautiful Navy scrapbook at Michaels craft store. I had a 50% off coupon at the time so it was only $15!! Of course they have all of goodies that go with scrapbooking...paper, stickers, decals etc. I'm keeping all of my son's letters and even have his boarding pass when he left for the Great Lakes.
Michaels does have a website, and if you sign up they send you all kinds of coupons and deals. I could spend hours at Michaels. I hope this helps.
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Permalink Reply by nicksmum on
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thanks so much, I will look in sunday's paper to see if there are any coupons. Does the scrapbook say navy on it? that would be really cool.
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nicksmum, YES!! It has the Navy emblem on the cover and the book is (of course) navy blue. I am very impressed with it. Michaels fliers were in our Sunday papers this week. If you can't find one try their website.
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Permalink Reply by CorpsmansGirl08 (station:GL,IL) on
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hello! I am doing a navy memory box! To save all letters from boot camp along with pictures of his fellow SRs when i get to graduation. I got my box at walmart in the office supplies and went to michaels for most of the stickers because they had the actual navy emblems and sailors and american flags and things like that. Im just stickering it up! :D
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