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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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question ladies my hubby said that they are pulling all the SR widsom teeth he havent had his pulled out yet but why do they do that
Alright...i'll give you ladies a piece of advice..that I found AMAZZZINGGG while going through this. Break it down. Week by week. Say....It's only 13 days until Xmas Eve..
Then only 1 day until Xmas, then only 7 days until the beginning of 2011. Then only so many days until you do something fun in January..then only a few more days until transit..then BAM. It's there..in the blink of an eye!
Deana- My son is also in Ship11/Div053! So glad to see someone else with a loved one in the same division! No letter or phone call yet- just the box and the form letter! Hoping they can call tomorrow. Monday will be three weeks. So glad to hear others are receiving calls. Please post if you hear anything! We’re on pins and needles here!
Yay KLP!! Hang in there, girl! Try to remember that this is just temporary...It seems to help me at times! :)
Please remind me ladies if I forget my own advice! Ha!
Kudos to Div 56! Way to go!
yesssss i got a 19min call from my hubby today i was so excited to hear his voice he told me he's ok and that he miss and love me i wanted to cry when i seen the 847 pop up on my number but i didnt i miss him so much and now i feel so empty inside
If there are any Ship 11 Div 058 moms/wives/girlfirends out there a group is forming at http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ship11div058. Just wanted to pass that on.
Thanks JessicaB for letting us know we moved up!!!
hi ladies i got the call 7:30 am in cal he said doing good he was sick for two days because he had 2 of his wisdom teeth removed he said they where doing that to every one and that he was going to have the rest remove in two weeks i didnt know they did that he did mention that everyone was calling home so good luck ladies i really hope you get the call :)
Good Morning Ladies......well, I'm happy to see that there are letters coming and even a phone call was received (YAY Kac!!!). I'm still waiting to get something besides the form letter and paperwork from his bank. I spoke with a friend the other day whose daughter was at GL last year. Again, she gave the "no news, is good news" mantra :) Like so many of you I'm just trying to get by day to day and am strugling with the added Christmas chores. Some days it is a good distraction, other days it is too overwhelming, and most often it is a day spent bouncing between the two extremes!! I still have two kids at home going to the same high school as my rct did. Basketball is in full swing and the games are a great distraction, although I find myself looking for my rct out on the court.
I'm encouraged daily by all of your posts and words of wisdom! It is comforting to not go through this alone. Stay stong all you beautiful, brave women!! Here's hoping we all hear from our rcts soon!!!
KAC congratulations on your phone call, I know you must be very excited and relieved. Hopefully this is the week that we can all start hearing something.
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