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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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Amphibious (Gator Navy)

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A place were we family members with Sailors on amphibious boats can come and talk ask questions and just hang out.. so anyone out there with a loved one on a amphibious jump on in lets share stories..

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Latest Activity: Jul 6, 2023

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Comment by Anti M on May 6, 2009 at 11:36am: They've all been given Tamiflu anyway, so they should heal up just fine. I wonder if the Navy is also treating the family members?

I know the crew will be disappointed they missed that particular mission. I haven't heard from my ET onboard yet, but that's not unusual.

Comment by Anti M on April 16, 2009 at 11:18am: We do have a couple Asian markets in the area, plus the base commissary carries a good selection.

Good luck with the bugs!

Comment by Anti M on April 16, 2009 at 10:47am: Shirley, I couldn't possibly pick a favorite place as so many have been unique. I truly love Japan, the people and cultural are amazing. Diego Garcia is lovely and I really had a good time when I was living in Iran. I know, Iran! It was different then. Hawaii is great, of course, and San Diego is a blast. People grow when they travel, I wish more people had the opportunity to do so.

The naval hospital in San Diego is large and top-notch.

Korean food isn't really like Chinese... more grilling and less deep-frying. At least at the places I ate at. Spicier too!

I've not heard much from my nephew, I can only guess he's busy with school and friends. My buddy Troy is doing alright, again, young kid too busy to call. LOL, an aunt gets less thought than a mom!

Comment by Anti M on April 15, 2009 at 3:18pm: Polli, I love Korean food! There were several excellent Korean BBQ places in Yokosuka. Yum.

Comment by wendy c on April 15, 2009 at 1:36pm: I need some help/advice. My son is having surgery in San Diego next week and I would like to find a hotel near the hospital so I could walk back & forth. Does anyone have any recommendations? What about places to eat? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Wendy

Comment by Elane on April 14, 2009 at 5:02pm: here's a recipe site to check out some other "jar" recipes. Haven't tried them yet but I've heard they are good.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cake-in-a-Jar/Detail.aspx

I'm gonna send try the apple pie one to my deployed sailor soon..hopefully. Still trying to figure out how to send some "crust" or "crumb topping" that will not be soggy in the jar to go with it.

Comment by Anti M on April 4, 2009 at 11:55am: Pt. Loma park IS way cool.

Comment by Anti M on April 4, 2009 at 11:22am: Pt. Loma is a park, but there is also a PT. Loma Navy Base... for subs. And some other stuff we won't discuss here. Oh, and the Coast Guard has a base out there too.

Comment by Anti M on April 3, 2009 at 11:36am: I'd have to look, but there are several bases. Off the top of my head, 32nd Street is the big one where the fleet docks, Miramar Air Base (Marines, but we liked their commissary better), and North Island NAS (Coronado). North Island runs several smaller things like Imperial and Silver Strand. Point Loma sub base too.

32nd Street is HUGE! There's five miles between a couple of the gates!

Comment by Anti M on April 2, 2009 at 11:19am: I'm going to San Diego in May, we have a condo we can stay in for a week. Should be great fun. I've been there on and off all my life, when I was in kindergarten, when I was in the Navy attending C-7 school, and when my hubby was stationed on North Island. We get to see our sailor who is on the Dubuque, maybe a short visit, but it will be good to see him.