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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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PIR 8/21 Alumni
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Alumni families of 8/21, lets keep in touch and share this journey together. Our Sailors may be going to different places and have different carrers, but we will always share one thing in common, the PIR date of 8/21
Members: 101
Latest Activity: Mar 27, 2015
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Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on July 14, 2010 at 12:16pm
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Oh Marion, I'm SO SO happy for you! YEAH! Keep us posted on what's going on (when you can of course).
Karen, you all look so happy, thanks for the pic. I hope after you're done with "school" we can meet for coffee and catch up in person. Maybe you and your new hubby would like come to one of the Sacramento Meet & Greets the No Cal group has. I went to one last weekend, and it was a lot of fun.
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Comment by ProudMomof4 on July 14, 2010 at 11:48am
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I finally got around to posting a picture! It is always nice to read the comments from this group. I am in the home stretch of my masters degree and will have more time. I am happily married - we had a wonderful day. It was worth it to fly to SD and have all my babies there esp the sailor who I hardly ever see! Hope all is well with all of you and your sailors. Justins mom - I'm so excited for you! I got teary just thinking of your happy reunion :-)
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Hi everyone, it is wonderful to hear from those who haven't posted for a while. B is in Pensacola in A school for Aircrew. It's been quite a year, both good and not so good. I saw my sailor in May because my dad passed away and he was able to come home for a few days to be with the family. Mixed blessing....
I wish the best for all of you and your families. May God richly bless you in the coming year. Happy Independance Day!!
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Hi everyone
Justin's mom - as usual - your writing really touches my heart, and I needed kleenex after reading the song lyrics. I am sitting at the computer trying to work on the last paper I have to write for my masters degree, and I need about 15 pages and all I have is one pathetic paragraph. UGH....wish me luck!
I got married in San Diego on June 6th, so I got to see my Navy baby:-) which was wonderful! He seems to really like my new husband, as do all my children, which is nice as they haven't had a dad since my husband passed away five years ago. As soon as I get a picture I will post it! This is my favorite Navy For Moms group - and I am in a couple of others. Hope all is well with all of you and all of your babies!!!! :-)
Karen
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It was one year ago today that my son left for boot camp!
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It was one year ago today that my son left for Boot Camp.
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Tonya, i'm so glad you got to do skype with Nate and that his grandpa got to see him.
My sailor starts A school for Aircrew this week. It's been a long road for him with LOTS of waiting around, but hoping this goes good and he'll start a real job this fall.
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Marion, here's the information on got on deployments.
the website is: http://www.uscarriers.net/
you click on what kind of aircraft, then the ship, and then click on deployments. Some have exact dates, others have the months of deployment.
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Proud Mom, congratuations! That is wonderful news about your upcoming marriage! Is your son still waiting to class up for BUDS? Hope you have a wonderful trip down there...
Marion, I found the person with the info we were talking about, just have to wait for her to reply.
Hi Timbosmom_dad, good to hear about how Timbo's doing!
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