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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)
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Discussion Forum
Son is leaving for bootcamp in March
Started by Meiko. Last reply by clockard Jan 13, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! I can see this board is a little slow, so I hope someone will see my little post! My kid is leaving for bootcamp in March. He signed for CTN on October 1, 2018. My question is about the security clearance. When do they begin that process?…Continue
liberty for memorial weekend
Started by ProudNavySonMom Apr 30, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hello, does anyone know which days the liberty weekend for Memorial Day will start and end? I am planning something and my son is new at Pensacola and doesn't know when he can find out, thanks for any help!Continue
How's and What of CTN A School Florida
Started by PrincessShannon. Last reply by ProudNavySonMom Apr 30, 2018. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hello there, my SR will PIR 1/23 and then go on to A school in Florida, my question is how does this work, what do they do and where do they go while waiting to class up? I have heard little about the process and am just curious if he will have to…Continue
To have or not to have a vehicle in Corry?
Started by Navymommy. Last reply by kandi.s Nov 29, 2017. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hello momsmy son is leaving for Corry station for CTN trainingi have a dilemma, is it best for the sailor studying for A school and JCAC? (is that correct)for CTN not to have a car or to have a car?his stepdad(a military himself) says its a party…Continue
In holding? For how long?
Started by Navymommy. Last reply by karen Jul 25, 2017. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hello moms,my son has been in holding for security clearancehe has not "badged" up as he saysIm wondering how long this will be....Im hoping he doesnt get depressed or disappointedor lose that high and or enthusiasm right after boot camp having…Continue
car
Started by Wizard. Last reply by Navymommy Jul 13, 2017. 1 Reply 0 Likes
My Son did have a car, it was a good thing ... the base is far from everything and it's much safer for them to drive than walk to the beach and to town. Just remind him that a ticket for speeding or any infraction off base would get him kicked out…Continue
Spouse at A school
Started by garden gal. Last reply by Texasmom Nov 17, 2015. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, It looks like my son has passed his next-to-last hurtle to enlist as a CTN. He will hopefully be signing his DEP contract next week. He has one question I told him I would ask this group.Everything we can find says that the Navy will pay to…Continue
Fort Gordon
Started by 1 Proud Mom. Last reply by karen Oct 30, 2015. 6 Replies 0 Likes
My CTN will graduate school in November and is headed to Fort Gordon. Any info about the base, area ... anything will be appreciated. So far all I know is it is in Georgia. LOLContinue
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Comment by northchannel on April 29, 2011 at 9:03am
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Curious,
Does anyone know of a website which explains how one can get college credit and how the credit transfers as far as courses for the joint cyber analysis course. My son tells me that it is the equivalent of 23 lower division credit hours plus 4 upper division credit hours. Now that he is at Ft. Meade, would like to map these credits plus some stuff he earned prior to enlisting into at least an associate degree program.
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Comment by momoffour(Ship 11 div 119) on April 25, 2011 at 8:45pm
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Yep! Fort Meade Maryland
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Northchannel- there may be some waiting before starting his job. My son got there in Oct and just started something beside a "keeping busy" job.
Prov2324mom- No, I believe that is probably a while away, hard to say how long.
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Clockard
Freedom? phoned me at 1:30 this afternoon that he was done for day. No room at barricks so in hotel for a week or so. Doesn't have to report in a.m. until 8. Yes he is enjoying no 5 a.m. starts or night study groups.
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Prov2324mom
When my son left spec ops he was really down in the dumps. Ended up choosing CTN because he had about 45 minutes on a Monday morning to decide between about 6 things. School was tough, but he made it through. He just checked into Ft. Meade this morning.
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Comment by prov2324mom on April 25, 2011 at 2:30pm
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northchannel & momoffour,
Nice to talk to others with son's in the same situation. Mine PIR'd 4/9/10. Seems like a long time ago. He had a lot to deal with after BUD s, as you both know. There wasn't much encouragement when he got to Corry. In fact he was told by some that he would fail and they expected him to get in trouble regularly. I'm sure there have been more than a few difficult Spec Ops guys but the attitude towards him and the others was really horrible. It made me mad but he took it in stride and said he's prove them wrong.(And he has) He said the school has been challenging but after BUD s he knew he could do anything if he worked hard. Not likely to get pneumonia or stung by a ray in CTN class so it was up to him if he finished or not! LOL
Momoffour is your son already with a team or just working toward that?
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Comment by Kelly (Pink) Curtis' Mom on April 25, 2011 at 2:24pm
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They are on the south side, closest airport is midway. I will do some research! I know Southwest doesn't fly to Pensacola, so I'll have to try other airlines.
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I don't know where your parents live in Chicago, but last summer we were able to get $170 RT from both Pensacola and Ft. Walton Beach into Milwaukee. There is a Amtrak station right at the MKE airport and for $22 you can be in downtown Chicago in about an hour.
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Thanks for the encouragement Craig and Northchannel. I live in CA so it would be expensive for him to fly home, but maybe he can fly to his grandparents in Chicago for a weekend... I'll mention that to him. It's true - what else do they have to spend their money on?!
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Prov2324mom
Sounds like our sons are in the same boat. My son was also a spec ops start and ended up in CTN. Did your son PIR 4/23/10?
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