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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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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

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RTC Graduation

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AECF - FCs and ETs

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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.

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Comment by Anti M on January 11, 2013 at 12:46pm: Probably 32nd St. However, that is NOT a base which you want to live "close" to. Not such a great area. He will be commuting. Besides, if he is deployed, he won't be needing daily rides. Look into housing, it isn't "on" base, and it is fairly decent and easy to get into lately.

Also, SD has good basic public transportation.

Comment by tiffanyk2010 on January 11, 2013 at 12:24pm: Ok I have a really dumb question. My husband has orders to the USS Wayne E Meyer in San Diego. But my understanding is there are technically several bases in San Diego and I can't figure out which one he will be at. I have his orders but all they say is San Diego. Is it the 32nd Street base?? I am starting to look for housing and want to make sure I find something as close to his "work" as possible. Especially considering we share a car. TIA!

Comment by Anti M on January 6, 2013 at 9:44am: I'm unfamiliar with the pilot schools, but I would assume the ship would direct when he goes back. Sorry, I just don't know for sure.

Comment by Anti M on January 3, 2013 at 7:11pm: Sometimes the military is sufficient for travel, but if the ship is in a foreign port, a passport makes it easier for the Navy to book civilian travel rather than just using military flights which don't go everywhere.

TPU, THU, there are several acronyms. Rank usually has privileges, but everyone on hold gets to share in the suckiness.

Marines. heh. Yeah.

Comment by Concernedad on January 3, 2013 at 7:02pm: He was telling me about one of his roommates passing through was a Marine. He said the Marine would hit the rack around 2 AM and within a half hour was being called back to duty. Said he did this every night for a month. Was convinced he was a cyborg.

Comment by Concernedad on January 3, 2013 at 7:00pm: Well, I just found out he forgot to take his passport. So I don't know if I should send it to him now or wait to see if he needs it? He figured his military ID would suffice?

He was held at (is it TPU?) earlier while waiting for C school and said he hated it, but I was surprised to learn that even the E-5's and E-6's are also standing watch and doing odd jobs while waiting. I would think rank would have it's privileges.

Comment by Anti M on January 3, 2013 at 3:01pm: The passport could expedite transferring out to the ship. I know it helped my nephew go to his sub weeks before the guys who were waiting for theirs to be issued.

Comment by Anti M on January 3, 2013 at 3:00pm: Hold units all do about the same thing: clean, office work, manning a phone, "landscaping" i.e. shoveling snow or raking leaves, just about anything a base might need a warm body to do. if he's lucky, he'll get assigned to a shop which which has something to do with his rate.

It does suck, but if he gets down, remind him he's being paid, with a side serving of benefits.

Hurry up and wait, huh?

Comment by Concernedad on January 3, 2013 at 12:19pm: They're putting him in the temporary holding unit (that sucks). Just wondering what he'll be doing there? Yes, we gave him his passport.

His ship is still out for a couple months or so.

Comment by Anti M on January 3, 2013 at 9:40am: He can only get another C school is his ship authorizes it, it would come out of their budget. Either they'll fly him out to the ship (does he have a passport?) or he'll be attached to the temporary holding unit.