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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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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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.
Members: 836
Latest Activity: Aug 6, 2024
Discussion Forum
Anybody out there?
Started by Jules. Last reply by Bandmom Aug 24, 2021. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Current A school at GL for AECF?
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Anyone graduating A school on 10/26/18
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Comment by R'sproudmom on August 9, 2012 at 9:38am
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Morning ssbeach. I live in VA. We vacation in Myrtle every year. My children have visited chuch camp in Garden City many times. So I know where you are.
Duhhuh, one day is too short of a visit. At least she is relatively close. Gives you a nice weekend get away to visit her.
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Comment by ssbeach on August 9, 2012 at 8:28am
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Hi R'sproudmom - yes, it does stand for Surfside Beach. When I first started here a couple of years ago I had my hand slapped for using my first name (julie) in my username, so I changed it. Are you in SC, or do you vacation here?
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Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on August 8, 2012 at 11:38pm
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my daughter arrived today from great lakes, unloaded her stuff into a storage room and leaves for dahlgren tomorrow. so happy that she's close to home!
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Comment by Deb (FC Mom) on August 8, 2012 at 10:37pm
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R's,
Yes he did and that's the way it worked for this class.
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Deb, thank you for calling him! Two weeks before graduation!!! Wow, was thinking and apparently you were too, that they would get them sooner.
Since he was an honor student, did he actually get to choose where he wanted to go? R is top of his class and hoping to stay there. Hope that means something when it comes time for orders.
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R'sproudmom...had to call Logan to clarify before answering your question...1Bravo school, his ship has the 1Bravo mount for the CIWS, so it depends on the ship as to whether they do it before going to their ship. He got his orders about 2 weeks before graduation which was about 7 weeks after they thought they would get them.
I am in Michigan so the east coast is more convenient for me. He had the choice between Hawaii, Japan & Norfolk. The ship in Hawaii is decomissioning, he has been to Japan & didn't want to leave his car at home & his sister is important to him.
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Hey ssbeach, does the ss stand for Surfside?
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Deb, congrats to your honor grad Sailor!! Mine is in SD and will finish C school in Nov. Is Bravo school something they all have to take? We live in Va. and how nice it would be to have R on the east coast. Do you recall when your FC found out he was going to Norfolk? Just curious about when orders are given in C school.
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Hello all! I rarely post but follow always. My son is now FC3, honor grad from C-school last Friday in SD. He will have a 2 month hold, do a Bravo school for CIWS and then report to his ship in Norfolk. So by the time he reports it will be 2 years from the time he left for boot. His sister is at McGuire AFB in NJ, (SIL is in AF), so they will be able to see each other when he is available. She is over the moon & I am just happy to have them both on the same coast.
My best advice to all the new moms is just go with the flow ;-)
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Thanks, Anti M! I haven't done much research on this yet, since he went in expecting to be in mass communications, based on his high school experience, but when presented with both options yesterday, decided this was a better long-term opportunity.
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