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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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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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Latest Activity: Feb 18

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Comment by alwaysdaddyltlegirl(Ship03Div081 on December 3, 2011 at 1:57pm: Yes she graduated A school and she became petty office 3 which is short for FC3 she send me a picture of graduation and also her new symbol that was stitch to her uniforme, I'm very happy for her and proud, and I'm proud of all the sailors they are doing just an amazing job

Comment by Anti M on December 3, 2011 at 2:18am: No, ATT is at Great Lakes also.

Comment by Navymomsquared on December 3, 2011 at 12:58am: Thanks AntiM & ProunGMBarb for the info! Would he got to ATT school somewhere else?

Comment by gvnavydad-ship011div057 on December 2, 2011 at 10:16pm: Leanne - I am not sure if it was your daughter but wow was one photographer there nice to me. My son is color guard and I saw a couple picks of him on facebook at the veterans day parade downtown - I begged for larger resolution and they not only did that but search through and found multiple extra pictures that they sent to me. Truly above and beyond! I am pretty starved for pics from my son...despite the expensive camera, laptop, etcetera that I gave him to get some of those moments. :-) It is great having people like your daughter to share those moments.

Comment by Anti M on December 2, 2011 at 7:29pm: Proud, the link just had the contact info. PPO is notorious for not talking to civilians.

Your security settings must be too high, mine let me choose. Lots of military sites aren't "trusted". I don't know why.

I talked to hubby, he has stuff shipped to his home of record from a command, but he was going overseas (PCS orders). Just sending stuff home after school? Neither he nor I can recall that it was ever paid for by the Navy. I will keep googling, but I have found nothing.

When I went to C-7 school in SD, I had part of my HHG sent with me from Japan, the rest went into storage until after I was done with both school AND a tour on Diego Garcia.

I think I knew how to work the system because I was a Navy brat and knew to ask about it. Lots of sailors in A school don't have a clue they may be eligible for a packout depending on their orders, they assume they have to be married or have a place off base. Not true, you can pack out from the barracks.

Comment by WhiteClay Ship 2 Div 913 on December 2, 2011 at 7:19pm: My son doesn't seem concerned at all being on hold, but says some of the females in his class keep track of the classes ahead of them and so know they won't get orders until the earlier A school grads get theirs!

Comment by ProudGMBarb on December 2, 2011 at 6:57pm: Hi Sandy...hope you had a good Thanksgiving. We sure did!

Dunno...but maybe hold times also have something to do with the length of school. For some reason, I always thought FC total school was longer than ET. But I was recently corrected. They are really close, but seems ET is a few semester hours longer which brings it to about 5 weeks longer. Not sure if this has anything to do with hold times.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on December 2, 2011 at 6:23pm: ProudGM you are right. Two months is considered quick for getting orders. This is even more true when it comes to FCs. My son was on-hold for 3 months before he got orders to (C)school. Seemed like forever, LoL. I bet he will get his orders as soon as he returns from Christmas Stand Down.

Comment by ProudGMBarb on December 2, 2011 at 6:08pm: GoldnG8r...I guess two months is quick!!! Lol.

Graduated A school Sept. Got orders mid November to report to SD on Dec. 2 (today). He took leave and came home for visit Nov. 18 - Dec. 1.

Holds can be longer this time of year as well due to the budget just being replenished. Hope your sailor hears something soon!