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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

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Moms of Sailors headed for SWCC

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Comment by pahoapam on August 12, 2010 at 2:38pm: Hey Ladies!
MominPA-It all depends sometimes it is ony a couple of weeks and sometimes a month or more..just depends on when the next SWCC class is starting in CA! Welcome to the group by the way and good luck to your sailor! Tennismom how great!! I heard that a lot of guys got orders yesterday!!! My son did not :( Still on medical hold in CA! Hope everyone else is doing well!!! Love to all! Pam

Comment by tennis mom on August 12, 2010 at 2:09pm: hi Everyone!!! Happy Day for our Family my son's coming home on leave for a week. Then he will be back in Chicago for 2 weeks then back to Cal for searce and resuce training. Hes been assigned to a ship already thinks he will be sailing the oceans by October. For all the guys left in the swcc program I wish them all the best !!!!!for the guys that DOR there's a new adventure waitng for them.

Much Love, Tennis Mom

Take care

Comment by babrams7 on August 9, 2010 at 11:41am: Hi ladies - I hope you all had a good weekend and that your sons are doing well.
Nor Cal Mom - I left a comment on the other N4M SWCC site about my son. He is now heading into his third week and is doing much better. He was encouraged when one of the instructors told him that if they didn't want him there they would have DOR'd him by now. He is still worried about his size, he said at 6'1 and 150 lbs. it's going to be tough during the drown proofing b/c the instructors will be able to toss him around like a rag doll. He told me last night he would never DOR on his own and he sounded great.

Comment by Nor Cal Mom on August 9, 2010 at 11:08am: To babrams7... tell your son DO NOT dor himself. Make them do it. Don't give up. I remember my son calling and taking a pic of his legs, complaining how sore they where. They were swollen. He had never had that happen to him before. Tell him to hang in there. He has got to tough it out. (try icing, it does wonders.)

Comment by pahoapam on August 8, 2010 at 7:06pm: Hey Ladies!!! Congratulations anotherproudmom and jseif!!! I'm so proud of your guys!!! My son is still waiting for his next orders and to find out what will happen to him next. He is still in CA but away from everyone else. I think he is more than ready to move on to the next phase. He said he had to help out Friday for the graduation of SEALS and SWCC and it was tough, but he was proud to be there. I hope everyone else's sons/husbands are doing well and have received jobs that they will enjoy! Navy Mom Hugs to all!!! Pam

Comment by anotherproudmom on August 8, 2010 at 6:06pm: iseif, my Son too !! Still praying for them all...

Comment by babrams7 on August 3, 2010 at 3:30pm: Hi Ladies,
My son called Saturday and said the first week of training was grueling. He thought about DORing because he could barely walk. He's a runner so he was very discouraged. I told him that he's never ran on sand before and he would get use to it. He put a comment on facebook about 16 hrs. ago. (not sure if he should be doing that) He said they had a great pep talk and can't wait for more training. I pray that all the guys have a good week and that the ones who had to DOR get new orders soon so they can find their place in our great Navy. I'm so proud of all of them. Have a great week.

Comment by wyomingmom on August 3, 2010 at 1:40pm: My son is currently classed as undesignated. Basically he is doing yard work or whatever needs to be done. Waiting on orders. He made a good point...the reason things are so slow is partially due to the influx of people in the Navy right now. They say they are "overstaffed" so to speak.

Comment by pahoapam on August 3, 2010 at 1:16pm: Hey Ladies!!! I have been so busy I haven't had time to write. Anotherproudmom all I know is my son is waiting on his new orders. Since he was medically dropped and is on light limited duty, he will not get to choose a job and go on to A school for a while. For right now he is on the other side of the base away from everyone else he knew. He said he was working around the base and just waiting. Not sure how everyone else is doing. How is your son??? Still hanging in there I hope!! Love to all Pam

Comment by anotherproudmom on August 3, 2010 at 1:07pm: Just wondering about the guys that have Dor'd. Anyone know yet what their sons are going to be doing?