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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. 

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Hi, Illinois Moms! I live in Central Illinois but grew up and still have family in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. Thought it would be great to connect with some local moms!!

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Permalink Reply by Kyle'sMom (Karen) on July 8, 2015 at 8:28pm

Lunch would be great!

BarbPermalink Reply by Barb on July 8, 2015 at 8:56pm
Count me in! We're overdue for a meet and greet!
Permalink Reply by MidwestMomNancy on July 8, 2015 at 2:34pm
Welcome! I'm in the Elgin area, although I'm not an Ilinois native. Glad to have you along!
Permalink Reply by Kyle'sMom (Karen) on July 8, 2015 at 2:46pm
Elgin is not that far!
Permalink Reply by Kyle'sMom (Karen) on July 9, 2015 at 9:41am

This is going to sound so cliché...but I'm so excited to see there are so many local moms! My soon-to-be sailor is waiting to take the ASVAB (it keeps getting delayed) but I've been doing my research about what to expect in BC and after. It's going to be so hard to let him go...but I know he needs to experience life; and in the Navy, he will get to do that while collecting a paycheck! I'm so proud of the life choices he has made so far!

So if any of you miss your sailors, or just want to talk about anything in general, I'm here! I'm also on FB!

:)

Permalink Reply by navymommia on July 14, 2015 at 5:06pm
Im in central Illinois...decatur!
Permalink Reply by Kyle'sMom (Karen) on July 15, 2015 at 10:05am

Well, hello!! Decatur is not far at all!!

What does your son/daughter do in the Navy? My son just took the ASVAB last night and did well!! He's going through the physical right now and I'm going to leave about 10am to drive to St. Louis to see him get sworn in!

Permalink Reply by navymommia on July 15, 2015 at 10:25am
My son is leaving in 25 days for basic. he took the asvab and the oath last year. He actually signed uo for navy the day of his 17th bday with his dad and I. So we had to wait for him to graduate this may,which he did, and now we wait for him to head out! I am only 2hours from Peoria! I would love to come meet all you ladies too! I need the support badly! I am not doing so well on this.

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