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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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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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ILLINOIS N4M

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Who wants to make an Illinois N4M site with me? Calling all Illinois Sailor families.

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Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by ShortBecky on January 9, 2012 at 8:08pm: Great Picture Carol

Comment by SandySea on January 9, 2012 at 7:56pm: Carol,
Congratulations on your anniversary! Wishing you many more happy years together. Great picture!

Comment by carols_kitchen on January 9, 2012 at 6:42pm: Our 30th Anniversary celebration dinner with 4 sailors. We were between Norfolk and Virginia Beach before departing for 2 days by ourselves. So much fun!

Comment by madozer on January 9, 2012 at 4:02pm: Leysa, My daughter graduated from SA Corschool Dec. 16. We were on the plane, on the way to her graduation when we found out for sure that she would graduate. She struggled academically at first. She failed her 2nd test 2X, and was removed from her class and put back in a newer class. She thought it was the end of the world, and she would have an occupation of scrubbing the 'poop deck' for 4 years. Several others from her class were also 'put back'. Everything turned out fine. Everyone was there to make sure she was successful. She ended up on the Dean's List. There were only a few parents there for graduation, because most of the sailors left for home or their next base immediately. My daughter had nothing but the best to say about the knowledge and compassion of all the instructors there.

Comment by LeysaNavymom on January 9, 2012 at 12:29am: Thanks Medicmom and Gwen for your advise! We look for more information from him as he settle in and get to know what he suppose to do.

Comment by medic mom on January 8, 2012 at 9:18pm: Leyasmom-my son is set to graduate from SA on tuesday. He has had a ton of fun there. He goes to Camp Pendelton next. He gets to be a field medic. I am terrified of that but he is over the moon happy. Just keep reminding him to study hard. That way he can get a good pick for orders. Also tell him to pick early also. Don't wait for last minute.

Comment by LeysaNavymom on January 8, 2012 at 8:26pm: i am new too in this group. our son John just left yesterday to his A school in San Antonio for corpsman. we are very proud of him. we hope we can visit him for graduation but we are not sure yet. any support or advise will be always good.

thanks

Comment by ShortBecky on January 7, 2012 at 11:17pm: K2011, Thanks that does help. mattsmom, My son is an ET. What does yours do? Wonder if they will meet?

Comment by mattsmom aka Patti on January 7, 2012 at 2:41pm: Hi Becky,
I have a son aboard the big E as well. This will be his second long deployment and I am dreading it as well:(. I just keep sending him emails and packages until I know they are hitting port, then I stay glued to the phone awaiting his call- lol! It's hard but I am truly proud of him and it keeps me going:)

Comment by Pentwater98 on January 7, 2012 at 8:36am: Talked to my Sailor last night. He got the kind of machinist mate that he wanted. He is a MMW or TM (torpedo man). He will be working with the torpedoes on a submarine. He is one very happy Sailor right now..