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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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DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

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RTC Graduation

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Comment by lori on April 11, 2011 at 7:10pm: Sending prayers Adams way Betsy : )

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on April 11, 2011 at 6:39pm: Lori, thank you and my son's name is Adam. He says that he probably won't know anything for at least a week.

Oh and, Yes, I can definitely open up a Saturday in June. :)

Comment by lori on April 11, 2011 at 6:27pm: Betsy- our posts crossed. Sorry to hear about your son. Can i have his name and i WILL pray for him. When will he hear from them?

Comment by lori on April 11, 2011 at 6:21pm: Liz- the flight isn't bad at all. I didn't use to be a very good traveler. In fact scared to death of flying. But I was able to get over it [ long story!] and I have in fact flown a few times on my own and my biggest test comes in 3 weeks when I will fly to London. You will do fine! In fact you will be willing the miles to go by faster! I had to keep myself from bouncing up and down in the seat!
Knowing you will see your new sailor/son will help calm the "travel nerves."

Patricia- I got my call at the motel in GL. As soon as Paul called [ I was outside as my husband was taking a nap having just come back from London the day before] a man with a leaf blower was right next to me. I kept running around the motel trying to keep the signal and hear Paul above the noise!

Cindy- I think we can find a Saturday in June yes? What say you Betsy?

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on April 11, 2011 at 6:18pm: Can I ask that you ladies please pray for my son. He had to go before the Academic Review Board today and he's really afraid that they are going to re-classify him. He failed a test on Friday and had to retake another one a few weeks back. He is only failing by one question, though so two of his instructors said they thought he could handle ATI, but apparently the higher up (don't know his rank) was leaning towards re-classifying him as either an AE or ATO. He's just devastated because he said he knows that the can do the ATI job :(

Comment by HisMom on April 11, 2011 at 8:14am: thanks Lori I did and I accepted. I leave thursday morning. And Panicking is more the word than counting down. Never flown before I am having anxiety attack that I have everything in order. We shall see.

Liz

Comment by lori on April 10, 2011 at 2:22pm: That's great Hismom! I sent you a friend request. Did you get it?

So are you counting down now? When do you leave for GL?

Linda- any word on BS yet?

Betsy- as the time gets closer we will see what day works out for everyone.

Comment by HisMom on April 10, 2011 at 2:26am: june is good for me also . Linda I live off Sandymount road. We are almost neighbors

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on April 9, 2011 at 9:01pm: Lori, June would be perfect! I won't be back in Maryland permanently until mid May anyway!

Comment by lori on April 9, 2011 at 10:07am: Linda- you should hear soon when all the groups go. Exciting for you and for Hismom whose son is now a sailor.

Well it looks like PF Chang's may be it! That would be wonderful to meet up there. I will be out of the country for 3 weeks in May so can we look at getting a June date possibly?