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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)
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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.
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Discussion Forum
The Path of a Rescue Swimmer
Started by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours). Last reply by Swimmermom May 28, 2019. 53 Replies 33 Likes
My Rescue Swimmer is at RTC...PIR 11/9/18
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Comment by Melissa on February 28, 2014 at 1:59pm
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Congratulations to all of you with graduates - such exciting changes for everyone! Safe travels for all attending, enjoy your time with your son.
Welcome to all our new members - it's always fun to hear how everyone is doing.
I got pictures! My son (currently in SD completing FRS) sent me pictures in SAR gear from his first actual jump and another in flight gear from his turf run. I also received a video of him from his gun run, having entirely too much fun hanging out an open helicopter door shooting a really BIG gun. He looks happy, fit, and comfortable with his decision to do AIRR. It eases my heart to know that.
He is close to finishing FRS, but the other 3 guys in his class are currently on med hold and so while he is almost finished, they are not. Given that, he will either be bumped into the class ahead of him and graduate with them (which could change his class standing, which could change his choice of orders) or he will finish his training and then go on hold til his class comes off med hold and finishes their training, which could delay him indefinitely. Neither choice is fabulous, but I'm hoping they bump him and let him graduate rather than letting him sit. He should know either way shortly. Fingers crossed they let him graduate and he gets Guam since that would be his choice.
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Comment by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours) on February 27, 2014 at 7:55pm
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woooow okay I hate change... hahahahahah... but it is the only constant in the Universe!!!! arrrrrg So N4M has changed us up a lot... well, Ill get use to it....
HI yall.... several new ones in here yea!!!!!!!!
Jodi, I have a question for you.... normally generally usually they can not live off base until E-5 (my B just made that and when he gets home he is apartment diving) Just wondering how your boy will be able to live off base rather than in barracks ?? Please update me of what changed... I need to stay current.. and so much is changing these days.....
so congrats yall .... MOAngel, Ridgegirl, jaxie, MaryKay
Your son or daughter will find out where they are stationed usually when they are about finished with A school ... however... seems however they are changing things up a bit these days... my son found out two weeks before grad from A school..... they find out if they are Romeo or Sierra just before they grad RSS....
Well, and yes... be aware of rumors... they do seems to be going around like CRAZY ... poor kids... hear one thing and another thing happens... best to go with the flow, be flexible and expect change I think hahhaha xoxoxoxoxo so happy to have everyone in here!!!!
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Comment by MoAngel1967 on February 27, 2014 at 6:02pm
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Thank you Jodi, great idea! I will text him right now and tell him. I so wish I could be there, but it just isn't possible. Pictures really help!
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Comment by Ridgegirl on February 27, 2014 at 5:23pm
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Hi all. My son is on hold in FL waiting to start NACCS. Enjoying following along!!
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Hi all, I haven't posted in a while - it's fun reading how well everyone is doing! My son is currently in NACCS expected to graduate next week (I think!). He said that he will then go to Starboard D pretty quickly (March) and then to RSS (again pretty quickly) sounds like maybe they have fixed the backlog issue. One interesting thing he said was that after that the two choices are now Norfolk and Jacksonville - that San Diego won't be a choice - but who knows - the rumor mill is pretty strong in Florida. Love to hear how well everyone is doing in the pipeline.
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Comment by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on February 27, 2014 at 9:18am
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MaryKay, from what he has been told, Bravo's only have 2 places they go, San Diego or stay in Jacksonville but who knows if that is right. He's hoping to find out in the next few weeks, but again, who knows? He said either place will be fine with him since he has a place to stay either way-he has a rather large dog so he needs to have a place off base.
MoAngel, ask your son if any of his friends have someone coming to the graduation who can use his phone-if he has one-to take pictures. When my son graduated one of the parents was there and took a video of the graduation which he posted on YouTube so I was able to watch it.
Speaking of taking pictures if anyone has a son graduating from FRS in Jacksonville when I am down there I will be happy to take his picture so just let me know. Last I heard graduation should be 3/14.
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Is anyone going to the RSS graduation this Friday? I can't be there, but would love to have a picture or two.
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Comment by NavyWife13 on February 26, 2014 at 7:52pm
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Thank you LYDIA!!!
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Okay. I thought that but just wanted to see if anyone knew anything more. That's good news for me though because him 1 year mark of being in the navy is coming up and I would like to be able to have the same home as my husband, even though I know he won't be there a lot it will be nice to know its ours. I also wish they would tell them before A school where they're going. It would be nice to go ahead and get the home search started. I understand it is a long and arduous process but one can only hope!
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MK5Diver... awesome! congrats to your son!!!!! well, he will love SD at least my son does... they love surfing and of course even snowboarding ... so much there to do!! I know how you feel tho! So far away...
NavyWife13....... I think that, once he is done with A school... he will be assigned to a base... once he is there, sure you can move there with him!!! NOW remember that tho FRS can be up to two years, yall might have to move again... he will once he grads FRS and is assigned to his squadron... he will be assigned a base... could be anywhere from Japan to Guam to San Diego... but yes... once he does grad A... then off yall go!!!!! If he goes to Virginia, you go there... San Diego, you go there I do think that there is moving allowance for spouses... not positive.. he can find that out... he will def be given a travel allowance to his base after A school.....soooooooo dont panic... you will be with him... he can find out the details tho
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