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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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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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 Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on January 1, 2014 at 6:25pm
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Happy New Year to all. I hope you all got to visit or talk to your swimmers. I sent mine back to Jacksonville on Sunday so I am very envious of you GMom for getting to keep yours longer lol. Enjoy your precious time with him!
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Comment by GMom on January 1, 2014 at 3:55pm
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Lydia - he will be attached to Agency 6. He moved into his new barracks the day before he came home for his holiday leave and returns on January 12 and reports on Jan 13th. All new to him and he is really enjoying being home in Florida with us for now. He missed home. We missed him. It will be hard come January 12 th to say goodbye.
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Comment by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours) on December 30, 2013 at 5:38pm
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PS GMOM - did you tell us which Squadron he is now attached too??? I wish it was Black Jacks... hehehehehe
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HI yall..... so sorry I have been gone for a couple of weeks.. you know how the holidays are!!! Went to FL to see my mamma.... of course my son was NOT there as yall know he is deployed on USS Boxer... and my Nurse daughter is no longer there either as she and her doctor fiance moved to Colorado.. so it was a sad time yet a good time too....... I am glad the year is about over now cause we can start to look forward to what is yet to come. My son is somewhere with the 5th fleet in the Arabian /Middle East Arena.. (No worries... OPSEC Rules apply) speaking of OPSEC Rules that is another one to go up and read... click on VIEW ALL... it should be in there.... he is flying 12 to 14 hour days and or evenings.. loves his squadron.
I know we have some mamma's whose kids are on hold in Pcola... and after their Christmas "Break" will be back there on hold again...... waiting for NACCS (Naval Aircrew Candidate School) then waiting for RSS (Rescue Swimmer School).. then A school (Sierra or Romeo) etc... hang in there and keep us updated this New Year!!! This is a hard hard pipeline and there are lots of stresses.. so we are here for each other... please welcome any other mamma;s whose kids are in this rate that are still in BC... YES if you are new go up to that Discussion Forum and look for the Path of the Rescue Swimmer.. Phases and Liberty too.
suggestion to you moms who are just having kids going into BC.... look here on N4M for your PIR group.. there will be much great info from the Admins there for you... and you will make life long friends of some of the other moms!!! and MaryKay posted a good info site for yall..
Well, Happy New Year to my sistas! I have been here now for almost 4 years.. I have seen sooooo many come and go... and a few stay. It is the way it is of course. So hang in there and I will talk to yall sooooooooon!!!!! =P I promise not to be so MIA from now on!
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Merry Christmas everyone. I hope those of you who are fortunate to have your swimmers home for the holidays are enjoying this time with them. For those who's swimmers can't make it home, please know that we appreciate your sacrifice and are keeping you in our thoughts.
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Comment by airmom10 on December 23, 2013 at 8:29am
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My son made it safely home last night without much travel delay. So glad to have him home this year as he was in boot camp last Christmas. Happy Holidays and safe travel to all.
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Comment by Melissa on December 22, 2013 at 5:41pm
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Well after an hour delay at the starting airport, followed by a 2 hour delay in Dallas, my son finally arrived around 11pm last night - though at the present time, his luggage is.....somewhere. So after an additional 2 hours at the airport to stand in line with the rest of the plane to report the missing luggage and driving through a blizzard to get here, we arrived home shortly after 2 am this morning.
However, all is well because my favorite Petty Officer is home!!!!
Wishing a Merry, Merry Christmas (or whichever holiday you observe in your home) to all of you and safe travels for all still on the road!
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GMom, that's cool he wants to surprise his friends. Several of my son's friends are going to surprise him at the airport. They are going up with us and asked that we not tell him they are coming. They haven't seen each other since last Christmas. He will be so glad to see them. I think he is getting homesick lol.
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Jodi - yes, turned out he never took any leave this year so he was able to add it on to the regulation Holiday shutdown leave. This was only possible because he just graduated FRC and it coinsides with being moved to his new squadron (in San Diego, as well) and He doesn't have to report until Jan 13th. Timing was definitely on our side this time. Although we didn't know all this until just recently.....hurry up and wait! He's also managed to convince his best friends that he isn't coming so he can surprise them...this is gonna be a lot of fun!
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Gmom, you are so lucky-3 weeks?? My sailor is only home for 8 days and like your son he will probably be running with all his friends too. He's meeting up with some of his Taekwondo students one day, they are so anxious to see him. Enjoy your time with your son and have a very Merry Christmas!!!
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