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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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Moms of Aviation Rescue Swimmers

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Latest Activity: Aug 18, 2021

This group is for family members and friends of Aviation Rescue Swimmers, or sailors in training to be Aviation Rescue Swimmers

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Comment by GMom on December 18, 2013 at 4:30pm: Jodi - Can you stand it? I think everyone around me just wants my son to come home so I will shut up about it. HAHA. No, I know my friends are excited for us because they know how much we miss him. SATURDAY, I have menus planned, all his favorite foods, snacks, I emptied several of "HIS" dresser drawers that I managed to fill up and cleared a spot for him in"HIS" closet since he will be home for 3 weeks. I know he will be with friends a lot, but he will spend time with us for the holidays, hang in the mornings, dinners and we are taking him down to see his Grandpa the last week he is here, so we will have plenty of time to catch up. Hope those that get the opportunity to be with their sailors at the holidays have a wonderful visit. Maybe we can get out to San Diego next year and see his "digs". Happy Holidays all!

Comment by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on December 18, 2013 at 4:21pm: Saltyocean, I don't know what is meant by tactical but I believe the Romeo and Bravo (my son is in the last Bravo class at JAX) have to learn to use the radar equipment. Bravo uses the older type of radar and the Romeo uses the newer computerized systems which is why their schooling is so much longer.

My son will be coming home in 3 days!!!!! Hope everyone gets to see or talk to their sailors during this holiday season. Lydia, I will be thinking of you since I know this will be a hard Christmas for you. {{hugs}}

Comment by Saltyocean on December 18, 2013 at 1:02pm: Hello Moms. Hope Christmas brings many of your sailors to you door step..Our son is coming home, and we are soooooo anxious to see him, hug him,hear stories, and feel his newly gained muscle mass!!!!

Can any one tell us what is meant by "tactical vs non tactical" when used to describe the difference between Sierra and Romeo ? He is Romeo.

Thank you and best wishes for a peaceful happy and warm Christmas to you all.

Comment by Ridgegirl on December 16, 2013 at 1:26am: Thanks MaryKay. Very helpful.

Comment by Melissa on December 15, 2013 at 9:38pm: My son flew out of O'Hare the morning after PIR - we actually met him at the airport early, had breakfast with him and then waited to see him off before we headed home. Your son really won't know details about PIR, his flight time, etc. until just before PIR - right now he is working on getting through each day.

I too encourage you to write, write, write your Recruit. Mail time is so important to them. Give his address to family, friends, his favorite teacher, his church - and encourage them to drop him a line. As my son said, letters from home were great and he appreciated them, but the ones he wasn't expecting really helped to keep him focused and moving forward, knowing that others were rooting for him too. Even just a silly card with a short note is appreciated - it doesn't have to be a long letter. I picked up a bunch of thinking of you and blank cards and pre-wrote them and then interspersed them with the newsy letters I wrote to make it easier on me to make sure I sent mail almost daily.

6 days to go and then my boy will be here!

Comment by A's Mom on December 14, 2013 at 8:47pm: Thank you Lydia for the warm welcome. I look forward to building relationship and forming heart strings with other like minded moms, some have already began to form. I am so encouraged by this site, thank you for all that you do to keep it up and running.

Comment by A's Mom on December 14, 2013 at 8:39pm: I too would love to hear from other moms that have sons on Ship O4 DIV 807 PIR 2/7. Please friend me or message me.

Comment by A's Mom on December 14, 2013 at 8:31pm: Ridgegirl!! I got the box yesterday and was hoping I would get the form letter today. PIR date is 2/7. Does anyone know what airport our RS's fly out of to go to Pensacola after boot camp.

Comment by Keke on December 14, 2013 at 4:49pm: Hi Lydia!!!! I know I have been M.I.A for a while

Comment by Ridgegirl on December 14, 2013 at 4:14pm: Thanks Lydia! I did not know htere was more. Thanks for the View All tip. My son is on Ship 04 Div 807 PIR 2/7/14. If there are other mom's out there with the same please feel free to add me or pm me.