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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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Members: 317
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 Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours) on December 14, 2013 at 1:46pm: OHHH and HI KeKe!!!!!! Gosh I need to go back and catch up with you all... been gone for a few days hahahaha xoxoxoxoxo

Comment by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours) on December 14, 2013 at 1:44pm: Welcome Anthonys and Ridgegirl.... hey please go up in the discussion forum up above and click on VIEW ALL and read the Path of the Rescue Swimmer and Phases.... it will answer a lot of your question and we are all here to love and suspport you!!!! If you know of any other RSS moms tell them to come on board with us.... if you have a question, we will have or find the answer for you... lots of awesome moms in here with Sailors in various stages of this long arduous Pipeline... so we are here for each other... My son is done with this pipeline and attached to the Black Jacks on the Boxer... many in here have Sailors just getting started... so all together we are a GREAT team of moms!!! woooohoooo so Welcome all newbies! So glad you are here! Funny this morning I copied a post from a friend and here was my note that I put on it... speaking of being close moms....:

I spend a lot of time on Navy 4 Moms Web site.. I am the adopted Admin for the Rescue Swimmer Page.. my husband asks or fusses at me... for spending so much time with women I don't even know. To him I reply, yes I know them.. they are my Sisters, their hearts are my heart.. their tears, fears joys are mine as well and mine theirs... their kids are my adopted kids... and mine theirs.... yes we all live States away from one another and yet we are just next door in our hearts.. Hooooahhhhh ladies.. this is what we are all about... Keep Paying It Forward !!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Keke on December 14, 2013 at 12:29pm: GMom hard not fret but I'm trying not to.
Airmom my hubby is going to be in Norfolk. I know your son really want SD so I'm happy for him :)

Comment by GMom on December 14, 2013 at 12:10pm: Jodi - yes, we both have our son's back on the same day! How cool is that? Maybe the 818, will reunite next year in San Diego. Have a great holiday with your sailor and yes, they are much different then the young men that were sent off to Great Lakes. SERE Mom's, don't fret like we did. They all do just fine and will never discuss it with you anyway, hahaha.....it was just the "worst week" of their lives and soon over with because they move on to much bigger and better things. I worried way too much! Good luck all.

Comment by airmom10 on December 14, 2013 at 10:30am: Keke!!! Nice to hear from you again! It's been awhile since you've been on - my son goes to San Diego after this - how about your husband? Hope you'll be together for the holidays - my son's happy to have SERE done before the holidays so he can relax and fatten back up afterwards.

Comment by Keke on December 14, 2013 at 8:17am: Hi airmom10 I actually have met your son. He's with my husband now.
I feel bad about them being in the cold as well but I am sure they are well prepared.

Comment by airmom10 on December 14, 2013 at 8:05am: Hi, Tiffany and Travelsalot - My son graduated and left Pensacola for SERE last week and is out in the cold right now also. I'm with you as far as feeling sick and worried about his being out in this cold, but I'm sure they were prepared and will handle it well. Can't stand the waiting, though. It's been one year also since he went to boot camp, so maybe he's been with your sons all along! Best of luck to all those going through SERE right now. They'll be ready for a great Christmas holiday! Hopefully we'll get to see them.

Comment by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on December 13, 2013 at 10:05pm: Hi, GMom, it's been a while. Hope things are d

going well for you. My son comes home next Saturday. It's hard to believe it has been a year since my son has been home.Thank goodness for Facetime but it doesn't take the place of having him home. I agree with you on how much they have grown up in a year and a half. My son is supposed to graduate in Feb or March and will probably head for San Diego too so the boys may be together again soon. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas holiday with your son.

Comment by GMom on December 13, 2013 at 4:45pm: Son comes home in 9 days! He graduated FRC 12/6 and will be stationed in San Diego, but he's coming home to sunny Florida (HOME!) for three weeks. Hubby and I cannot wait. I believe he is more excited than we are and that's hard to measure. He's done so well. I remember all those feelings and worry all along his journey, stay calm, have faith and be very supportive. If they don't mature and learn patience in this pipeline they won't ever! My son had become the most patient and steady young man I've ever known for his age. It's all part of the process and we cannot wait for the Holidays with our Rescue Swimmer! Hoping everyone gets to the point we are at in this and gets to feel all the rewards of all the concern and hard work they put in to their training. Happy Holidays all you Mom's!

Comment by Ridgegirl on December 13, 2013 at 2:42pm: proudmama: Thanks for the encouraging words. Looking forward to sharing in his successes !I am a flight nurse and cannot wait until he starts aircrew school. So excited for him.