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Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

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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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

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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Comment by Paymaster on December 17, 2010 at 4:03pm: Lynn...That's my DIL for you an over achiever!

Comment by Paymaster on December 17, 2010 at 1:50am: Musicmomfran....Yes you are right Navy baby's arrive with drama. Our last one waited until his dad return from deployment to arrive. Son had just gotten home, they went to bed. DIL woke Navy son up at 1:00 in labor. Navy son had to call a neighbor to take the two girls (ages 6 and 3) get the girls bundle up and down the street. Come back get DIL dress and downstairs to the car. Drive to base. Arrived at the hospital at 2:00 am and baby was born at 3:00. At least they made it to the hosptial:)

Comment by AH on December 16, 2010 at 2:33pm: FCLPs are Field Carrier Landing Practice (plural). I have yet to watch Speed and Angels. I want to though. My DS says that it is pretty good.

Comment by Paymaster on December 14, 2010 at 7:00pm: AH....They burn dung.

Comment by AH on December 14, 2010 at 5:03pm: Did any of you see the Army/Navy commercial by the USS Abraham Lincoln? I had seen it on their FB page and they were hoping that it would get on national television and it did. I don't know if my DS was able to watch the game or was flying. He sent a picture of him flying over Afghanistan taken by a tanker. Great stuff. He said at night that he flies over a bunch of fires in camps. What he can't figure out is what they are burning. Very barren landscape with no vegetation to speak of.

Comment by lsP3Orion on December 14, 2010 at 3:20pm: Too funny Leslie, Cheryl, who's Cheryl? Maybe you'll meet her at Christmas :)

Comment by Michelle on December 10, 2010 at 5:03am: I think the Navy/Army game is this weekend. Go Navy!

Comment by Julie on December 9, 2010 at 8:09pm: AH - thanks for all of the info. It looks like the selection is VAW 123 Screwtops out of Norfolk which he wanted. Training for LSO will begin on deployment as well as lots of flying. Deployment should be a bit shorter as the Enterprise is scheduled for decommissioning in the near future. Hope I can share all of this - if not someone please yell at me:)

Comment by AH on December 9, 2010 at 2:22pm: My husband was an AF brat. When we were in college, he had his wisdom teeth out. Since he was in college and far away from any base of any sort, a local dentist did it. The dentist could tell that he was a military dependent from the dental work done. Private oral surgeon sounds like a really good thing.

Julie, I guess that they have changed things since Mike finished his carrier quals in Feb 2009 or maybe he didn't express interest in being a LSO while in the RAG. He started training earlier this year for it and has been very active since on deployment. He says that he is flying 4 day and is LSO for 1 and then 4 and 1 again. Says that it is better than sitting in the tiny office on duty like the other pilots. Fly 6 and duty 1. Not quite as much flying but active. Non-activity is what he complains the most about being on the boat. While on duty or down time. They can't escape and they want "entertainment". In his care packages, he said not to send snacks. He says that it incourages bad eating habits. Everyone shares what they get and there is too much already. Movies and magazines is what he asked for. Good luck on selection. There is at least one squadron that is on the Abraham Lincoln that is based in Norfolk. VFA 34. So if he gets that, he may be joining my son.

Comment by Julie on December 8, 2010 at 9:11pm: Thank you all for your kind words and sharing in the excitement of this navy mom- I really appreciate them!
AH- I think we find out what squadron etc. Andrew is assigned to in the next day or two. I will keep you posted. Celebration this weekend in Norfolk for the guys who CQ'd- sister will be going down(study break from college finals-haha) to help (participate ) in the celebration.
Andrew also had to go to a private oral surgeon - his teeth were so bad. Never thought they were bad but you know the Navy.
Jane- can't wait to talk to you about the winging!!
Denise- have fun at graduation and commissioning- I will be thinking about you.