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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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Moms with Aviators in training in Corpus Christi
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Comment by Huskermom on January 6, 2022 at 10:20am
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I have my anchor necklace on, too.
BNMH to you, CheriH!
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Comment by Glenni on January 5, 2022 at 11:31pm
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I love the anchor necklace idea. Hugs!!
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Comment by CheriH on January 5, 2022 at 9:28pm
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And, with a text for a 'see you later', he is off. Flew out to the carrier. The pit in my stomach is back. I've got my anchor necklace on (I wear it when he's deployed) and I'm making my plans to visit my DIL and grands to give her a break. Even tho' I know the drill, it isn't really any easier. Thanks for understanding!
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Comment by Chris on December 25, 2021 at 5:50pm
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Suzie,
I sent you a friend request, wanted to PM you about our sons. They must know each other...
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Thank you all so much for your encouraging words.
Suzie, How wonderful that you get to attend their wedding!!
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Congratulations and best wishes, Suzie! Glad they can have a beautiful wedding and you get to be there and unwind with them.
Take care!
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Hi Glenni...I feel your frustration. But, rest assured, everyone of us can give you an example of delays and frustrations. It is not unusual at all. And unfortunately, nothing is assured until it actually happens. We have all had to get used to nail-biting our way thru our aviator's path. So, hang in there. My DS commissioned almost 10 years ago. He still deals with uncertainty and delays with every new assignment. And don't get me started on DETs and deployments! And know that we are here for you...feel free to vent anytime!
Our DS will be here with his family for Christmas! Yay! But he deploys soon after the first of the year. So, I'm back to heavy-duty praying for them all.
May all of you have a very Merry Christmas!
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Hi Glenni! My DS had to wait weeks in RI for a similar clearance. It eventually came through but as I recall, he received an empty envelope at commissioning. They let him participate in the ceremony tho so we got lots of photos of him in uniform and we had a great celebration regardless. It all worked out in the end. They just move slowly.
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May I just say that I HATE NAMI!!!! My son graduated and commissioned this past weekend. He has orders for the end of February, but he won't receive them until NAMI finishes dotting their i's and crossing their t's! Apparently they still haven't officially cleared him even though the flight surgeon said he was good to go.
Right before commissioning, his commander told him that he had earned the right to commission, and would be commissioning as a SNA, but that he needed to understand that redesignation was still a slim possibility.
Has anybody else ever dealt with anything like this??
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Just an update: He passed the methocholine challenge with no problems on Monday and was officially cleared to become an aviator! I don't know why I was so nervous about this, but I was. Anyway, he commissions 3 weeks from today. I figure he'll probably get his PCS to Pensacola some time in January or February. I'm really excited for him!
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