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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)
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Permalink Reply by Kat56 on
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Hang in there Helen. This will be our frist hoildays without either one of our boys home. I just join the Florida Moms about a week ago. Lots of great ladies here. I am in the Orlando area. Just remember one minute at a time, then one hour and then one day. Doug just was home for nine days and then he was off to his frist duty station. I hope your day is easy tomorrow. Talk soon,Kat.
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Permalink Reply by susan on
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this is my 2nd set of holidays without my son.you learn to except it. brandon will be home 12-31-10. its been 1year since we saw him.he got 12 days. he has to spend 2 on planes. he is in japan. the phone and skype will be your families best friend. happy holidays susan.
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Hi Helen,
I'm in Largo Helen. My son graduated boot camp last year August 14. I met a lot of good Navy Moms here and we all supported each other through it. Many of us are still in contact with each other on facebook. If you need someone to talk to let me know and I'll send you my phone number. I know it's tough but the pride you will feel at graduation is so powerful you will feel like your heart is gonna burst. :) Hugs, Ruby -
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Permalink Reply by AmyD on
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I'm in Palm Harbor Helen. My son is in boot camp now, his PIR is 2/3/2012 and I cannot wait to see him!
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Permalink Reply by ship14 Div293 TSM on
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New here,,,, In St. Pete, Looking for Navy Moms to friend with and maybe get together once in awhile for support. My son just joined and leaves for BC in June
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I would like to start a local meetup group so we can support each other and maybe do things like make gift boxes etc for our navy brats :)
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Permalink Reply by eljac913 (Ship 12 Div 053) on
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Hi, I am in Palm Harbor. My son is on the USS Roosevelt in Jacksonville. He went in Dec 2011. I am still struggling to learn the Navy lingo. I feel like it is like trying to learn a foreign language sometimes. I am interested in meeting a local meeting group.
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Permalink Reply by cindilouwho65 on
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Hiya! Clearwater here. PIR was 08-02-13 for my sailor son. He's in GL for A School then off to the USS Ashland.
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Permalink Reply by navymom2013 on
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Hi New to this group.I live in Dunedin, Fl. My son grad PIR Great Lakes 7/12/12. He is in Groton, Ct.
Going to Groton for his Sub School Graduation 9/20/13 to bring him his car and clothes. Nice to meet you guys, I am originally from NY been in Florida 45 years.
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Permalink Reply by JDShip12 DIV086 on
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Hi Jennifer. I am from Pinellas County also. My son is stationed in SanDiego CA now. He was originally supposed to leave on Jan 6th but ended up leaving on 12/06/13 ( 4 days before his 20th birthday) to go to boot camp because they needed to fill a spot asap. I was a wreck over the holidays too because he had never been away so long and I had no contact at all. Very nerve wracking, but I can honestly tell you that as tough as it was to be without him, the experience has done wonders for him! I was so surprised at the changes I saw in him at PIR that I could not stop staring. It was nothing obvious if you did not know him before but I could tell the difference. It was in the way that he carried himself I suppose. I am so proud of him and all that he has accomplished since enlisting. Once you get through the bootcamp stage you won't be as worried. Once she gets to school you will have daily contact ( facebook, skype, and phone calls , you might actually get letters too since you have a daughter...my boy is not a writer which drove me nuts) and that will help. Something that helped me was to write him a letter everyday. He did say that those letters were the bright spot in his bootcamp experience so write as often as you can.
You won't be in this alone either! :-) This site has some wonderful folks who are happy to provide support and info when you need it. There are also some groups on FB too that offer great Navy family support too.
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