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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
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
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Nor Cal & East Foothill Counties: Sacramento, El Dorado, Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin, Yolo, Amador, Calaveras, Sutter, Yuba and beyond. An active support group for Navy families & friends.
Location: Northern/Eastern California - Sacramento & Foothills
Members: 179
Latest Activity: Sep 2, 2022
Discussion Forum
ANYONE CLOSE TO I-5 or 99 in cali?
Started by GraceRae<3. Last reply by Alaina {Bob's Mom} Jan 21, 2013. 5 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on June 18, 2012 at 3:41pm
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Hi everyone, and WELCOME to our new members! This is a wonderful group.
Sorry I've been MIA lately. YES, I am enjoying a sailor visit :) Post deployment, so it's been a long time. I'm also home all week so if anyone is out my way stop by and say hello, many know where I live.
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Comment by Katheeh (07/129 PIR 04/27/2012) on June 18, 2012 at 2:10pm
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Hi Ali, my son left from Sacramento March 1st. We were at MEPS at 8:30am for his swearing in, some photos, and then we were able to watch him sign his paperwork. Then we were able to wait with him until it was time for him to leave for the airport. I would say we got to spend another hour, hour and a half with him. We were not able to go to the airport but I did get his flight information so I could track the flight.
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Comment by Paymaster on June 18, 2012 at 12:52pm
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Its Christmas in July! Ok ladies, its time to grab that sewing maching, Ironing board, sissors and potluck dish.
Sat, July 28th is the day for us to get together and make pillowcase for the Wound Warrior project.
I will be posting the event up above in the next few days, but want you to look at your calendar and see if your available.
LZ has volunteered her large work room at her worksite for us to use. Remember you don't have to sew, you can be an person that irons, uses sissors to trim thread or just come and be a cheerleader. Its a fun day to spend together and we are contributing to a wonderful program.
So start gathering your fabric if you been buying and stashing!
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Welcome to both Loriemae and 2 nukesmom! Glad you have jumped right in! Don't ever feel like you are asking a silly question. Lots of experience here to help, just ask.
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Comment by 2nukesmom on June 18, 2012 at 12:09pm
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My two sons left on the 12th. One left fromSac and the other from San Jose. They were hoping to meet up in Chicago, but that didn't happen. I received on box on Friday and the other box I should receive today (Fed Ex couldn't find our house? Waiting for my letters now. Anyone else have someone ship out on the 12th?
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Comment by Christine-OS2 proud mom on June 17, 2012 at 9:59pm
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Ali, when your recruit leaves for bootcamp, they will be officially sworn in. That process starts early morning, but they will give you a time for your recruit. Usually then, you get a little time for pictures, then they are given their travel papers and off to the airport to begin their journey of a lifetime. Now, it may have changed, it's been over 3 years since my son left, but when he got his travel papers at MEPS, we were advised that there wasn't time for us to go to airport to "see them off" in other words prepare to say your goodbyes at the MEPS station. Our sailor was sworn in around 8:30 a.m. and by 11:00 a.m. he was on the plane heading to Great Lakes. Sometimes there is more time, sometimes less, depends on operations of the day at MEPS. I hope this helped. Good luck to your recruit, and know that we are here to help support you as a new mom. :-) God bless our sailors, God bless ALL Navy families.
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Comment by Alison(LS A school) on June 17, 2012 at 7:53pm
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We were at one swearing in at MEPs when my son had his physical and did his job assignment. Will there be another when he ships out?
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Comment by CArol on June 16, 2012 at 6:17pm
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Hi Ali - we're up in Chico, but my son had to go down to spend the night the night before he 'shipped out'. We drove him down, and stayed in the same hotel he stayed in - he just had to be checked in by 9 pm or something. Then we went to MEPS to watch him get sworn in and waited there with him until he left. I guess you can go to the airport and meet up with them too, but we didn't. I would HIGHLY recommend going to see them get sworn in - it was very cool and a great photo op!
He wasn't sure we should be tagging along, but MEPS is all set up for families to be there ;-)
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For those that depart out of Sacramento, how does that day work? How far through that day can you be with them? Do they "swear" in again?
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Comment by velvetlace on June 16, 2012 at 12:58pm
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Some day, I am going to make one of your meet and greets. They sound like fun!!!
My corpsman sailor is coming home in a couple of months. I have not seen him for a year, so I am so looking forward to his homecoming!
Mary
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