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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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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

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October Boot Camp Family

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This group is for Moms and families with loved ones leaving for Boot Camp in October any year. It was started with a group leaving in Oct. 2009.

Members: 137
Latest Activity: Jan 30, 2019

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Comment by Bethin NY (Ship 11 025) on September 26, 2013 at 9:56am: We're @ 1 week - he had his 7 day Exec yesterday. Bittersweet time - anxious about him going & excited that he will begin working towards his adult life. jenb - this kid hasn't done that, but my 1st son (now 30) sure did - as it got closer for him to leave, we saw him less and less (He did not join the military though). I remember feeling as if he was separating himself on purpose...

Seems like once we got to the 30 day mark, time flew . I'll let you all know how successful I was @ not falling apart @ MEPPS :(

Comment by jenb on September 26, 2013 at 8:45am: RG/social, I hear ya, my count is 26 days... my son is spending lots of time with his friends, not so much family though... I wonder if he is trying to distance himself to make it easier on him. He has been living with my cousin this summer and we see less andless of him, typically he only goes a week before he misses us and comes around, but I wonder if hes preparing himself... this time is going way too quick....

Comment by RG/socal on September 25, 2013 at 4:29pm: Twenty-seven days! We haven't planned any parties, but my son has been spending as much time as possible with his 17year-old brother, and whatever friends of his that are still local. He has volunteered with his church's youth group for the last four years and this is his last night playing music for them. We have gotten a lot of the checklist stuff done-- except the POA stuff. He is finally getting around to selling most of his rock band equipment...wow is this getting close!

Comment by Proud AF/Navy Sis 02/903 on September 24, 2013 at 12:14pm: This is my brothers last week here.. He swears in Tuesday and leaves right after that :( I'm gonna miss him.. He can't wait to go! He's so excited!

Comment by Bethin NY (Ship 11 025) on September 19, 2013 at 10:22am: Thanks Goldwingmom - hoping we'll all get thru this with a strong healthy Sailor at the other end as well as the ability to be a strong Navy family at our end. Sure will miss this Boy, he is our baby and 1 of the 2 lights of my life. He signed up in April & I remember thinking this da was SO far away. Now that it's almost here, the time is zipping by. He has been home ALOT in the last couple weeks, so I guess he's also feeling the pressure of not seeing us for a long while after he ships. We will go to PIR, but he will leave the next day for Florida. We're in upstate NY, so it will be a bit before we see him again :( My oldest son is local, but married & busy. Life will sure be different ....

Comment by goldwingmom on September 19, 2013 at 10:08am: my son has his last Qnchors Aweigh Party this week end! We did a family one and he is doing a couple of friends ones. he wants to spend his last week here visiting family that he won't see for a while. He flies out Oct 1 from Dallas. I think he said there would be one more recruite flying with him. I hope I will be strong, he is excited to be almost gone. He swore in last Dec. so he's waited a long time. I don't feel anymore prepared though thank if I just learned he was leaving, how do you prepare for that???? I am excited, proud, and scared all at the same time. He's my baby also. Let's stay in touch and help each other through the next 2 months. God bless you and your recruite!

Comment by goldwingmom on September 19, 2013 at 10:04am

Comment by Bethin NY (Ship 11 025) on September 19, 2013 at 9:41am: Anchors Aweigh Party is Sat, ships out 10/3 - all of a sudden, time is flying very quickly ....

Comment by Deontes MOM on September 11, 2013 at 9:33am: Hello........my Son will be leaving October 1st. (This is my baby). The last one out of the house, he is so excited and I am so proud and scared.
I am glad that I found this site, there is so much information, I am finding answers to questions that I did not even think or know about asking.

Comment by jenb on September 10, 2013 at 3:40pm: Hello Cindy. My 18 year old son is set to leave to GL on 10/22 as well. He has been a Depper since Feb, so we have had time to prepare, haha, as best as we can. But now that its 6 weeks away, Im starting to get a little apprehensive. What program is your son going into? Mine.. Nuke! Glad to have this site to have other moms around to talk to about this experience.