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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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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 10/19/2012.
A place to keep up with each other as the journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 82
Latest Activity: Jul 15, 2013
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diannep prayed for him and will continue to pray for him. Please keep us posted!
Thank You for giving me the idea to call the USO so very helpful!
Jax=Jacksonville FL
Ladies, please pray tonight for one of our sailors. He is the son of a lifelong friend of mine....been in almost 4 yrs....based in Jax. Pregnant wife, 1.5 yr old son. He was trying to intervene in an attempted mugging tonight and was shot in the stomach. In surgery now. We are in shock...this is the guy who influenced my son to join the Navy. Great guy....he just finished conducting his bootcamp class (he has one for his neighbors in their subdivision).
His mom is one of my best friends and she/hubby are driving up there now (6 hrs). Prayers please!
navynutmommy: Thanks so much for posting that. I don't know why the sailors are told that families cannot meet them out there...because they can! And we strongly encourage that!
And, so sorry about the wrong area code that I gave you on the numbers....DUH ! Was trying to do it in a hurry. Glad you found the correct numbers!
Yay I just got off the phone with a really nice lady at USO midway The # is 773-582-5852 and Ohare 773-686-7396. She said that I can meet my daughter at the airport and if I wanted to I can go to the ticket counter and ask for gate pass. She said they let 10-15 people go with the new sailor!!! Thanks Diannep =)
diannep I tried calling the USO #'s you provided but they don't go through. It says you have reached a # that has been disconnected or no longer in service =(
I HAVE A SAILOR!!!!!!!!!
Just know that they are bussed early to the airports to wait for flights. Some have to wait all day. I didn't know about airport visits when at PIR for my son....poor guy....his flight was delayed....3 times. he actually didn't leave until after 12 noon. So we could have had a nice morning visit with him.
This is a very special time with your sailors (and a chance to give them their cell phones, laptops, etc) so please plan to go!
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