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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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PIR 1/14/2011
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This is for all of us who have recruits graduating from RTC on January 14th, 2011. Here we can all support eachother through the long separation and prepare to see our US Navy Sailors for the first time after RTC.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 111
Latest Activity: Jul 29, 2011
Discussion Forum
A School at Port Hueneme
Started by Mossgirl4. Last reply by Terry'saproudmom(Ship02-Div936) Jun 25, 2011. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone have recruits going to Port Hueneme after boot camp graduation?
Nuke A School FAQ
Started by NF Mom. Last reply by NF Mom Feb 25, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Nuke A School FAQ click the Above LinkContinue
AO's going to A-School in Pensacola
Started by Proud AO Mom. Last reply by Proud AO Mom Jan 18, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes
If your SR's job is Aviation Ordanceman going to A-School in Pensacola I'd love to hear from you.Continue
Anyone Grad and Go for " A" School in Groton, CT?
Started by Eileen (USS Albany). Last reply by Kate-Ship 12/Div 039 Jan 17, 2011. 7 Replies 0 Likes
My Sailor (YEAH!!) is Grad and Go for "A" School in Groton. Am wondering if any other Moms know if their guys are going? Any good links for Groups there?
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Comment by DramaboysMom on December 8, 2010 at 1:18pm
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Good idea Lynne,. Do we just send our recruits so many at a time? and how should we address them?
Oh... and I just texted home to ask if there was any mail. My younger son said. "nah, only junk mail" to which my reply was, " well maybe a letter tomorrow, eh? . and then he said. "Oh yeah, and a letter from your SR" Stinker!
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Comment by AshJewell on December 8, 2010 at 1:13pm
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SurferMom, I posted in my Div. Discussion that all of us moms, girlfriends, wives, should split up the # of recruits and each send a certain amt of cards and then have our recruits pass them out.
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Comment by Lynne on December 8, 2010 at 12:56pm
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I have a challenge for you...this menopausal insomnia might be my death yet...lol
Twas the month before Christmas and all through the Navy for Moms site
Family members were fretting no Christmas for Recruits just ain’t right!
So, they all gathered in their PIR groups to figure out what they could do
To insure each and every recruit got a taste of the holiday spirit too!
The rooms were all a buzz with ideas and thoughts galore
When Navy for Moms get together you never know what’s in store!
The planning, the chatting, and the conniving had only just begun
When they realized that their options left out many kinds of fun.
So quicker than an F-18 bursting from the carrier across the sky,
The PIR members rallied with a Hooyah Navy for Moms cry!
They made cards for the division and every recruit
And sent them to their loved one…like a package of loot!
The instructions were clear and concise to their recruit when sent.
Christmas would follow no matter where in the Navy they went.
There was one for each RDC and every good little recruit.
Because we know Christmas is about family and this year it’s at boot!!
I hope you will use this time to get together in your divisions...get cards ready...find out how many are in the divisions and make sure every single one of them gets a holiday card...you can do it....then you can each send so many to each of your recruits and pass them out from Navy for Moms...it will be a Christmas they will never forget...and neither will you!! I know your recruits will be going out Christmas day...but you can never get too much mail....lol and maybe if you remember those RDCs they will let your recruits have an extra call home...lol...maybe we can soften them up!!
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Comment by blessedsailorsmom ship12div 039 on December 8, 2010 at 8:13am
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http://www.navyoutfitters.com/ for navymom shirts (and dad)
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http://www.mwrgl.com/gen_info/rtc_graduation/div_tshirt_order_6_201...
this is the link if i posted it right... Navy dads has these and nice navy mom n dad shirts! wish i knews till what it looked like.
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By the way...have you seen this mom...does she look familiar....lol
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Ash.. Brian is a good guy...he and I have "bonded" over a couple issues...bless his heart one being a problem with some miscommunication over when a division was going to graduate and another about battlestation times...he has the patience of a saint I tell you...lol..I always think he is going to say..."you again"...but he always sounds glad to hear from me...lol
Let's see if I can answer some questions. Blessed: The division flag is designed by one or two recruits from your division and painted on a flag. I think the designed is then "the stick" or flag carrier for it. The recruits can then order T-shirts that have this on it. Some recruits order one for themselves...others order them for family members as well...let me warn you...some of them are a bit crude...but they can be ordered from Poseidon Sportswear...I don't have that address and phone number right at my finger tips but jessica might when she reads this (hint, hint...lol) or I will find it. In regard to the pink scarves...some PIR groups and divisions like to have a way of identifying themselves at the meet and greet and PIR. This is one way of doing it. Lala also makes ribbons and you can contact her about that.
Barb: Your recruit probably told you that you would get a phone call in about 3 weeks with the operative word being about...I got my call in four weeks and 2 days and 4 hours and16 minutes...well anyway I digress...lol...but you get my drift... Grad and go depends on many things and your recruit may not know all the details when you first talk to them. They may be Grad and Go to Great Lakes which is very different than Grad and Go to Pensacola or Goose Creek so we really need more info to help you out
Love Our Recruit: Yes there can be a logical explanation. Your recruit could have had watch, they could have been at medical or dental, they could have had wisdom teeth removed and been SIQ which is sick in quarters. There are lots of reasons. One thing you can do is ask your recruit to tell anothe recruit to tell their mom to come to Navy for moms and let another mom know if a phone cal is missed and why.
Okay one final thing...still beating my deadhorse here...but please remove your pictures of your recruit and their names from your screen pictures and screen names. We have had way too many people telling stories lately about RDCs talking to recruits about things they read on this site. I know that you are as proud of your child as I am...but you won't find me still referring to my son as anything besides my son or my sailor...and he is at Pensacola now...
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how can we know what our div flag is ??? hey n whats that about pink scafs? what if we do black scarfs with gold embr. with our div # ? or navy blue ??
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Comment by BarbAnn(Ship 7 DIV 047) on December 8, 2010 at 3:14am
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Hi vanessa and min1. I was was just wondering how long your recruits had been gone before you got your phone call? Mine has been gone 3 weeks this past Monday and well I guess Im just so anxious to talk to him. Just trying to take each day as it comes but lawdy the waiting is a stressful thing... I need to talk to him though because he is a grad and go and we knew that before he left, but we were told so many different things about how his liberty would work... ughhh
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Comment by lojogo Ship 11 Division 057 on December 8, 2010 at 3:03am
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Thanks Redsmom! I appreciate it. All things happen for a reason. I just pray that he has learned his lesson. He is a good Boy. Just immature. I wish you and your SR all the best . Take care.
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