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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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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

This PIR group includes Divisons 39-48, 908!Best of luck to all of them!

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Comment by diannep on January 6, 2011 at 1:38pm: AMEN, nicksmom!

Comment by nicksmom on January 6, 2011 at 1:37pm: Ok, I am praying for all the boys today and everyday. There is so much on their young shoulders. Jesus, the ultimate physician, we were created by him, for him, he knows what we need. May he hold each one of them in the palm of his hand.

Thank you, Jesus......

Comment by blessedsailorsmom ship12div 039 on January 6, 2011 at 12:57pm: my son called for a second just to ask on a last name for his cousin .... but he was really sick ... I need prayer for him PLEASE !!!! if u can pray for SR. "V" for Healing and streagth I would be gratful! also prayers to ALL the SR.s at Battlestations 21 today !!! in Jesus name !!! thank you so much you girls here are my prayer partners!

Comment by blessedsailorsmom ship12div 039 on January 6, 2011 at 12:45pm: i know i havnt got mail either since last week but its because of theyre tests and coming so close they may not be able to send it and us get b4 they see us. !!! B#! today!!!yay

Comment by Nkeiru on January 6, 2011 at 12:37pm: usually they will let SR keep their own glasses if they it is a new prescription ( like within a couple of months) and if they dont distract from their uniform. So no colored frames or anything. Also sometimes it depends on how the RDC are feeling that night during processing lol

Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on January 6, 2011 at 11:53am: TO ALL ~ if in doubt about mailing glasses or contacts please ask on the RTC FB page or call the POA (public affaris office). They maybe able to answer all your questions and concerns and confirm if they can be mailed overnight or only reqular mail.
Hope this helps out some :-)

Comment by Vanessa on January 6, 2011 at 11:47am: The reason the glasses came back in the box is not a big deal. My SR sent his wallet back, and they are allowed to have wallets. He said that when they were instructed to put everything in the box, it was unclear what they could keep, so in order to be "better safe than sorry", some SR's sent home things they really could have kept (like my SR with his wallet). He wore his regular glasses to RTC and brought a pair of contacts. Thank God, because I saw him on Christmas and he had to wear the BCG and they're... scary... Ha ha ha :)

Comment by Lex on January 6, 2011 at 11:16am: thanks I can't wait for that call!!

Comment by DramaboysMom on January 6, 2011 at 11:09am: To all with the eye glasses issue. Again, I am not sure about each DIV because through the course of the many weeks we have all been together we have all read that each DIV's RDC runs things differently and has different orders. My SR kept his own glasses at boot. He was able to wear them on Christmas Day and was told that he could wear them for PIR.

Now why was he allowed to keep his "normal" glasses (they are smaller in shape than the BCG they are issued, but also black framed) and others sent theirs home, I can't tell you. It's sort of like why some DIV's are allowed to have pictures from home sent, or newspaper articles and others aren't.

And Again..... for those whose Sons, daughters, brothers, sisters GF,BF Grandchild, what ever your relation is to the SR going through BS......

HONOR COURAGE and COMMITTMENT HoooYAH! Go Navy!

Comment by navyfam on January 6, 2011 at 11:00am: Lex- you should get the "I'm a sailor" call tomorrow after Battlestations! From what I've been reading they start calling around 2 pm Central time unless they have watch & then they most likely would call Saturday.