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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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RTC Graduation

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PIR 4/16/2010 Alumni

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For anyone with a loved one graduation April 16th 2010

Members: 94
Latest Activity: Apr 22, 2012

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Comment by Zacsmom88 on April 19, 2010 at 9:19am: Ahhh!! What a wonderful ceremony ! We are home as well. My sailor leaves Wed. early am for Calif. He is learning Chinese. It was really nice seeing some of the N4M s at M & G !! Thanks from the bottom of my heart, as well, for the support that was offered on this site ! Amazing people here !! Thank you again for gettin me through the whole process. Love and congrats to all :)

Comment by Faith NJ sailor mom on April 18, 2010 at 10:57pm: Hello All- Yes it was a perfect weekend. We are just now getting home from our adventure. We were fortunate enough to have our son for the entire weekend including overnights! What a great gift! Thanks to everyone on this site, The info I got from this site made this experience so much easier. I can't believe bootcamp is over. Thank You RDC's! You returned a confident, focused, young man to our family.

Comment by ldyduckpro on April 18, 2010 at 7:06pm: Congrats to all the rest of you and your sailors. I was so proud of all of them Friday. We enjoyed our visit with our son and I am having a hard time being away from him again but at least now we have more ways to keep in touch other than letters. CONGRATS again to all of you and yours. Be safe!!

Comment by sharonship04div161 on April 18, 2010 at 9:10am: Have had a great weekend with our sailor. He makes us so proud. Will miss him, but that's life. They grow up and spread their wings and grow up way to fast. Going back to WA tonight, so will enjoy this day with him. Was a great graduation, and they all made us proud. See you all.

Comment by Stacie - Sailor Logan's Mom on April 17, 2010 at 11:46am: Angie F.-WA HM, I just ran across your journal you put together of you son's Boot Camp. Do you have that all in one location somewhere or how can I find the whole writings? I am sitting her with my mom and dad (they came from Vanc WA to be with me while my husband and daughter are at PIR) going through the wesite where I came across your journal. It is histerical and I would love to read the whole thing. I posted new pictures of my husband emailed me last night on My Page so you can see my Sailor and family.

Stacie

Comment by Brent's_Mom on April 16, 2010 at 9:34pm: It was great to me everyone yesterday at the M&G. Graduation was WONDERFUL

Comment by ER_Nuse32 on April 16, 2010 at 2:40am: Just wanted to give a big thanks to all the wonderful people I met at the Meet and Greet! It was so nice to put names and faces together and share are joy in getting to see our loved ones! I hope that everyone will continue to stop by here and give updates on your sailors! Enjoyed sharing this experience with all of you!

<3 Lisa aka ER_Nurse32

Comment by fishmom on April 15, 2010 at 9:23pm: Congratulations to all of your Sailors!!! Hoooya!! We are so very proud of them!!!! Enjoy your day with them!!!

Comment by sharonship04div161 on April 15, 2010 at 7:54pm: We made it to Great Lakes, tired. Very excited to see my son. Drove by base to see where we go in the morning. We are in Gurnee at Country Inn and Suites. About 15 min. from main gate. Look for Ramada Inn but can't find it. Will see you all tomorrow at the graduation.