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Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
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
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
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So, I walked away from my computer with N4M up and my son I think deleted the previous ship 12 div 154 discussion I started! SO here is a new one! hah. Hoping to get a phone call sometime next week!Continue
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I have not been doing much of anything these last few days but mope and check online. I have read everything on this site since I found it, just about 5 days ago. Why I haven't made the search earlier, I don't know. It would have made his leaving…Continue
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Anyone that has a loved one in Ship 3 Division 150? My son is in this Division - Lets share news - No put downs please - as there may be times our SR writes about someone that they are not happy with for whatever reason - Please keep those…Continue
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Anyone have a son in ship 03 Div 141
That's what going on with my boyfriend's family and I. I am the 5th person. If the divisions are less than 12 then there will be extra seats for us to go sit in after the others have filed in.
And/or ask your son to see if he can find a friend that has less than 4 going and he can put the 5th member on his list.
I have 5 people in my family that will potentially want to go to PIR. Will anyone here have an extra slot on their guest list?
Thanks.
Whatever questions you have just ask, we are on here everyday, usually several hours each day so one of us will respond to your question pretty quickly.
A little about me: I have 2 sailors. My daughter joined last year in April and during DEP met another recruit. She left in May and had PIR in July. She was a grad and go (Saturday Departure) and left on a chartered flight. She was in the performing div and was in the choir. She was also a stick (person who carries a flag). She went to Pensacola for A-school got engaged 3 weeks after PIR and got married during A-school. 4 days later her hubby left for bootcamp. She went to VA Beach for C-school and graduated in Dec. She is now an AO, Aviation Ordnanceman, and is with a squadron attached to the Harry S Truman. her husband recently finished A-school and is now living with her in their first home/apartment together near VA Beach. I have a son still at home who turns 18 this summer and he is also thinking about joining the Navy. The first 2 weeks are the hardest and I promise it does get better. So hang on this is quite a ride :-)
I got my box today. I was really afraid I would be very emotional but I wasn't. All I really noticed was his clothes were really stinky. LOL. Must have been very anxious that day. I would have been. Actually, I was. LOL. It is 9pm. What would they be doing about now. Anybody know??? Thanks so much ladies for all you do for us here. I would not be doing as well as I am if it were not for this site.
Val
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