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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 5/21/10

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This to connect all of the family members who have a loved one with a PIR on May 21, 2010. Hopefully we will be able to share stories and information to help all who are in "the same boat." =)

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Comment by JasonM'sGirl (Ship 14 Div 189) on April 15, 2010 at 2:21pm: Got my second letter today!!! I feel SO much better having heard from him, except that he kept saying "i'll be able to call the 14th" and "by time you read this, i'll probably have talked to you" and obviously that didn't happen yesterday! :(

He DID ask me what my plans were from PIR weekend to the second weekend in June, so I'm not sure what that meant! But hopefully it means I'll get to visit him in A-School or something!

Otherwise, he sounds good. Hope everyone gets letters today or tomorrow!!!

Comment by Gloria (Ship 04 Div 192) on April 15, 2010 at 1:46pm: Our recruiter told us the day our son left that they take out the money for the uniforms to assure that they don't take off with the uniforms and go missing. Then I think he said they get reimbursed for them at the end of A school.

Our son got all 4 wisdom teeth out on Fri. and they sent him to bed and told him to put a towel over his pillow. When he woke up the towel was drenched with blood and had soaked through to his pillow. He said in his letter it looked like someone had been killed. That made me a little sad. But other than that he sounded like things are going alright.

Comment by momof5 (Ship 04 Div 192) on April 15, 2010 at 12:40pm: beatrizm, I sympathize. I got all teary eyed as well. You are happy that others got letters and calls, perhaps a little envious as well, but their news, if not our news too, brings down the waterfalls. But once we get our calls and letters, we'll be doing the "happy dance" too..... and maybe a few cartwheels..lol.

Comment by beatrizm (Ship04 Div192) on April 15, 2010 at 10:50am: Thanks, momof5. Still no letters, much less phone calls. I was okay until the last couple of days when everybody else seems to be hearing from their kids. I'll just have to be patient. Thanks for the info, glad to hear your recruit's been able to call.

Comment by lovemysailor (ship 14 div 190) on April 15, 2010 at 10:48am: twifey- we got paid too yay!! i wonder if thats back pay from the 23rd and if we are gonna get paid on the 1st who knows guess we have to wait

Comment by t-wifey (Ship 14/Div 189) on April 15, 2010 at 10:32am: kimberlyr- I heard the same thing, around 600.00 is what I read.

Comment by t-wifey (Ship 14/Div 189) on April 15, 2010 at 9:47am: lovemysailor - I've been stalking his bank account for weeks and had just given up... when I read your post I decided to check & he got paid! Whoo hooo! Hope your Sailor did too.

Comment by JasonM'sGirl (Ship 14 Div 189) on April 15, 2010 at 9:35am: Thanks grumsmom! Yeah, I haven't gotten any word like that yet, so hopefully it's getting a little better for them!

Comment by grumsmom on April 15, 2010 at 6:27am: Jasonsgirl, Brandon did say he was getting used to the yelling and it didn't bother him anymore, that was some good news to me :) keep your chin up.

Comment by lovemysailor (ship 14 div 190) on April 15, 2010 at 12:59am: any wives out there know when we should be expecting our 1st check hoping its today or well when we wake up??