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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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A place for past, present and future mom's of NROTC students to exchange information and support. Family, friends, and others can gather general information about Navy ROTC and officer programs. Everyone is welcome !!
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Discussion Forum
How to pick NROTC units for scholarship app?
Started by rudyinok. Last reply by Suzie Nov 20, 2018. 31 Replies 1 Like
Hello :) I am very new to this forum, but my son has been wanting to be a Navy officer for several years now. He is now a junior at a special math and science high school. He will graduate from this high school in May 2014. so, this coming…Continue
PRK for Aviation
Started by willysmom. Last reply by 2017Commission Aug 18, 2017. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Hi my son is a sophomore at USC and is planning on applying for flight school (I'm sure that is not the correct term for it) but he will need prk or lasik. He has been told that either is fine and that we just find a doctor to do it and get it…Continue
Looking to join navy, need help
Started by Hopefulnavyrecruit. Last reply by 2017Commission Aug 18, 2017. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hello everybody. Thanks for reading this, I'll try to keep it short.I am 17 years old, and I did not receive a normal, steady, education because of moving around so much all the time as a kid. I finally learned fractions last year, and am now on…Continue
Son not selected for NROTC scholarship
Started by luckymomx4. Last reply by Suzie Aug 2, 2017. 13 Replies 0 Likes
Our youngest son, Mark wasn't selected to receive the Navy ROTC Scholarship. He applied to 5 colleges and so far has received letters of acceptance to 3 so far. No clue as to why. We really thought he was going to get it. He applied in August 2015…Continue
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Comment by Rose on May 16, 2011 at 5:32pm
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http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=59381
Link to Navy.mil article about "Navy Moms Wesbsite Earns Top Award for Social Media." Yay for NavyForMoms.com !!
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Comment by J/J Mom on May 15, 2011 at 11:13am
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Congrats Shelia!!
It's interesting to me how things are done differently at the different Units. At my kids' Unit, Commissioning is the same weekend as University graduation. Don't know if it will be next year when dd graduates, but it's been that way for 3 years now.
And, after the Navy Commissioning they have a Tri-ROTC Commissioning ceremony for all 3 branches on campus. Do any other schools do that? Or do all schools do that?
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Comment by Megan on May 11, 2011 at 9:16pm
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Thanks HelenP! I know what I'll be working on over the weekend. :)
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Comment by helenp on May 11, 2011 at 5:05pm
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That's consistent with what my son told me--above the right back pocket.
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Hey.. I hate to keep bugging you all, but sometimes it seems this is the only place to get the answers. In terms of the name tags on the trousers, I assume these go on the right back pocket (so the pocket that they could reach with their right hand).
I did find out that for the Marine Option, the tags should be 1/8" above the pocket.
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Thanks everybody. The reimbursement policies make sense to me. Also thanks for the information on the name tags. At least I'll have a week and a half to get them done.
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My son says:
"I only get paid for reporting to a duty station for the first time which was in August. I will get paid again when I leave after I graduate."
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Actually, I just heard back that they do not reimburse for them going home. We missed the forms last fall. I'll need to get on my son to pay better attention next fall. :)
Thanks for the heads up. We'll keep an eye out for the forms.
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When we drove my son to school last fall, the Unit Administrative Assistant at his school was the one to give him the forms to fill out, and then she filed them with the Navy and they reimbursed him direct deposit. So I would assume it's the same coming back. I believe it's the federal per mile reimbursement of $0.51 per mile, so distance between school and home will control.
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Congrats to you all! It sounds like it's going to be an exciting summer for everybody!
I do have a question. We drove my son back from school to home. He told us that we get reimbursed, but we don't know how that works. We've saved all the receipts. Does anybody have information? link to a form, etc? or does it depend on the school?
Thanks!
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