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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
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Comment by Cece on December 22, 2011 at 6:50pm
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Quiltblue, I love that picture! Yall are going to have a great Christmas! :)
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Comment by Maria ( 9/132 - HM- 04-2011) on December 22, 2011 at 2:41pm
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Same to you Alysia, always look forward to you daily post. Enjoy your sailor. Marry christmas and happy new year.
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Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on December 22, 2011 at 2:12pm
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Happy wet but cold Thursday morning to you all....
Quiltblue - so happy for you that your Sailor is HOME; the dog must be really happy too. Awesome picture :-)
My Sailor will be home in 7 days...excited to ring in 2012 with him home!
Merry Christmas to you all & your families too and all OUR Sailors, whereever they may be! "Fair winds and following seas"
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Quitlblue that is so awesome. Great picture.
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Comment by Rhonda on December 22, 2011 at 12:52am
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Awsome!!!! Quiltblue
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Comment by quiltblue on December 21, 2011 at 11:38pm
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My Sailor arrived home today! One of our dogs was so excited when he walked in the door she ran straight up the front of him... here is a photo! Merry Christmas my friends!
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Beautiful!!!
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Comment by Brenda Sue on December 20, 2011 at 9:25pm
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Quiltblue and Eagle mom, I enjoyed that!! Thanks for sharing!! I also enjoy Alysia's daily comments!
Merry CHRISTmas to ALL!
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Comment by CDMom on December 20, 2011 at 9:23pm
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Quiltblue that was a beautiful Christmas story. I so appreciated it because I am a music teacher and it has always bothered me that the true meaning of Christmas is an issue. Christ was, is an always will be love. What a divine mistake that little one made. Thanks for sharing. Dale
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Eaglemom shared this with me in an email and I wanted to share this with my Texas Moms!
The "W" in Christmas
Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I
had cut back on nonessential obligations -- extensive card writing, endless
baking, decorating, and even overspending. Yet still, I found myself
exhausted, unable to appreciate the precious family moments, and of course,
the true meaning of Christmas.My son, Nicholas, was in kindergarten that year. It was an exciting season
for a six-year-old. For weeks, he'd been memorizing songs for his school's
"Winter Pageant."I didn't have the heart to tell him I'd be working the night of the
production. Unwilling to miss his shining moment, I spoke with his teacher.
She assured me there'd be a dress rehearsal the morning of the presentation.
All parents unable to attend that evening were welcome to come then.
Fortunately, Nicholas seemed happy with the compromise.So, the morning of the dress rehearsal, I filed in ten minutes early, found
a spot on the cafeteria floor and sat down. Around the room, I saw several
other parents quietly scampering to their seats. As I waited, the students
were led into the room. Each class, accompanied by their teacher, sat
cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one, rose to perform
their song.Because the public school system had long stopped referring to the holiday
as Christmas," I didn't expect anything other than fun, commercial
entertainment - songs of reindeer, Santa Claus, snowflakes and good cheer.
So, when my son's class rose to sing, "Christmas Love," I was slightly taken
aback by its bold title.Nicholas was aglow, as were all of his classmates, adorned in fuzzy mittens,
red sweaters, and bright snowcaps upon their heads. Those in the front
row-center stage -- held up large letters, one by one, to spell out the
title of the song. As the class would sing "C is for Christmas," a child
would hold up the letter C. Then, "H is for Happy," and on and on, until
each child holding up his portion had presented the complete message,
"Christmas Love."
The performance was going smoothly, until suddenly, we noticed her; a small,
quiet, girl in the front row holding the letter "M" upside down -- totally
unaware her letter "M" appeared as a "W."The audience of 1st through 6th graders snickered at this little one's
mistake. But she had no idea they were laughing at her, so she stood tall,
proudly holding her "W." Although many teachers tried to hush the children,
the laughter continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it
together.
A hush came over the audience and eyes began to widen. In that
instant, we understood the reason we were there, why we celebrated the
holiday in the first place, why even in the chaos, there was a purpose for
our festivities.For when the last letter was held high, the message read loud and clear:
CHRISTWASLOVE
And, I believe, He still is.
Amazed in His presence...
Humbled by His love..
May each of you have a Merry Christmas and a blessed
New Year as you reflect on His Amazing Love for us.forwarded with Love and Blessings!
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