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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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USS Bataan LHD-5
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Group for family members of Sailors who are on the USS Bataan (LHD-5)
Members: 144
Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2019
Granted, we may be a bit limited to what we can discuss openly online, but if nothing else, may be a good way to connect and network off-line as well.
Make sure to not disclose advance ship movements or other OPSEC issues.
My son is an FC2 on this ship.
Discussion Forum
Looking for Moms and Family Members who have Sailors on the USS Bataan
Started by Navy for Moms Admin. Last reply by mamabear Jul 13, 2017. 55 Replies 7 Likes
Possible Deployment, USS Bataan 2014
Started by GoNavy. Last reply by Yasminie5 Dec 20, 2014. 17 Replies 4 Likes
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Comment by dms on April 3, 2011 at 10:15am
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those postal boxes that will hold any weight, well up to 70lbs for a flat rate are great i spent 34.00 on shipping one lg box. should of used 2 of the flat rate
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thought this would be nice to do for your sailor
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Friends and family can create a free Rocketlife 20-page (60 photo), cargo-pocket size personal photo book and the USO ships it to any APO, FPO or MPO address, all for free!
http://www.uso.org/uso_rocketlife_photo_books.aspx
or go directly to http://uso.rocketlifeproduction.com
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Comment by JillG on April 1, 2011 at 11:11pm
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I'm sending mine too! its a box full of the "grass" with little things hidden inside. He doesn't like sweets very much except for Reese's Cups and those will melt so its not a very "Easter-y" care package but he should enjoy it.
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Now i'm wishing we wouldnt have suspended his cell phone! maybe i will email him and ask him if he wants me to turn it back on...i'm glad you got to talk to him. i'm really impressed you didn't cry! i try not to but its not working very well. i passed a girl scout troop selling cookies for the troops in old navy and i broke down in the middle of the mall. i have a feeling i am in for a lot of random crying spurs for the next however many months!
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I normally get emails around 5am (central time) so im guessing i will probably get phone calls at about midnight my time if he calls when around the time he emails (i have yet to get a phone call since we cut his cell phone off). but im with you. i'll take it when i can! :)
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its 1am saturday morning there right now...i don't know where you are (im assuming VA) so i dont know exactly what the difference it
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So has anyone heard from their sailor today? I got a very short email this morning. But anything is ok with me! :)
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