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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
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In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
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For all Parents, etc that has a Sailor that has or is Currently serving on the Flag Ship of the 7th Fleet. A place where we can connect, discuss concerns & share stories about our Sailors on this ship. I look forward to hearing from all of you...
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Blue Ridge
Started by Myangels. Last reply by Rhonda Nov 29, 2018. 1 Reply 1 Like
What does your sailor do?
Started by CCR. Last reply by ldk Jan 17, 2013. 28 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by KTSNavymom Kathy on September 24, 2009 at 7:01pm
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I'll send her a email and ask she can find out I'm sure. YW
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Comment by CCR on September 23, 2009 at 9:29pm
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Linn, my dad is 87 and Like Kathy's FIL who also served in WWII, I guess when you experience something, its hard to shake. Since I love History I bought out 72 tapes from the library they were selling on WWII, the pacific, the victory at sea, everything about it. Then while I was in San Diego, I bought 3 history books about the naval aviation on Coronado island and the Navy in San Diego from the early 1900's on. What was strange - we taught the japanese to fly planes in the early 1900's before WWII. When I bought mazda in 1978, my dad would not speak to me for a year.
Linn, I don't have skype yet, but I just got off FB chat with my sailor. OVer an hour, and I asked 50 questions. He told me to be careful and not post where they were, etc. and then FB froze up my computer. I HATE it when that happens.....he did not mention to me about the quarintine. ????
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I talked to Katie last night and she was saying that they were running out of sanitizing stuff said they have 11 people sick in quarintine with H1N1
she said we ran out of clorox wipes since we've been cleaning so much. She says everything in there office is sanittized
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At the risk of posting too much (!) has anyone seen where Blue-Ridge sometimes has a hyphen in it? Patrick grew up in Chattanooga, close to the mountains, thats one of the first thing he told me - what the ship was named after.
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well, they are posted on navy.mil
http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=76310
http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=76356
But just because they are, I suppose that doesn't mean we can post them here because of the Opsec rules. One time I posted something that is on the internet, it got yanked. so even if its on the web, we still might not be able to post it here. I guess. Whats your view?
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A ?? for you all do any of your sailors have a language translator? if so do they use it?
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The look on her face in the 1st pic is like what did I get myself into!! I take it they all got to make there own shirts because Katie's has a skull on it and that's sooo Katie!! If any of you get pics post them I'd love to see them!!
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these are pics her friends took let me know if any of your sailors are in them
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Here are 4 pics Katie sent me
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