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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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RTC Graduation

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USS Essex Navy Moms

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Moms who's sons or daughters are on the Uss Essex.

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Latest Activity: Apr 1, 2021

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Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on June 28, 2009 at 1:17pm: Katie e-mailed from Cairns. Said she finally got the packages from her Grandma. The ship rec'd 7,000 pounds of mail. Katie can't wait to get on shore. She said from what she can see, it is beautiful!!

Comment by Kim on June 28, 2009 at 8:44am: Here is what Jonathan wrote about it:
"The ceremony was pretty neat. They started out by waking us up
at 5. We had to wear our utilities inside out and backwards. Then we
crawled around on the floor for a half an hour singing row row row your
boat. They served us breakfast in the hanger bay, which was dyed all
sorts of weird colors. Then they took us up to the flight deck on the
elevator! While we were going up, we got sprayed with firehoses and
yellow dye. My hair was dyed yellow all day! We had to crawl around
everywhere we went. It was very silly."

Comment by Kim on June 26, 2009 at 4:17pm: If my calculations are correct, they will be arriving noon tomorrow our time. I am so excited for them.

Comment by Kim on June 26, 2009 at 8:15am: Thanks Tina.

Comment by Kim on June 26, 2009 at 7:14am: Thanks for sharing Tina. Any news on the ceremony?

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on June 24, 2009 at 11:19pm: You can go to http://www.essex.navy.mil and then click on the "Essex Family" on the top right and it will direct you to the page where there's an e-mail address for the ombudsman. I just e-mailed them and asked to be added.

Comment by Kim on June 24, 2009 at 7:38pm: I just received a letter from CAPT Brent Canady. It was emailed from the ombudsman. He is explaining to the families what happened with their docking problem. Not much new, but he gives their arrival and departure dates. I forwarded to the people that sent me their emails last time. Let me know if you want me to forward it to you.

Comment by Kim on June 23, 2009 at 11:27pm: Another mom from the essex sent me this link on facebook.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/829295/townsville-turns-away-us-warship
That must really suck for the families that have flown down there to meet them.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on June 23, 2009 at 10:59pm: 'SHELL BACK" which means a saiolr that crossed the equator! There's a 'ceremony' for the first timers.