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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 Key West Families

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This group is for anyone who currently has or has had a sailor on the USS Key West.

Members: 12
Latest Activity: Sep 13, 2018

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Comment by ArchyMom on September 13, 2018 at 1:56pm: I hope all families on Guam are safe, after the typhoon. I heard it was a scramble for some of the KW sailors to fly home to assist their families. Fair Winds...

Comment by ArchyMom on April 7, 2018 at 12:26am: A Steel Picnic, huh? Sounds like a nice break.

Thanks for the tips. I've been bracing for the long periods without much communication but I have a feeling there's nothing like experiencing it. I expect it is lonely. We get to have our son home for two weeks the end of this month before he flies to Guam, so I'm going to enjoy the time we have together.

Comment by Tx Mom of Far Away Nuke on April 6, 2018 at 8:05am: ArchyMom - When the sub is in Guam, the time difference is a challenge. They are about 16 hours ahead of us. When they are underway, you can go around 5 months without hearing from them. I would recommend joining instagram and following subspotr. Subspotr posts pictures of subs entering and leaving port. It can give you a heads up that your son might be in port somewhere, which is the best opportunity for you to get a call. I sleep with my cell phone now to try not to miss calls. If your son calls when he can, that's up to him. There's another time when you might get a call. Sometimes, in the middle of nowhere, they might bring the sub up to the surface for a Steel picnic. The submariners get to swim in the ocean and get some sun on their faces. I wish you the best! It's lonely waiting for a call.

Comment by ArchyMom on April 5, 2018 at 3:54pm: Hi Tx Mom of Far Away Nuke!

Our son is not Nuke. He's FT.

How is it with a submariner son? We are not a military family, so although our son is older we are new to this. Is there much communication?

Comment by Tx Mom of Far Away Nuke on April 5, 2018 at 3:47pm: Welcome ArchyMom! There isn't alot of activity in here but there is elsewhere on Navy Moms. Nuke Moms I think is pretty busy. My son joined Key West over 2 years ago. Time flies!

Comment by ArchyMom on April 5, 2018 at 2:58pm: Son will be joining Key West soon.

Comment by Annette on July 22, 2014 at 12:34am: Hey LaxDogsMom! I recall seeing your name somewhere! PIR 8/2/13? Sailor graduated A school 6/19 then surprised us all when I woke to find him sleeping on our couch 6/21! We had him for almost 2 1/2 weeks, it was so nice. He said he walked beside the float they had in the liberation day parade yesterday (well, the 21st which is today for us now!). He got to throw candy to the kids, said he had fun! Their float was a submarine with holes in the sides, from which they squirted water. The boat is currently elsewhere.

Comment by LaxDogsMom on July 21, 2014 at 2:01am: Hi Annette. I think our sons have been together since, perhaps, BC? My son graduates Groton A School on 7/24 and will be home for a couple of weeks before he leaves for Guam and the USS Key West. I'll be keeping an eye on this page.

Comment by Annette on July 8, 2014 at 6:09pm: Hmm. No activity here since 2010? Key West is now stationed in Guam, and my son is in flight to Guam via Hawaii. Is anyone following this page?