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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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DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

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Weddings Future Brides

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Wedding bliss doesn't always seem like that if you planning a white wedding with a military man.

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Comment by Paymaster on May 27, 2011 at 6:21pm: CorpsmansGirl...Have you every considered getting married by proxy? That way you are married and you would then be included all the orders.

You of course can have your "White Wedding" when you sailor is on leave. It would just solve your issure of orders and medical care.

I know it is still done as my GF son just did it in November.

Comment by CorpsmansGirl08 (station:GL,IL) on May 27, 2011 at 5:32pm: Thanks for all the advice Anti M! I just talked to my bf and he is going to talk to the chaplain on base soon and figure out what steps he needs to take. I talked to him further about getting married and making sure its the right decision for him. We are confident that we can get through anything and while we are young, we know we will be together forever. through everything! I can not wait to get everything rolling off the groud on this new adventure! and will be talking with my son's father about custody arrangements. Thanks again!

Comment by Anti M on May 27, 2011 at 3:00pm: AM, any C school which is six months or longer (I forget specifically how many weeks, 20~ish+) is a set of orders without follow on orders, and is not combined with A school orders. A C school that long will provide a move for (already acquired) dependents.

Comment by cheylovesasailor on May 27, 2011 at 2:18pm: Hello, everyone I'm a new member to this group. :) I have been engaged since last september and am getting married August 6th to my sailor. :) Hope everyone's wedding plans are going good.

Comment by annamichael on May 26, 2011 at 5:01pm: Anti M - Yes, I am part of two groups of his rate. He is in the ITOF program. Very long. A school 19 weeks, C school 16 weeks. He has a guaranteed 2 weeks between A and C school.

What do you mean, "Now, if you're both lucky, he will get a C school long enough to be orders in itself."?

Comment by Anti M on May 26, 2011 at 8:15am: Here's the thing with waiting "between" schools. He will have orders already. You will not be on them. If he gets orders overseas, you won't be going, not without a waiver, and those always happen. Now, if you're both lucky, he will get a C school long enough to be orders in itself. That only happens for some rates such as ET or FC.
Also, not everyone gets leave between A and C school, not if C school begins right away. If that's the case, the leave is taken between C school and the first command. So you have to look at what other sailors in his rate have experienced in general. Do you belong to a group for his rate where they can answer those questions more specifically? Do it.

@mommie, the cut off for dependents is when he is enlisting. After they are sailors, they can acquire more. A step child will be covered by Tricare. You can look that up online for details.

Comment by annamichael on May 26, 2011 at 6:28am: Jess, how did you and your husband marry? I know you've said you had a white wedding and that's what I want. I'm thinking the best way to do this is while he is on leave from A and C school in September, but I don't know.

Comment by CorpsmansGirl08 (station:GL,IL) on May 25, 2011 at 9:46pm: Thanks Jess, I just want to be his, forever! you know??

Comment by Jess_0411 on May 25, 2011 at 9:33pm: Aw that sounds sweet (: Congrats to you both.

Comment by CorpsmansGirl08 (station:GL,IL) on May 25, 2011 at 9:32pm: i dont need a big white wedding, I just want him and I to be married! I could still wear a dress and still have my son with me and our parents could make it down there maybe. thats all i would need :D Thank you!