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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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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

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Letter-Writing Navy Moms

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Show support for your Sailor and express yourself with a hand-written gesture. Have any tips to share? Feel free to add your comments and experiences to help other moms and loved ones!

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Latest Activity: Aug 22, 2024

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Comment by HuntersMom on March 17, 2014 at 10:25am: Hey Spomss, That is super cute icon lol.. 4 More Fridays to go! Seems like forever, Hang in there everyone :)

Comment by spomss on March 17, 2014 at 10:13am: morning all and Happy St Pats Day....

HuntersMom was this you??? things will turn the corner soon for him-and you may not get another call until the 'Sailor Call'...just keep sending letters...

1awsumway you can start writing so you have a pile ready to go...your form letter should be with you soon...yup we are here for each other through the whole journey-not just boot camp

Comment by HuntersMom on March 17, 2014 at 9:54am: Good Morning everyone! I got a 4 page letter last week. I am super excited, Been writing him 2 to 3 times a week. He said its super hard and he is very home sick. That Chicago was very cold and snowed alot. I didn't get a phone call this week like I had the last 2 weeks. Super sad :( Division #148,

Comment by 1awsumway on March 17, 2014 at 9:47am: Our son arrived in BC 0100, 3-7-14, and he called me with his 30 second speech. We received "The Box" the following Wed.. I am still waiting for the form letter with his ship and division so we can start writing letters. I miss him terribly! The positive is that I have this wonderful NavyForMoms site to hold me up. I even met another mom who happens to live right behind me and she has been a wonderful support as well. Thanks to all of the great moms!

Comment by RuthB13 on March 10, 2014 at 9:10am: thanks, i hope so…it breaks my heart to think he's not getting my mail

Comment by lemonelephant on March 7, 2014 at 9:33pm: RuthB13, check your My Page.

Comment by lemonelephant on March 7, 2014 at 9:32pm: RuthB13, no one opens the mail except the recruits. Know that mail from some areas of the country has been delayed due to the weather so that may be part of the reason. Also, mail tubs arrive at the RTC each weekday and are sorted as fast as possible, but we often hear about recruits getting mail out of order. We're not sure why some letters arrive faster than others, but it has happened for years. I'm sure that he is receiving your letters by now.

Comment by RuthB13 on March 7, 2014 at 4:06pm: so i just got a letter from my son…he said he's lonely cause he doesn't get letters? except from his girl friend…WTH!!! i've been writing him everyday, why hasn't he been getting my letters! and this letter is dated march 2nd so what's going on? do they open their mail ? and read letters? i've sent cards as well! who can i talk to about this?

Comment by momm2five (GM MOM) on March 7, 2014 at 3:19pm: HuntersMom~

The first few letters for us were really difficult. He kept saying he wanted to come home, he missed us too much, he hoped he made the right decision, and he hoped he made us proud. By the 4th week, it was a totally different story. Those first weeks at boot camp are all about breaking down the recruit and then building them back up. All of the crying and stuff that breaks our hearts as Moms is necessary and common. i'm so glad I had this site or I never would have known that!! His first two phone calls were very hard, too. A lot of sobbing and sadness. We are a very close family. Five children and none of them have ever been gone longer than a week without one of us. And i have never gone more than 24 hours without talking to my kids. Boot Camp was hell, lol!

Just keep writing to him, it doesn't matter what you write, it matters that he knows you are thinking of him.

Our SN is currently in A school at GL. We can Skype, call, text, email . . . it is heaven compared to RTC. But i still miss him terribly most days.

Have a wonderful weekend, we're all here for you!!

Comment by HuntersMom on March 7, 2014 at 1:32pm: Thanks everyone. I have kept myself busy as possible so I don't think about it. Navy mom on Facebook posted her letter on Facebook and her son went into detail about bootcamp. I wished I hadn't read it. It broke my heart. One of the things were the first week alot of the guys cried at night. Probably be better if I don't know. Missing him everyone have blessed weekend