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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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Navy JROTC Moms

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For moms of current or past NJROTC members. They may not actually be in the Navy, but they wear the uniform and learn to walk the walk - and many of them will eventually join, either as commissioned officers, or enlisted.

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Comment by Arwen on December 21, 2011 at 7:30pm: Happy Solstice to everyone! May your winter be bright with the love of family and friends.

Comment by Arwen on December 14, 2011 at 11:38pm: Cheapest hotel is the Navy Lodge ($65/night), it is by far the closest, it is on base. For flights, try Southwest Airline's "getaway" fares on their website. $99 fares each way, if you're lucky.

Comment by Arwen on December 13, 2011 at 9:43pm: "Uniform of the day" tomorrow: Something festive.

LOL

Comment by Pat on December 13, 2011 at 7:06am: From the Nuke standpt...I would go enlisted, and work my way into the officer line if he decides the military is for him, if not then go for finishing his education and work in the civ field. Many of the older nukes my son has met have done exactly what Arwen and Susan have said...they are out and making money.

Comment by Arwen on December 13, 2011 at 3:32am: Yes, they can make more money going the officer route. Technically. But money isn't everything. Officers have a mostly paperwork/supervisory role, while enlisted are hands-on. If your son wants to actually work with the machinery and run the nuke plant, he needs to go enlisted, whether it makes less money or not. If he's more of an organisational kind of person, going NROTC is better.

After the Navy, it entirely depends on what their field and speciality is. My brother-in-law retired from the enlisted Navy in the computer/data field five years ago and stepped directly into the exact same job in the civilian world that pays six figures. I've known officers who get out and, doing the same job they've been doing in the Navy in the civilian life, barely earn $60K.

Comment by Pat on December 12, 2011 at 8:14pm: True, but you need to check the Nuc option with ROTC. I don't know how many officers are chosen from the ROTC ranks from a given Univ or if they all come from the Academy. Has he been accepted into a Nucleer Engineering program at a Univ with an ROTC unit.

Comment by Pat on December 12, 2011 at 7:31pm: bergquis...JROTC is the high school level program. ROTC is the Univ program at select Univ's. Pay is based on being enlisted or being an officer.

Enlisted go to boot camp, their trade school called 'A' school, and then to the fleet. Depending on rate they may have 'C' school and possibly add'l schooling.

ROTC is one way into the officer ranks.

To answer your question, enlisted make less than officers, but as far as suggesting that he go enlisted or ROTC...he will need to know what he wants to do in the Navy. My son had his 'number' to go to the academy, but chose to go enlisted. Your son will want to research all his options, consider what he believes he wants in the future, and then go for what he feels is his best option and fits his personality and needs.

Comment by From WA: NOP Leanne on December 9, 2011 at 5:33pm: Getting packed for a Comp for tomorrow morning. This is the units first Comp of the year. My son will be competing in both PT and Colorguard.

Comment by Lori4629 on November 28, 2011 at 6:34pm: Our team has their 1st qualifier meet this Saturday! Praying for safe travel and for God's blessing on all the hard work that's gone into preparing for this. Son is commanding Academics, Color Guard and PT. He's missing the 1st orienteering meet of the season though.