taken from an online military news paper: I'll just use My SAILOR as an example, note all the navy press release stories came out of Norfolk, VA.
______________________Completes & Graduates from Navy Basic Training
Norfolk, VA - Navy Seaman _________________________, son of __________________________recently completed US Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes,North Chicago, Illinois. He is a ___________graduate of ______________ High School.
During the eight-week program, __________________completed a variety of training which included classrom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, also shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.
The capstone event of bootcamp is "BattleStations 21". This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. "BattleStations 21" is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrafice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through thepractical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitments. It's distinctly "Navy" flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a Sailor...
After completing "A" school in GL, Chicago he has been assigned to the___________________________________________________________________________.
Nautical Mom
Aug 18, 2011
allie1928
Thanks for sharing this....our son just graduated 02/03/12....so proud we want to put announcement in our local paper...will use this as a guide...appreciate it.
Feb 13, 2012
Nautical Mom
you are very welcome -)
Feb 25, 2012