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Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
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
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
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My daughter left for BC last week, and although missing and worrying is an understatement, I try to fill my time keeping busy and fill my heart with pride. I'm counting down the days (even though I don't know exactly how many yet!) until graduation, writing letters every day, and getting a lot of ideas, advice, and reassurance from this site. I'd love to make some friends with other moms who have sons or daughters away at BC.
Posted on March 25, 2013 at 5:09pm 11 Comments 0 Likes
My daughter left for BC Mach 19, 2013. I was wondering if there were any other moms out there who may have sons or daughters who left on the same day. I'd like to connect with some other moms on the site with similar timelines, but not quite sure how to get started.
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Hi Janai's Mom, Congratulations on your daughter's PIR. It's wonderful to know you are just off Lincoln Way. We've probably run into each other at Raley's a dozen times and didn't know it. Lol. How long have you been in the area ? I've been here since 1980. I have 2 sons. My youngest will PIR on 8/2. We should have coffee sometime with Leslie and chat more. Thanks for the friend request. Enjoy your weekend.
The night is Tues, the 28th, calls after 2 pm Central the next day!
Hi, this is great that you have joined. Good to see you ahve a daughter as well and at the same time. I wonder if they by any chance have met. Yes, let's stay in contact. Looks like we could be at the grauation together. Welcome and thank you and most of all good luck and let us stay strong together.
Have patience, I'm sure you will be receiving your daughters belongings tomorrow! Let me know where your daughter lands and the PIR date too!