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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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My Corpsman Son
I would like to know if there is anyone else out there going through the same issues as I am. My son left 3 weeks ago for Afghanistan. He will be gone for 7 months. I think I cried for weeks before he left and now I cry constantly. He is going to be at a combat outpost in a very volatile area with only a handful of Marines. I am so scared for him and cannot stop worrying. My husband works in the new Walter Reed and is reminded daily what these men and women are sacrificing. I have yet to be able to step foot in the hospital without breaking down. None of my family or civilian friends know what it is like or how I am feeling. I would love to hear from other moms who are going through the same situation.
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Comment by Bandito's Mom on November 9, 2011 at 1:15am
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I have an employee who's husband just came home from serving in Afghanistan. I know that there are (I don't now how many) soldiers/marines/sailors in Afghanistan. Yet until I lived thru his deployment, I never really understood, and even now don't because he wasn't my loved one.
However, he just came home, and that was a revelation to me. His wife could live thru his deployment, his calls, the worry, the anticipation and the homecoming and still be the staff member that I know, love, and respect. She is awesome, but also she is normal. I think she was able to survive because she honestly believed that he was surviving and doing what he earnestly believed was the right and best thing to do.
I don't know how, but I hope that you will find the strength to react similar to her. Then when he returns, you will not only feel proud of your Sailor, but also of yourself.
I agree that you should get very involved in projects and sending items to your Sailor and his group. Stay connected and stay strong. I wish the very best for you.
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Comment by DJones on November 9, 2011 at 6:38am
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I wasn't as concerned when he deployed to Iraq or when my husband deployed to Iraq, but his time because of where he will be and who he is with makes it more difficult. I know odds are on his side, but the fighting is not dying down and I just want to see our men and woman come home. I am extremely proud of what my son does and so is he. If it affected my husband so much from his Iraq deployment, how will my son cope coming home. I've known so many personally that have had issues and I just want him to come home without any problems. I really appreciate all your feedback. It really does help to talk to others who have gone through the same situation.
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Can someone tell me how to find the Corpsman s mom group
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Thank you, I will check them out. I did find the Corpsman group
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