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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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SCARED!!!
Hi Everyone,
It's my husband's 2nd week in Bootcamp, I am happy to get "the box" and his form letter in the mail. And finding out his SHIP/DIV and PIR Date is awesome! But I am SCARED, I am freaking out with all the SEPS stories that I see here, especially on the FB Page. I am just hoping that everything will goes thru well and they will graduate on time. I am not scared for what is life gonna be for me when my husband doesn't graduate, I am scared for him. Because this is all the he wanted eversince. He's been through a lot from his medical waiver for his hand surgery, from MEPS that he has to come back because of his pulse when he was too nervous. So I am just praying to God that he will guide our SR's throughout Bootcamp. <3
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Comment by sambam32 on September 9, 2017 at 2:55pm
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SEP stories? Please explain.
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Comment by Carey on September 13, 2017 at 7:39pm
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I don't know what SEPS means, either. Maybe separations? Being scared is completely normal because we can't know what they're going through. It's like being scared in the dark because you don't know what you can't see!
Know that they get lots of support from their fellow SRs. They are forming a team and depending on each other doing well. This is good news for your guy.
I remember worrying about medical problems popping up that we never knew about (didn't happen), failing fitness tests (that DID happen, but they get many chances), or not learning to swim (yes, my son joined the Navy when he couldn't swim at all!).
P.S. My son was sent away from MEPS the first time because he was really nervous, too. He was sweating much more than normal and smelled bad! LOL, we got him some very strong antiperspirant, and he was fine the next time.
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