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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 Racks - Boot Camp

Instead of just telling you about what your son or daughter will be experiencing at BC, Chief Arlene Maier will be your guide through this behind-the-scenes peak at Great Lakes. She’s actually an RDC at Boot Camp – a mom of three herself – and she’ll show you where your Sailor will be sleeping, eating, and training.

This video is part of a series to acclimate you to the many different areas of the Navy. We hope it helps you feel more informed about the Boot Camp experience and we encourage you to share it with your Sailor so they can get a preview of what’s to come!

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Comment by esther22ship02div932PIR7-1 on May 7, 2011 at 5:53pm: My husband left May 4th too, I missed his call though :( Me and our kids are doing good though, we've been looking forward to this for a long time. I guess it's hard for us to be upset about something we waited so long for. I miss him so much, but am so proud of him!!!

Comment by 2sailorsonsmom on May 7, 2011 at 5:02pm: My youngest son left for Great Lakes boot camp May 4th. He called 7:40 that night. I have been a mess since he left.

Comment by Angel W ProudMom on April 30, 2011 at 4:10pm: This video is very helpful,

My daughter just left here onTuesday the 26th and recieved her call later that night that she made it there safe.

Friday the 29th came home from work to find the box. very hard :(

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on April 21, 2011 at 11:27am: wow.....I went thru NAVY boot camp in Orlando back in 88..... all i can say is NO FAIR.... these new recruits are going to have so much fun... Learning and training... our small arms was a 45 auto retro fitted to a 22 cal.... and NO SHOT GUN... fire training looks somewhat the same.... they get to go thru more simulations than we did... but I have heard that "work week" is gone... racks have changed... lots of things have changed.....

Comment by djsmom_91 on April 3, 2011 at 3:28pm: I didnt know what to expect.Im glad to know what my son will be doing for the next 8 weeks.My prayers are not only with my son but all the men and women who are with him.

Comment by velvetlace on March 10, 2011 at 5:31pm: Very helpful for me to understand the type of training that my son will experience. His grandfather was at boot camp in the Great Lakes back in the 1920's.

Comment by Trommer on March 3, 2011 at 3:09pm: Does the Navy put on this site, any pictures of this group doing things, so we can look at them and seach for our kids?

Comment by Trommer on March 3, 2011 at 3:08pm: Does the Navy put on this site, any pictures of this group doing things, so we can look at them and seach for our kids?

Comment by Dawn on February 18, 2011 at 12:19am: excellent video...thank you!

Comment by Lamarmama 09/139 on February 16, 2011 at 4:58pm: This was an excellent video in helping me get through the first hours of him being gone. Thank you so much.