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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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How do I find someone to help me understand what's going on and to help me threw the tough days?
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Permalink Reply by BADma on
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peetreesmama...we are ALL here for ya. We have all been in your shoes, Ask any questions.I'm sure one or many of our Navy sistas will have an answer for ya!
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Permalink Reply by CArol on
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peetreesmama - I don't have any info to offer yet, as my son will be joining the ship with his squadron before they leave. BUT...I'm here for support!! The 'Care Package Ideas' group has lots of ideas of things to send and it makes me feel 'busy' to be looking for things to send him & getting friends/family organized to send cards & boxes too. Hang in there!! (I'm also not looking forward to the lack of communication once he's on the ship!)
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Permalink Reply by Mary (Chris' mom) on
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peetreesmama~My sailor has not seen the ship yet as he has just recently been restationed to that area. Previously he spent time in SKorea (and LOVED) it! Then he he was attached to another ship and now he is with the WASHINGTON. The thing I think you must continually tell yourself is, they chose this job and they are surrounded constantly by a few thousand more people who are working hard to keep their butts alive. The Navy and those other sailors are not gonna let anything to bad happen to one of their buddies. They have to work as teams for their own safety.
I have plenty of pics my son has taken, and I know in the past he has at times worked 60+hrs in a week, but he has seen Paris, Cambodia, Bahrain, Viet Nam, Monte Carlo, SKorea, Japan, and a few places he could not tell me about...and learned a lot (drank alot), celebrated birthdays alot, and made a lot of personal and professional friends. When I can't hear from him for a long time I must assume he is working really hard to have time off in a wonderful port.
I suppose you and others will learn our way around the ship as we go together. Pull up a lounger, pour a 'Rita, find a really cute Cabana Boy over here ( I have a few extra) and we will enjoy the beach while our sailors work out there in the water.
Treading to stay above the waterline, like you and Navy Hugs to all,
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Permalink Reply by TexasSailorMom on
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peetreesmama..... My son has been on 6 different bases since he left home just over a year ago.(which means i've been on 6 different groups on here) He got to Japan back in Nov. I have found that every place he has been, the women on here have been able to steer me in the right direction with any questions i've had, so ask away. Most anything you can ask, someone else is also wanting to ask the same thing. This is my son's first time to be underway so this part is new and the lack of communication kinda resembles bootcamp! When they are in port, they can call, text, email, facebook, skype, everything... so I heard from my son weekly. But it seems that underway they will only have limited email access and due to very long work hours we won't hear from them often. They can receive mail though so I've already sent a package.
I find it does help to follow the GW facebook page as they post pictures a lot so u feel u know what they are up to anyway.Hang in there!
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Permalink Reply by Lisa FLNavyMom on
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We are all here to help! We have all been where you are now and some of us are STILL learning...
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Permalink Reply by Rosemary S. on
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Another idea is to try and connect with other Navy4moms in your area. Many areas have established groups already, but depending on where you live, you might be lucky enough to start one in your area (it's not difficult at all - if you start one, people will come). Another great organization is Blue Star Moms - this is a national organization, and there tends to be local chapters. Even though BSMs covers all military branches, as moms we go thru the same thing. They have alot of activities and ways to help our service men and women - they will keep you busy. There are other groups as well - Operation Gratitude, Wounded Warriors, etc. I knit and crochet for these groups - again, another way to keep busy. Hope this helps, and as others have said, we are here for you. If you need to talk more thanon the board here, send me a friend request and I'll be happy to exchange email and phone numbers with you. This is my sailor's second official deployment (I'm not counting the departure following the earthquake). As a mom, you never get used to having them so far away, but you do learn to cope...most days at least :)
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