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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 Son Left February 28th == Missing Him:(
Joined this site shortly before my son left....has been a God-send!! Wish I would have known about it earlier.... My son is 21 yrs old and had been living on his own for the past year in Kansas City. Called me in September to tell me he had some good news, he had joined the Navy! Actually, I wasn't totally surprised. He has talked about being in the military since he was a boy. Still, it is scary for a mom. I have had several months to prepare myself emotionally. He moved back home in those few months before he left and it was nice to spend that time with him. Dropped him off in Kansas City on Feb. 27th and he flew out on the 28th. He called me from the airport in KC, from the airport in Chicago, and the final 20 second call at 2:08 am on March 1st. For having such a long day, he didn't sound too tired. Now reality has set in...... Not knowing how he is doing is really hard. I have cried. I'm sure most moms have.... I miss him.... as i'm sure most moms do. But....how very PROUD of HIM I am!! And excited for him! He was so excited to go.:) Most everyday that week before he left he would look at me and tell me how excited he was.....Oh how that helps me now!! Every mother reading this should be extremely proud of their son/daughter for serving our country!! There are many more days until graduation and I am sure there are plenty more tears to cry... but the tears that will fall on graduation from bootcamp will be tears of pride and joy. I can't wait to congratulate my new Sailor! Hoping to get to know some of you during this time!!
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Permalink Reply by Kathy-Paige's mom on
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paula i am now a vetern mom, been through every feeling ur having it hard now my daughter has been on deployment and has already been gone 8 months of a year long deployment! What I'm trying to say is this is the place you need to be, had it not been for this website, I might have gone crazy! This is where I come when I need to talk, the support u get here is nothing short of a god send!, and I pray for our children every day , and ask god to bring them all back to us where ever they are all safe! Thanks has always moms!! And new bees hang in there,!!! Keep writing to them, everyday, if u have two write twice a day, to feel close to them then do it, it does get easier!!! The navy may have our children but we will always have their hearts!!
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Since you have a daughter in the Navy, you may also want to check out Women in the Navy, Mom’s of Navy Daughters, and Mom's of Daughters 2.
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Permalink Reply by Shndle (Ship 03 Div 163) on
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My son left Feb. 28th too, he is 20....he left from Amarillo, TX. He called me from Dallas & when he got to Chicago, he was borrowing a phone of one of the other guys that he was traveling with & he told me at that time it would be his last call, so I did not hear from him once he got to the RTC, so I have been trusting God fully that he is doing fine. But my momma heart is still hurting because I can not pick up the phone & call or text him and not knowing when I will hear from him again makes my days very long. I know though that God is taking care of him & like you I am so very PROUD of him & can not wait for the "I'm a Sailor" call. Reading your post made me cry, which I had not done since he left Thursday. I am so glad that I came across your post, I knew I was not the only mom out there feeling this way. So thankful for this website, it will make getting through the next couple of months more bearable.
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thank you lemonnelephant, i do belong to thier groups, something always brings me back to checking in on the new moms, it seems like yesterday, i was a very wet behind the air. dying for any piece of info i could read kinda mom, now ive learned so much from each and every women here. I can finally get through my days a little easier, with less tears. I still miss paige every minute of everyday its just , Ive learned how to live my life as a navy mom, and let paige live her dream!
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