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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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Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 273 and 274
These two divisions are brother divisions and will be training together from the beginning through BS21 their final test. Your SRs, soon to be SAILORS, are becoming friends, and some of them may be heading to A School together.
Get to know each other, your SRs are!
Please still use the Main Wall of the PIR Group to post questions, and concerns, we “veteran” moms don’t always get to into the discussion area as often as we would like.
Every single question that is asked is important
Every single concern is genuine
Every single member is important to us
We don't want to accidentally overlook any of them or you.
Hang in there!!!
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I've been expecting a call and a letter too. I did receive a (earned) call last Sunday(12th). I was able to see my SR in the FB photos...needless to say have been on a cloud. I know this may seem corny and I didn't think I was like this, but It's like I'm falling in love over and over again. Blessings to all!
My son is in Div 273 and will be going to Mississippi after leaving Great Lakes, he said he has met one fellow shipmate who will be going with him, any of you have a son who will be going to Mississippi for A school after BC?
I have received 4 letters from my recruit, he seems to be doing really well. Wish he would call again would love to talk to him. He says he is eating a lot more healthy salads 3 x day, fruit 3 x day, lots of peanut butter for the protein and drinking lots of water and gave up the pop ( tried to get him to do a lot of this before he left home), but hey what do we know. It's amazing what a few short weeks can do for them, he already talks so different in his letters, he talks so grown up. It was really tough when he left, he turned 18, graduated high school and left for boot camp all within a 4 week period, so he had to grow up really fast and it hit all at once. Now he is signing all of his letters your future sailor...... THAT MAKES ME SO PROUD!!!!! August 14th can not come soon enough.
Do all of you plan to attend the meet and greet? My husband and I along with my in laws will be there, with a basket from Indiana to raffle off.
Received a call from my future Sailor and indeed he informed me that they moved ship 13 to ship 06 and the address has chgd as well. Asked if he was eating good and he said "Oh Yea". I asked if he was sleeping good and he said he will tonight because the mattresses seem more comfy. Monday starts week 4 first day (4/1)
y'all have no idea how happy I am to hear that they have indeed moved to Ship 6! i was afraid my SR was in Ship 5 overflow. My hope that my SR can stay is renewed! Sadly, my phone malfunctioned and dropped his incoming call :-( I hope he calls again soon!
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