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Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
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
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
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- I am the Mother of three sons who all have been in the military. My soon to be Sailor being the youngest. He made this choice and I am so proud of him. He left for Boot Camp on May 8th 2012 and I have done well up to now, today I am melting down, i havent heard from him, and so miss him.
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- Waiting to leave for Boot Camp
- When I heard “Navy,” I...
- Was proud and encouraged it
- The Navy offers opportunities that...
- I received the nice letter of the Navy telling me all of the information on what to expect, and my son's address. They seem very professional and I like that.
- Our Navy experience so far...
- It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.
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The website I found says:
Pensacola -- 44 calendar days
Pensacola -- 8 calendar days (only selected recruits will attend this course)
for AME. I don't know how up-to-date this is. Yes, some rates have groups. Some schools have groups. Once he gets to his duty station you may be able to find a group for his ship.
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/sailorsinpensicolaflforaschool
Calls for Recruits.org would like you to know about a program for the Men and Women of our Armed Forces. I am giving away free phone cards for Recruits to use while they are in basic training to keep in touch with Family Members and Loved Ones. I feel that the Family, Loved Ones, nor the Men and Women of our Armed Forces should have to pay for phone calls from Boot Camp. Please click the link above and get your new Service Member the FREE phone cards they need.
http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp
All groups can be found under the groups tab, but if you are unable to locate the Indiana group there, here is the link:
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/indianamoms
Click on the one called Groups. Check out the Boot Camp group. Once you have done that, start looking for his PIR date group. These will both be very helpful. What will he be doing in the Navy after boot. You may be able to find a group for his type work and begin to learn more about that also.
They earn the priviledge as a group to call. You will want to be strong and positive when he calls. If you don't hear from him, know that he is very busy and doing just fine. I remember when my son was in boot camp, I didn't know anyone else who had a child in boot camp and I didn't have this website as it hadn't been started yet, it came out just after his bc PIR.
You will definately want to check out the 'Tabs' just under the banner at the top of this page.
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You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions. Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!
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Enjoy your time here! I look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :)
-Colleen
Welcome aboard! Come join us on the Indiana group page on this website. You will also want to look into the Boot Camp group page and then look for his group for his PIR date.