All Hands TV "Return to Boot Camp"
All Hands TV produced a series of videos that show what the bootcamp experience is like. Follow along to see what your sailors went through or are going through.
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Read more…Hello everyone, I have a question for anyone who may know. The question is, does the navy have zero week? I know when I went in the army back in 1993 I spent 2 weeks in reception then my first week in basic training was zero week so didn't count. My
Read more…I just received notice that my son will PIR on 11/14 and have the long awaited mailing address. Just wanting to know if there are any other Dads out there with a son in the same company as my boy. Would love to talk
Read more…Does Red Cross tell your Son about the Death or do they have him call home? I don't want him to leave. Which I know he won't. But I don't want someone else telling him. We just lost his Great Grandmother.
Read more…Is there anyone else on here whose kids are on this ship and division.
Read more…I just heard from my son who is getting medically discharged and I want to give Navy Dads alittle info concerning ship 5. My son says they treat them lousy, they are ridiculed because they couldnt "cut" it. He says there are several fights a day due
Read more…Just received the Form letter from my Son. Can't wait to get home to book the flights, reserve the room and the car. Im so excited!!!
Read more…Our sailor has decided, with dry dock lasting 'till at least 2016, she has to have a car. Does anyone have experience with helping their sailor buy a car, we were thinking we could do the purchase here and bring it to VA. I assume it would be cheaper
Read more…Well today has been a heck of a day. The first weekend with out our son. My wife breaks down, I break down for the first time, my oldest daughter breaks down. I guess we just have to kids left. Instead they are just isolating themselves from everyone
Read more…Hey Guys,
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Since it appears most if not all have received their letters if they have kids graduating 7 Nov, thought I'd start a new thread for us all to communicate. REALLY getting excited about going to see the graduation! Can't wait. Already have my reserva
Read more…My son called last night. He stated that he was asked to participate in the Ceremonial Guard. It caught me off guard since he was excited about going to Corpsman school. He said he will be in DC for 2 years and then move on to Corpsman school.
In dur
Read more…Well, the time has come. Last weekend before my son ships out. He heads to BC on 9, September, 2014. Very proud of him, but also sad since my best friend for the last 18 years is leaving me. But he's wanted this almost his entire life and I know he'l
Read more…Good day to each of you. Glad I've found this site.
My son, Jared, left for RTC on the 30th and arrived safely that evening.
While I can't even to begin how proud of him I am I feel a bit selfish for missing him so much. I'm always wondering what he'
Read more…My son shipped or on Aug 25 for boot camp and we have not heard from him since, other than our kid in a box and the formal letter stating his address and PIR date. I am just curious if anybody else has heard from their SR...letter, phone call. I look
Read more…My son said that $800 was deducted from his pay for uniforms...Are new sailors paying for their initial issue now???
Read more…How is the parking at Great Lakes? Do we need to arrive really early at graduation to get a parking spot?
Read more…Hi folks, I've been searching around but there is a lot of info on this site, figured I'd just throw out my questions here.
Can you take a camcorder and monopod on to the base for PIR? And if it's allowed, can you get some good video from the stand
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