I am in Navy DEP and I will be going to boot camp soon. I have been trying to get as much information as possible. My contract says AV, which I understand will then be either AE or AT. I was also told with this rating I can volunteer for Aircrew. I k
First, I will admit I am not familiar with Navy terminology. My daughter is presently in Boot Camp where she advised us she was on the Ship Staff and now has been transferred to Div Staff. Does anyone know what each of these terms mean? She has co
Hey Guys,
I just wanted to give you guys a heads up warning about
bad business in San Diego. I don't want anyone else to go threw what
I am dealing with. Valet Movers out of San Diego practice the ol bait
and switch rope a dope. I have already fi
4/7/11 We are hours away from a possible government shutdown which has created worry and stress for military families. Fiscal Year 2011 started on October 1, 2010, but Congress has yet to approve the ne
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Although I won't be attending her Graduation because of family matters I will be there with her in spirit. I've talked with her about not being able to attend and she is okay with that. She is so tough and I'm so proud of her for what she has accom
Naval Station (NAVSTA) Great Lakes and Recruit Training Command (RTC) are located approximately 35 miles north of Chicago, in the far northeastern corner of Illinois. The Wisconsin state line is approximately
Came home from work tonight and my wife inform me that my son's division was allowed to make phone calls home today. Well our son did not call us.
My wife got the information about the division allowing the recruits to call home from Navy for Moms.c
Our daughter called home last night very upset as she has a stress fracture in one of her legs. She only had 3 weeks to graduation and has passed everything to this point. She only has the final PT test and battle stations left. She was crying bec
I read a comment on RTC FB page that ther eis on;y 1 DIV 922 per year. Please enlighten me as to this the validity and importance of this statment please.
My son Blake left for Great Lakes boot camp on March 10th and I have not been able to get in touch with his recruiter to find out when the PIR graduation is in May. Does anyone have a way to find out when it is so I can start making plans to go? Than
The Seahawk is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the Sikorsky
Academic Week: This week, you will begin academics, which will take up the majority of your time. The academics at OCS are not difficult; however, the nature of the learning environment is substantially different from th
My son was deployed for a month when the TV back home went kaput. My daughter-in-law called me from 2000 miles away and asked for advice....to make a long story short she bought a new TV and table to set it on.