Boot camp over Christmas
My son left December 11 for RTC. What can we expect schedule to be over Christmas? Anyone have any experience on this one?
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Trench/Immersion foot
Hello,
My son graduated back on 22 Nov. Come to find out he's dealing with a mild case of immersion foot. Any other folks here have a sailor dealing with this during basic? He's getting treatment now down at MA A School at Lackland AFB.
All I keep th
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