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Close, but no cigar...

Our daughter K was not able to complete the final multi exam, with two shots at it the week of May 2nd. She would have been the 31st female to join the ranks of Rescue Swimmers. We were going to the graduation on the 5th, but we joined with her Dad a

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Air Crew

I have a daughter in Starbord D in P'cola waiting to class up for Rescue Swimmer School. She has already passed her initial Air Crew basic qualification. As you know, RSS is not a walk in the park, about 70% fail or DOR, and there are very few female

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equipment

My son is headed to Pcola soon to start rescue training.  Is there any equipment he may need or want that is not supplied by the Navy?  I am thinking of Christmas gifts.
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Cars on Base in Pensacola

Hey I have a question.  I would like to drop off my sons car in Pensacola while he is down there for training.  Right now he is in Phase 1, but should move up to P2 by the end of this week.  Does anyone know of a secure place I can leave his car till

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"A" School / FRAC ?

Hi All, my son Tom is waiting to class up for his "A" school (he's in Romeo) in Pensacola and I was wondering what he'll be doing in "A" school and then what he'll be doing in FRAC, any assistance would be appreciated, thank you. Danny

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RSS Graduation

Hi All, my son Tom graduated from RSS today and I wanted to say thanks to all of you for your support.  It was an amazing day to say the least.  A lot of good words from their instructors and command staff.  The next class waiting to class up was in

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DEP question

My son has been waiting in the DEP now for more than a year.  The recruiter told him he needs to take his E2 test before his ship date.  Billy asked if he can get a date to take the test, but the recruiter has not scheduled a date, and said it is not

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Quick Questions

Hi All, our son Tom is in Pensacola and will be graduating from ACCS next week when we will be visiting him.  I was wondering if there's any specific protocol for this particular graduation?  I was also wondering what the procedures are for picking h

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Rescue Swimmer

My daughter just signed with the Navy.  She is in the DEP program and has a ship date of OCT 25.  Last evening she was at the recruiters office and he talked her into trying out for the rescue swimmer.  I'm not sure if I am good with that.  Is this s

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Whats next?

Chase hit Pensacola last Wednesday! He's excited as he can be but he,we or me is confused on what's next. He is 'on hold' two weeks and to be honest I'm not sure what that means and he has been pretty busy and has only called a couple of times. So my

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Birthdays

I took advantage of my son being home to sing happy birthday with the rest of his family, even though his birthday was a month and half away. I told him I miss out on the last three and was making up for it. That really hit home with him and I hope y

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