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In Sept. I actually took a few days off for a vacation and flew to Hawaii to visit my son and daughter-in-law. He has been stationed there for the past three years, serving at Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Kanaoe Bay) in HSM-37. HSM-37 was HSL-37 but t
United States NavyAircraft Carrier Support GroupsThese Carrier Support Groups are for Navy Families & Friends with Sailors serving aboard a carrier, about to sail on a carrier, or that have served aboard these carriers. |
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The Ship number refers to the building that houses the recruit's barracks. Each ship is named for a famous Naval vessel, but in reality there are few people that refer to them by that name. The names are worth knowing as they tell a rich and famous
There are occasions when a division may fill and a few unplaced recruits remain. Those "leftover" recruits will be placed as the first recruits for the following division. There are also times that a division is not quite filled with the normal 88 re
Typically the first 4-10 days after the new recruits arrive at RTC are called Processing Days or P-Days. Around holidays and sometimes for unforeseen issues (flight delays, severe weather, etc.) P-days can last up to 14 days. Although recruits are
TRAINING GROUPS
TG stands for Training Group which is defined as that group of recruits that graduate on the same PIR day. Training Groups are numbered sequentially and start with TG 01. TG 01 the training group that begins training the first week
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source based on info from www.navydep.com
- Please order no later than three weeks prior to .
- We can only print black items pre-graduation. That is because everything goes to the printer at once, and he only does the black items. We can still do gray items, but they wouldn't be delivered in
Before your sailor leaves they need at least 1 night or more decent sleep before their ship date. They will be up for about 30-40 hours when they arrive at RTC...better to have too much sleep than not enough at this point.
MEPS- The Journey Begin
NavyDads.com Launched in June 2008. The NavyDads Network is rapidly becoming one of the leading organizations for Navy Family support. Headquartered in Brandon, MS., NavyDads.com is a computer based community that has been developed, operated and fu
I have an post that you new Navy dads might find not only interesting, but that you may relate to. A friend had his daughter ship off to Army basic training last week. She has communicated some of her experiences and you might find some parallels w