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Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
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RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
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Legally no one can tell you anything, why? He is a grown adult and it is up to him to tell whomever he would like the information about what is going on.
Regarding the emergancy and using Red Cross, that is only for family members.
Keep leaving him messages, and maybe he will call you or email you when he can
Carrington - I sent you a PM with all the info. Just call them up.
I also totally agree with lemon, just write to the address you were originally writing to. They will forwarded it to him. It's just like when you move, they always get the letters to you somehow....
Carrington - Whatever base he's on, call the base legal. They should be able to give you the general information on the address you can write to. Just tell them "If someone is in restriction on your base, what is the general address for getting a letter to someone on restriction". They just can't give you his address, the general information is public knowledge. Since you are not specifically saying his name, it public knowledge and has no privacy act requirement. Just let them know they you already have the name, but you need the general address information so the letter gets to him.
You could also call the base post office. They will know too.... Bottomline is just don't use his name when talking to them (unless they ask), then they are not violating the privacy act.
If it were me, I'd call the base post office 1st. They know their stuff. They can lead you to the proper address, but make sure you take to a supervisor, do talk to someone that is just there doing part time work.
What I said about legal, is talk in general terms. You don't want them to shut you off because you are talking privacy issues (ie his name). Keep it all in basic terms. What you don't want is to mention his name and have them immediately shut you down because you're not a family member. HOWEVER, if they ask for his name, then tell them. Who cares if they know it or not? It doesn't matter at this point. Just try to keep him out of the equation for now, but again, if they ask, tell them....
What base is he on? PM me if you don't want it public....
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