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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
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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
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AECF - FCs and ETs
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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.
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Latest Activity: Feb 18
Discussion Forum
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Comment by togo on January 28, 2012 at 11:12pm
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cranking sounds like fun. lol How long do they have to do it, do they have to do it every deployment? I'm sure my son hates it too.
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Comment by lori on January 28, 2012 at 10:51pm
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Vickimed- i'm going to try that -thanks! I'll let you know what I find. I didn't even know such a thing existed.
If cranking was making coffee or cooking steak my son wouldn't mind that at all!!!
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Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on January 28, 2012 at 10:41pm
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even dishes
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togo,
cranking is anything, and i mean anything, connected with the mess deck. it can be set up and take down, clean up, serving, prep and cooking. everyone goes thru it at least once. my daughter hated it, she had clean up.
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Mary,proud mom o fnick--I have already talked to Lori. She is great. Thanks for giving me that info though.
Just a questions, what is cranking? All of the guys have to do that when they get to their ship?
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Comment by Vickimed(AECF-ET) on January 28, 2012 at 4:29pm
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Hey Lori, Go to the top search bar. Type in USS CARL VINSON friends. Then search. A whole bunch of sites come up. Some are closed. You can ask to join . They will check your info out then get back with you. Before I began writing this I went to it to make sure it was similar to my son's ship. There are several for you to chose from. Chris's is a much smaller ship so not as much to chose. I also noticed a website...Vinsonombudsman.org for you to check out. Hope this helps. I do know how it feels when they are deployed and you look for any info and pictures that might be posted.
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Vickimed- I'm confused [sorry,old brain]- I am a friend on the Vinson FB so I can comment on it [ I did when I saw a photo of my son]. Is that what you're talking about? I don't see anywhere to let them know who my son is though. Are the 2 sites different?
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Lori go to the Uss Carl Vinson friend page. Their will be a place that ask to join. You will tell them who your son is and they will verify. This may take a couple of days. Then you will get a message welcoming you to the page, These pages are closed only to family and friends of the sailors on those ships for OBSEC reasons.and are controlled by the Ozbudsman. Also "like" if you haven't yet the Vinson page (govt organization) They post pictures and let you know what is going on while they are deployed.
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Mary, should I ask my son to put me in touch with his ombudsman? Is that how I get updates? He never said anything about adding me to a list. Hmmm.
I had a wonderful surprise this morning when i looked on the Vinson's FB page. They had a "deck" party and I got to see a picture of my son! I was so excited- I did the "happy dance" for the first time since I heard him call and say "I'm a sailor"! Seeing a photo of him on his ship makes it more real to me. "There he is" I kept saying!
Mary- how wonderful you get to go to Pearl Harbor and be with your son. I'm sure he's every bit as excited as you are!
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Comment by Odi_Ship09_Div140 on January 28, 2012 at 10:40am
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those weeks will go by quickly Mary. If you get to the North shore there is an incredible catering truck called Opal's in Haleiwa - our favorite restaurant anywhere
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