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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
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.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.
DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."
Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
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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.
Members: 836
Latest Activity: Aug 6, 2024
Discussion Forum
Anybody out there?
Started by Jules. Last reply by Bandmom Aug 24, 2021. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Current A school at GL for AECF?
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Anyone graduating A school on 10/26/18
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Comment by sallyg on October 7, 2013 at 3:03pm
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Mary, I hope homecoming day will be soon. I know it must be difficult waiting and waiting.
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Comment by RebeccaProudWife on October 7, 2013 at 11:52am
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question for you experienced FCs or FC relatives...how often did you move/changed posts?
Asking because some of the spouses have moved several times (almost once a year) and others stay at the same post for years (even for the whole enlisted time). I'm looking for personal knowledge, not just 'needs of the Navy' answer. :) Thank you for sharing
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Comment by Anti M on October 7, 2013 at 10:18am
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C school teaches a sailor a specialized skill or a system related to their rate. As an ET, I had a number of C schools over the years, from 4 weeks to six months long. I forget if your sailor is an ET or an FC, as FCs tend to have much longer schools overall, up to a year. This means some C school orders are issued "en route" to a new command, other C schools are long enough they are stand alone orders with no follow on orders.
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on October 7, 2013 at 9:23am
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Today was supposed to be homecoming day :-(
266 days later - still waiting
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Comment by MyKidIsInNavy on October 6, 2013 at 2:56pm
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Hopefully this is some awesome news we got today....Sailor should be headed to C school in either San Diego or Norfolk (I think he said)...I was so excited to hear this thinking he was headed off for 3 years sooner.....wooohoooo Now to learn about C schools...:) help??? and thanks What a whirlwind this all is
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Comment by Vickyrun on October 1, 2013 at 12:26pm
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Thanks for the reminder, Anti M., "Loose lips sink ships"
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I want to add I truly appreciate your effort to be positive and helpful, and hope you understand my passion for safety and security. Thank you.
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Wasn't talking about defining the act, talking about your speculation ... that definitely falls into OPSEC.
" I am thinking by december now given the time it takes to sail back to San Diego. Lets hope its November,"
Just don't speculate. Might seem like nothing to you, but little dabs of nothing add up. I used to have a TS clearance, the Navy pounded this into my head and heart.
A refresher:
✓ Donʼt speculate about future operations.
✓ Donʼt spread rumors about past, current or future operations or movements.
✓ Donʼt discuss deployment or homecoming dates (including Tiger or Family Day Cruises)
✓ DO assume the enemy is always trying to collect information.
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Do be careful with the speculation here online. Even rumor and guesses are OPSEC violations, and should be limited to private discussions.
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Hate rumors, hearing so many different stories as to when our ships will be back. Just know a lot of disappointed families had tickets to meet the ships in Hawaii this week ---- so ready to see them again.
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