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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
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 Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 17, 2009 at 8:36pm
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Millye - what a wonderful day you had with Claire...in spite of the weather!
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Welcome to our newest member - Bens Gram! If I remember correctly Ben is going to be an FC (?) and he is at the start of a very looong road!
ohhh DOS and do we miss those wonderful 5.25 floppy discs? I remember when we bought our first home computer - Nick was only one yr old so....20 yrs ago. I played so many games while I was pg with our daughter - I seriously wondered if she would become addicted to the computer! I want to say it was an Apple 2GS but hubby might correct me on that. Our cell phones are more capable today than...
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Comment by Anti M on January 17, 2009 at 2:33pm
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LOL, I liked the old DOS games. I can't play the new games with first person POV, they make me dizzy and nauseated. I was on an early proto-BBS in Japan. Had to wait until my duty days, late at night when no one else was using the computer. It had several Ks of RAM! Wow!
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Could be jealous - three day weekend for many. Our company does not include MLK day for a holiday, we celebrate Presidents Day in February. So for those that have a long weekend - enjoy!
PS...We have now hit........................300 pages in this group! Some people certainly like to talk ALOT!!! :-D
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Comment by CCR on January 16, 2009 at 11:36pm
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Hoppi, since you've helped people get OUT of the Navy, is the waiting game time different for everyone? My son has a roommate that got kicked out. You know how it goes, you always lock everything up but that one time.... He stole his money. I would think he should be out by now. Been almost 2 months. Different situation for everyone? This is in SD.
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The technology and methods have changed since I was in, but good OPSEC is still good OPSEC.
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Thanks Jackie. Very eye opening, wish I had seen that 2 yrs ago to show to my nephews.
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Mary in GA, We used to ship oatmeal, peanut butter, popcorn, tea bags and definitely noodles. He never complained about eating at the gallery but he always like his late night ravings. I was at BJs warehouse last week and they were selling Nick's favorite noodles by the case so I grabbed one thinking I could break it up over a couple of shipments but ...he has LOTs of storage at his new digs. So I have a box prepared for whoever draws the short straw to the post office!
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nice guys do finish last I guess. Poor Patrick has been ripped off by his roommate twice. the one who has been kicked out of the Navy, and waiting to leave. He's much smaller than Patrick _ I asked _ I told him to tell the guy if he gave his money back he wouldn't beat the crap out of him. But Patrick says its not worth being kicked out of the Navy. He really likes the Navy, and got his first test in SD today. I love it-he calls everyday to check on if I sold his car yet! Its great! Its that car that broke down twice on the road trip - LOL. Funny thing, since we fixed it, I love it - little racy thing! All new tires, brakes, alternator, dist, air intake, hks exhaust, has all these performance and suspension enhancements. Vrooooommm!!! Yeah, I'm too old to be driving it.
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Catching up on 19 pgs you guys! I love the pic of Barb and Jackie!!!! Wish I could have seen you both. Congrats to Claire but Millye, I can't handle the cold - you're a better woman than I am.
Intel chips - prayers for a speedy recovery!
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