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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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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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on May 2, 2013 at 10:16pm
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I can only hope that you can be there for the homecoming - then it will be tears of joy and so much more fun then when they depart.
Deb, what part of MI are you in!? That is our home state but we moved South but still go up to visit the family.
Happy to say after 35 days, we got a phone call from Dubai this weekend. One tired sailor as to be expected but so sweet hearing that voice!
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Comment by Anti M on April 24, 2013 at 10:34am
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Deb, thanks for the great story and pictures.
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Comment by Chris, Forever Ray's Proud Mom on April 24, 2013 at 6:03am
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Deb, thanks for the pics! My son's best friend deployed yesterday as well (from FL) and I teared up, don't' know how many boxes of tissue I'll need when my son goes! We need to get stock in Kleenex. ha
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Comment by Deb (FC Mom) on April 24, 2013 at 12:21am
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Okay, promise that I'm done for now.
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And finally, There she goes (sob)...
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FCs with R2D2, mine is 3rd from the left...
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Just before leaving the ship deployment morning...
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Hello everyone. Made it home to Michigan from Norfolk with a side trip to McGuire AFB in New Jersey. My sailors Cooper Mini was fun to drive even when surrounded by 15 semis through the tunnels of the PA turnpike.
This is a first deployment for us. Didn't expect the intensity of the tears as the ship pulled away from the pier. Was delighted with the Harbormaster's White cowboy hard hat. Recieved an amazing tour of the engine room from an EN1. I asked him how many mom's asked to see that area? "Ah...none" was his response. Having spent 8 years working as an engneering technician at a nuclear power plant it was the one thing that I really wanted to see. This is the EN1's sixth deployment, and after spending time with him during my tour, I felt so much more serene about this part of my FC3"s naval career. Chuckled when I asked how fast she would go with those powerful gas turbines at full power & after a brief pause was given the PC answer that was allowed.
It was an experience to help organize & pack his seabag the night before deployment. I am now an expert on folding T-shirts and am getting better at rolling "sock weapons" as I fondly refer to them. Discovered that he had forgotten to grab his bag of body wash, deodorant, shaving creme when he carried evey thing onto the ship at midnight the night before deployment & he had to report for cranking duty at 0500. His sister is sending the package to him as I was at her house when the discovery was made.
Was so happy that only 2 weeks in my son posted some pictures on his FB page of Portugal & Italy. Now if he will continue with regular updates for the next 9 mo. all will be splendid.
It all started to hit me when we were at the lawyers office (while he was home for a brief standown) arranging power of attorney. Really hit me while observing small children saying goodbye to parents!
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel was another dicey experience and I understood what Logan was saying when he told me that the first time he did a tunnel he kept telling himself it was just a tunnel thru a mountain, HA!
I am just so damned proud of both my sailor son & AF-wife daughter (who is working on joining herself).
I know that I rarely post but I am always lurking (as opposed to stalking) here and love the community of this group. A very special thank you to Anti M & Angie for continuing to participate & share their vast/valuable knowledge & experience.
p.s. Anti M, I checked out a link to the burning man festival a while ago, very cool.
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Hi ladies, hope all is well. My son is into his fourth month of deployment and its been 32 days since he has called home (who's counting?)
This is his 3rd deployment, ya think I would be used to it by now.
Any new orders, weddings, babies, graduations or anything exciting going on?!!!!
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