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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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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:
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How to prepare for deployment!
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A group to prepare for deployment of our loved ones.
Group Admin: Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom
Members: 100
Latest Activity: Jan 8, 2022
Get ready for deployment!
Use this group to help prepare your Sailor and yourself too. Learn what we can do to help them, and encourage each other through this time of change and transition!
Discussion Forum
Deployment Readiness resources from CNIC
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom Jan 13, 2017. 0 Replies 0 Likes
NavyRackPacks - blackout curtains custom-made for Navy berthing
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"Single Sailor Deployment Readiness Checklist"
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Comment by Amanda on October 4, 2017 at 10:47am
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I downloaded the booklet, thank you. My sailor is deploying first time, as a reservist with a CR unit. Trying to figure out best way to support him and 10/14 year old kids. Any thoughts ideas greatly appreciated. Also, he's supporting a unit, so no local obudsman that I'm aware of. That being said, the group in Va seems great and active! Wish we were closer. :)
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Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on June 4, 2017 at 6:43pm
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Pro tip to share with your sea-duty deployed Sailor! "Use the following, which will allow you to text from your ship's email. It'll save a lot of time when communicating back home if you'd like semi-instantaneous communication."
AT&T: number@txt.att.net.
T-Mobile: number@tmomail.net
Verizon: number@vtext.com (text-only), number@vzwpix (text + photo)
Sprint: number@messaging.sprintpcs.com or number@pm.sprint.com.
Virgin Mobile: number@vmobl.com
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Comment by dukes2013 on February 18, 2016 at 9:45am
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Check out my youtube video. It may apply to a few people. Its about surviving deployment with a newborn. Feel free to like, comment and subscribe. Click the link! Hope it helps
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The Navy just released a new Deployment Support Handbook that includes checklists for Sailors as well as a ton of information about navigating deployments. You can download the handbook here: http://www.cnic.navy.mil/content/dam/cnic/hq/pdfs/n91_fleet_and_fam... Thanks Beachmom76 for this!
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Yay Debbie! Doesn't every dollar store look like an irresistible opportunity now, and every flat space in your house like a potential care-package staging area? :)
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Comment by Debbie on August 12, 2014 at 6:01pm
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Sent first care package out today!
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A great pre-deployment checklist for family members: http://www.jag.navy.mil/legal_services/documents/Pre-deployment%20C...
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Here's a link to a series of short video podcasts created to help Navy families adjust to the challenges of deployment - Deployment Support Program: Building Ready and Resilient Sailors an....
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Thanks. I called the NEX & they have them there $20.00 =20 minutes.
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Yes, as far as I know. This link "$20 AT&T Global PrePaid Card for Ship-to-Shore Calling Terms and Conditions" has more information: https://shop.aafes.com/scs/info/DynamicInfoPopup.aspx?ID=tcship2shore
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