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Comment by NAVYWIFE 1122 on January 11, 2010 at 1:29pm

Yeah instead of being clueless about alot of the questions I did have I just called the recruiter and he said everything for me and the baby is automatically in the system. And if I want outside docs to request a list from TriCare.

Does anyone know when the grad packet or whatever it is; is suppoed to come in the mail - has anyone gotten theirs yet?

Comment by Tiffany (Ship 12 Div 086) on January 11, 2010 at 12:25pm

Maricarmen: So I was right about him getting his teeth pulled then? I guess I might just know a little bit about the Navy. Who would have thought so? Certainly not I. Lol! Maybe I'm just good at connecting dots. HAHA. Btw I'm glad you finally got your call. :)

lr5370: you are so right. Those youtube videos are addictive!

Comment by momof2sailors on January 11, 2010 at 11:56am

polynsianbarbi,

I can't remember if you need to call ahead or arrive early, but you can call the public affairs office and ask for a chair to be put in front of the bleachers. If you recieved the info on the ceremony it should have had the info on disabled sitting.
I can also tell you I am right there with you on the foul language issue. But the one word that will set me off big time is RETARDED. I have a daughter that is disabled and anyone that says that word inappropiatly will hear from me. I will asked them if they have someone in their family that is mentally challenged. Usually the answer is NO and I tell them if you did you would not be throwing that word around. And if they use it anymore around me and they are at my house they are asked to leave.

Comment by momof2sailors on January 11, 2010 at 11:44am

This article was sent to us via Military.com email. It is in regards to the threats being made to our sailors and their ships. I post it not to scare people, but to show how important it is that we follow OPSEC.

Internet Posts Indicate Threat to Navy
January 09, 2010
Stars and Stripes|by Sandra Jontz.

Messages posted recently by prominent contributors to Islamist Web sites are seeking specific information on U.S. military targets in hopes of carrying out an attack on Navy ships in the Persian Gulf, according to a U.S.-based group that tracks such sites.

One post on the jihadi forum Al-Falluja calls for information such as the “name of the particular naval unit to be targeted, its exact location, the number of troops on board the warship and their ranks, familial status, where their families live, the type of weapons the warship carries … and the number of nuclear bombs onboard,” reads a report compiled by the Washington, D.C.-based Middle East Media Research Institute.

Extremists reportedly are “on the verge of attacking U.S. ships in the gulf,” according to Steven Stalinsky, the group’s executive director.

Al-Qaida has been preparing for months to carry out attacks and has obtained weapons from the Somali mujahedeen that “Western countries sent to the Somali government but which instead fell into the hands of the muahideen,” according to information the group released Friday, translating an article from Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas that cited Kuwaiti security sources.

While there are occasional threats, Stalinsky said, the ones that appeared around the New Year are more significant because of who is putting them out.

“The postings that have come out recently are from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which has been in the news recently, and it is from some of their leaders and some of the main people and ... head moderators,” he said. “[The message] definitely carries more weight.”

Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed responsibility for the failed bombing attempt of a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day.

Agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service warned U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet of the threats on Dec. 31, said Cmdr. Chris Sims, Navy spokesman.

“We take all threats, real or perceived, very seriously and therefore maintain a constant high level of vigilance to ensure the safety of our personnel both ashore and afloat,” Sims said.

Citing security reasons, he declined to say whether the Navy changed any force-protection measures or policies or tactics as a result of the threats.

NCIS agents “continually evaluate threats based on credibility, imminence and specificity, and disseminate information about those threats” throughout the Navy, said NCIS spokesman Ed Buice.

“Regarding recent jihadist calls for intelligence-gathering on U.S. naval activities, the same practices apply. We have evaluated these communications and incorporated our assessment of them into several classified daily threat summaries that have been distributed to naval commanders worldwide.”

Observers and investigators come across countless bits of information, not all of which generate alerts. However, it was the specificity and the call for personal familial information that led NCIS to caution 5th Fleet, a Navy official said.

The recent posts generated a lot of blog traffic, and contributors answered the call for photos of U.S. naval assets by posting photographs to the sites, Stalinsky said.

A Dec. 30 Al-Falluja post called for a gathering of intelligence on U.S. Navy targets. The post was “in response to the call by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to Muslims to kill the Crusaders in the Arabian Peninsula on land, in the air, and at sea,” a portion of a Middle East Media Research Institute report says.

Included on the post were diagrams and a dated picture of the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier. The photos, however, are from open-source Web sites, Stalinsky said, and easily attainable.

“While you can never know for sure who is putting something on a Web site, we know most of the important people by their names since we have been monitoring this for so long, and we can tell by the response,” he said.

One message posted Monday on Al-Falluja by a prominent contributor called “Abu Raghd” warns that al-Qaida has adopted a policy of “a blow for a blow and a raid for a raid” against America, the Middle East Media Research Institute stated.

“The writer states that, just as the Nigerian bomber surprised America with a new type of a bomb, future attacks will likewise involve ‘advanced bombs which your [security] apparatuses will fail to detect, or operations on an extravagant scale,’” reads the group’s translation.

The threats illustrate the precarious balance of keeping members informed and operational security, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West said in a message posted Wednesday on the Navy’s Web site.

“Anyone who thinks our enemies don’t monitor what our sailors, families and commands are doing via the Internet and social media had better open their eyes,” West wrote. “These sites are great for networking, getting the word out and talking about some of our most important family readiness issues, but our sailors and their loved ones have to be careful with what they say and what they reveal about themselves, their families or their commands.”


©
This article is provided courtesy of Stars & Stripes, which got its start as a newspaper for Union troops during the Civil War, and has been published continuously since 1942 in Europe and 1945 in the Pacific. Stripes reporters have been in the field with American soldiers, sailors and airmen in World War II, Korea, the Cold War, Vietnam, the Gulf War, Bosnia and Kosovo, and are now on assignment in the Middle East.

Stars and Stripes has one of the widest distribution ranges of any newspaper in the world. Between the Pacific and European editions, Stars & Stripes services over 50 countries where there are bases, posts, service members, ships, or embassies.

Stars & Stripes Website


© 2009

Comment by NAVYWIFE 1122 on January 11, 2010 at 11:28am

Good morning ladies! Well I have to go get my mil id today - this should be fun :P
How are ya'll today?

Comment by NAVYWIFE 1122 on January 10, 2010 at 10:23pm

Okay i was talkng with my husbands recruiter today - he told me that my hubby might get to take (leave) for that weekend and not have to worry about returning from around 48 to 72 hours.
He would have to tell his RDC or someone in charge and he'd have to fill out papers for the reason and they have to approve it. He said they most likely approve if he said " well my wife and child drove all the way from Ga......etc "

Comment by Tiffany (Ship 12 Div 086) on January 10, 2010 at 4:56pm

janice: I know Drew said he was picking up extra watch, and that this could cause him to not to be able to write often. So I'm sure it is something of the same. I'm sure he is fine.

Comment by Tiffany (Ship 12 Div 086) on January 10, 2010 at 4:10pm

polynsianbarbi: I was just wondering because I wanted to know if it was the same ship and division that my boyfriend is on.

Comment by momof2sailors on January 10, 2010 at 11:34am

WHOOHOOOO my hubby asked me if I wanted to go to my son's PIR for our first wedding anniversary. We will be married 1 year on 1/31/10. This is our 2nd BC experience together. And he sees how hard it is on me when I don't hear anything or get a letter. He also saw how excited I got when my son called the other day for the first real phone call. And also my son told me that him and 2-3 other guys their families aren't going to be able to come to PIR. They were talking about going into Chicago by themselves. OK yes that scares me. So I said to him why don't I see what I can do about trying to come and he said that would be fine. I also offered to take them where ever they wanted to go EXCEPT A BAR. I told them they could watch from outside while I go in. LOLOLOL.
Anyways for those who have not bought their plane tickets yet and you are from Texas, I did find a fare of 198.00 RT including taxes and crap. That is going from Dallas to Milwaukee and back to Dallas. Leaving on the 11th and return on Monday the 15th.

Comment by lalala on January 10, 2010 at 4:42am

Toni you received a call again? Man, I didn't :(

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