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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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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
...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:
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ALUMNI of PIR 04/12/2013 TG 22 10 Divisions (143-150, 809, 922)
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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 04/12 /2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 85
Latest Activity: Feb 11, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 04/12/2013!
~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.
~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.
~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.
~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:
• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:
• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.
Some Suggestions:
~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.
~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option
~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".
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Comment by Abucking on March 28, 2013 at 5:15pm
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Comment by ohwhere on March 28, 2013 at 5:01pm
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YAY MomOf3 I had not realized you had two sons in at the same time. WOW I'm so happy for you. Doing the happy dance right now :-)
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JUST GOT A CALL from my husband! Be on the look out! They are doing great even earning some flags! Oh man I really needed this! Stay strong ladies.
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Comment by MomOf3 on March 28, 2013 at 4:53pm
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Just got calls from both of my SR's⚓⚓ (Ship9 Div149). ⚓⚓Thank goodness i can cinference on my iphone. One called and a minute later the other did too so i talked to both at the same time. ❤They got their ID's taken today. Their Division has all their flags. One got a ribbon for Marksman and the other for Sharpshooter. Both sounded good and I can't wait to squeeze them ❤
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Comment by Winski on March 28, 2013 at 4:50pm
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I think I read on here we cannot post battle stations dates. Is that right?
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Ryan-mom congrats to your son! What great accomplishments. And the reflection made me cry. Awesome post, thanks for sharing!
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Comment by CatMom509 on March 28, 2013 at 3:13pm
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Friends,
"I have made You known to them,
and will continue to make You known
in order that the love You have for Me
may be in them and that I myself
may be in them."
John 17:26
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Comment by diannep on March 28, 2013 at 2:39pm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marksmanship_Ribbon
The links above are to explain the National Defense Ribbon and the markmanship ribbons.
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Rymom: The ribbons you mentioned he got will be on his uniform at PIR...they are horizontal ribbons....the National Defense Ribbon is the multi-colored one....the live fire is a black one next to it. Those are their first ribbons that hopefully they can add to! They are displayed on their left chest.
Powerful words that your son said! So proud!
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Comment by KansasNavyMom on March 28, 2013 at 2:18pm
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Ry-mom, that is amazing. You obviously raised a wonderful boy and now you're watching him mature into a wonderful man who is serving his country with honor. Congratulations and thank you for sharing! *tears*
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