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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.
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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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ALUMNI OF PIR 04/19/2013 TG 23 7 Divisions (151-156, 923)
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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 04/19 /2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 62
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013
WELCOME to PIR 04/19/2013!
~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 Bangie0172 on April 11, 2013 at 10:44pm
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For letter from Sr today. Doing good! @Debi Got same bug your son had! Poor guys! Said they r in the running for hall of fame division and there has only been 3 in last ten yrs!! Can't believe 1 week!! So ready! I need a cheat sheet to remember who belongs to who! Lol
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Comment by jamminjars on April 11, 2013 at 10:08pm
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Got my ribbon today!!! Thanks again LaLa...it is beautiful !!! I did not get my usual letter today from my SR :( I was so looking forward to it. Hoping to get one tomorrow. He told me in his last letter that there was a stomach bug going around. Sounds like it is still chasing everyone. When we lay our heads down to sleep tonight, lets hope and pray for good health for all of our SRs.
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Comment by ttrbikergirl on April 11, 2013 at 8:42pm
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Martie, we also are going to airport with my son till he flys out pm me also and between melindy and i we can make sure she has what you need to get to her next is nuke
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Comment by melindy on April 11, 2013 at 8:25pm
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Martie, We are going to the airport with my daughter and will wait until their flight leaves. PM me and I will give you my cell number and we can get things from you for your daughter
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Comment by UBU'sMom on April 11, 2013 at 8:20pm
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Got a letter today! Woohoo. He had a sore throat when he wrote it, but said he was lucky also. everyone has had a GI bug, so at that moment he had not had it. Oh my goodness. I pray he hasn't gotten sick.....I'm so worried about tonight. He sounds ok though, just ready to be done. Good luck to our future sailors! Let the games begin!!
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Comment by Martie on April 11, 2013 at 8:00pm
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Question-I fly out of Ohare at 1 on Saturday-my SR would like a few things to take to A school-I would like to give her the things she asked for-if my flight leaves before hers can someone else find her and help me get her stuff.
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Comment by mynavygirl2 on April 11, 2013 at 7:52pm
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thanks drewsmommary.... that does make me feel better. that's funny about the water bottle. the seat cushion sounds nice, but not sure if i could take it back on the plane!! sounds like we're going to be bringing more home as it is!!!
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Comment by D'sMomMary on April 11, 2013 at 7:47pm
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yep, they seat you in a way that, when liberty is called, you are as close to directly across from your Sailor's div as possible. The military is very organized :) From what I've read, there's only 7 div's graduating? That should make things way easier. Oh, and like at any big event, they do have a sort of souvenier stand set up in the hall until just before things get started. So if you need a Navy seat cushion or cute little Navy hat for a child they gotcha covered. I only sprang for a bottled water, mainly because I wanted the label for my scrap book (it's pretty cool). Gaah, so excited for you all!!! I so wish I could be there!
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me too!!! so excited.. got a letter today and she sounds great!!!
she said she thought she was going to freak out in the gas chamber, but turned out it wasn't so bad!!! cannot wait for her phone call. suppose to have battlestations today.
can't wait to get my ribbons. they should be here tomorrow. OMG. We have ONE week from today and we'll be there!!! can't wait to say 'hi' to you all... did someone say that we sit in our SR's division---like that division's parents all sit in the same area???
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ooh, sounds like the Ricky Crud is rearing it's ugly head :P
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