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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.
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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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 06/05/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 50
Latest Activity: Jun 9, 2015
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~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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Thank you for your and your father's service, dth2loveshismom! I so agree with what you said below....building character and understanding of all different walks in life! My son has been out of the Navy for a while now, but still gets comments when out and about: were you military??? The short hair is one giveaway, but it is also about military bearing and maturity!
yes, I was in the Army, 6 years, mechanic turned admin. I believe that the military is a great starting point for young adults. It builds character and understanding of all different walks of life. My dad was Navy of 22 years and we were mainly in the Norfolk/Va. Beach area until I went in the military. Fort Bragg, and Bad Krueznach Germany was where I was mainly stationed.
Go USA! Have a blessed day everyone.
What a great letter, dth2loveshismom! Makes you feel good, I know, to get this affirmation!
Good Morning All !
I finally got a letter from my son yesterday and like to share a bit with the group:
"Sorry I don't write enough. I never have a lot of time. But, I do love you and miss you. I finally left the nest now, I'm on the (military) branch learning how to FLY. Boot camp is not hard but it's not easy either. Everything you taught me was to prepare for boot camp. Like moving with a purpose, double-timing, and always checking behind myself. "
I would do room inspections where he would stand at parade rest while I inspected. When he did wrong, I made him do push ups and flutter kicks. LOL. I'm glad it all paid off!
Mattsmom,
That is so cool!! :)
You are welcome, Momof9!
Thank you diannep! I needed that link too!
That is so cool Mattsmom! I am glad they have friends too. I can imagine having a support system of friends is a blessing when you are away from your family.
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