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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)
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This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on August 8, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 58
Latest Activity: Dec 11, 2014
~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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Amos294,
Excellent observation relating to who is meant to receive those calls when you miss it. So glad they are allowed to make multiple tries if possible!! Sometimes they only get 1 try~~
Your SR's grandma and twin brother were doubly blessed!!
lol, diannep!! I am in the same boat as you with regards to room for cellphones!!
Blessed Sunday!
"I will praise You, for I am fearfully
and wonderfully made."
Psalm 139:14
@Victorsmom - Sorry you missed your call. We did too. I left my cell phone upstairs and was downstairs. My husband's cell phone rang 3 times, when he picked it up - no one there. We have very poor cell service sometimes - yesterday was one of those times. Not sure why he didn't call home phone/landline first- which we forward when we leave the house...Regardless, he got a hold of his grandma and twin brother, which is maybe what God intended as he might not see Grandma soon and will see us at PIR. At first I was mad at myself, but we need to not let this get us down. Would he have gotten a hold of anyone else?
You are in charge of your own happiness. Be happy that your SR is being a productive member of society. I'm sure he is fine. MOST comments from others is our SR's are doing OK and I think no news is good news. It probably breaks our hearts more to not talk to them, then breaks their hearts to not talk to us. They made the decision to enlist, so they must be somewhat of an independent soul. Look forward to and pray you get your next call and write those letters. He'll understand. :-)
I was so happy to get a call last night too. Yesterday was a rough day but it all melted away by hearing his voice and him telling me that this was the best choice for him and I couldn't be happier! I cant wait to see him at graduation!
lol, marching and sweating, sweating and marching, lots of that going on in boot camp :)
Ladies, please click on the link below to read through lots of info in the PAGES section:
Victorsmom: Sadly, I probably have room for about 5 phones in my bra.....sigh..... :-)
Congrats on the calls yesterday for some of you and hope for more today for others! Good Morning!
@ LPNavyMom so glad to hear that .. when i asked my son if he has made friends.. he said I know everyone here...lol when I asked him what they were doing.. he said marching and sweating..lol
@ CelticMomma its amazing what one phone call can do. I talked to my son earlier.. I have been smiling all day especially since now I know that he is ok.
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