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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 08/28/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 53
Latest Activity: Sep 2, 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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Shiela9430 I'm about 3 hours south of u, I haven't gotten one yet. Prepare for Saturday, I looked at my form letter she sent and it was mailed out on July 6th and i received it Saturday the 11th. Fingers crossed!
DianaLynn, The time can vary a little, but I would make a guess it would be around 8pm. Remember your Sailor will have to be back at his ship by "curfew", so he will need to be back earlier than that. Count on being back at least 45 minutes early... in the Navy on time is late!
richnrebecca, for which div is your daughter the rmpo? I haven't heard from my daughter but we are in Alaska and mail is very slow. I love hearing when some one gets a call or letter because I know that I'll hear something soon. It is just so hard to wait. I agree about hearing units not getting along. It makes me concerned. i don't think my daughter would be involved, she usually ignores that type of stuff but with the extra stress who knows. And, they can all get in trouble for it even if they are not directly involved.
Thanks Elizabeth, Hope your day gets better also. Ya i hate snail mail lol. I wrote my daughters ex boyfriend who went to boot bamp may/june time frame. It took about a week to get to each other. Just the anticipation that its my child in there now, and momma bear is kicking in, i need to know shes ok, and doing well.
I havent gotten a letter yet either. hoping all is going well and hoping to hear from my son soon :)
I feel ya hellraiser78382! I don't know why today is a hard one for me too...
But on a different note, I am from California still no mail. Those who have received mail live very close to the area. Because we are on the other end of the country I am guessing we should we receive something Friday/this weekend if our SR was able to write.
Snail Mail! Gotta love it right? I hope you hear from your SR soon and your day gets better! Hang in there!
Having a really hard day today, I see people from my daughters division receiving letters and calls. Im over here in south Texas like WTH lol. Where's mine. Nothing came today, so hoping soon. I hear from other people on other pages that some kids aren't getting along, that has me a lil worried. My daughter was the Commanding officer this last school yr with her NJROTC, shes very stern and bossy lol. I hope shes not involved. I dont think she would be but you never know. I will just continue listening to her voicemail she left me the day she left. Congrats to the ones who have heard from there recruits.
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