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ALUMNI of PIR 9/1/2011 TG 42 Div 281-290, 818, 819, 942

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Group for those who's Sailors graduated 09/01/2011 - "veryproud" started this group, but please contact "DiverMom" with any issues/concerns regarding this board. CONGRATULATIONS to all the new NAVY family members! Thank you!

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Latest Activity: Aug 9, 2012

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Comment by diannep on August 19, 2011 at 3:06pm: If you get calls this weekend, ladies? We need BattleStations dates! Remember, please message them...using Send Message to Group prompt above... or send to me. I have started the schedule. No posting of dates on here.

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on August 19, 2011 at 2:25pm: ShelMaq, I borrowed this off the Navy4Dads site. It should help you understand it more.

Listed below are the OPSEC rules, remember they keep our loved ones safe.

OPSEC Rules:

• Don’t discuss future destinations or ports of call

• Don’t discuss future operations, exercises or missions (including Family Day Cruises)

• Don’t discuss dates and times of when we will be in port or conducting exercises

• Don’t discuss readiness issues and numbers

• Don’t discuss specific training equipment or lack thereof

• Don’t speculate about future operations

• Don’t spread rumors about current, future, or past operations or movements

• Don’t discuss deployment or homecoming dates

• Don’t assume the enemy is not trying to collect information; they always are

• Don't discuss Security Procedures, movements, or arms

• Be smart, use your head, and always think OPSEC when using email, phone, chat rooms and message boards. There is no guarantee that a chat room or forum described as 'military' has any security for transmitting information or restricting membership to military personnel and their families only

"REMEMBER, OPSEC SAVES LIVES”

OPSEC is ship or operations specific and doesn't have anything to do with your sailors accomplishments in boot camp, “A” or “C” schools or rate increases or any other info that is personal in nature. Take pride in your sailor and share it with us all!! This is a great open forum that we have and in order to keep it that way we need to remember OPSEC. Basically, just remember this: if the information is shared on a public Navy website or newspaper, then it's ok to post and discuss that information on Navy Dads. When operational information comes directly to us from our sailors that is when we need to apply the OPSEC rules.

Below is a link to a PDF presentation from the NAVY regarding OPSEC and the use of social media......

OPSEC%20Snapshot.pdf

Comment by ShelMaq on August 19, 2011 at 1:44pm: Not to be an idiot, what is OPSEC and where do I read about it? I can't remember if I even asked that before... I have had so much going on here at work that I have not idea what is going on in my life, other than what my SR has written to me.

Thanks!

Comment by diannep on August 19, 2011 at 12:10pm: Welcome, ladydrifter! Be sure to check the discussion groups above (hit VIEW ALL) and catch up on lots of info, in addition to reading the posts, as Lala said.

Comment by diannep on August 19, 2011 at 12:09pm: Ha, Kimberly! Yes, you are right! And, we CAN give away those secrets...as long as to each other...PRIVATELY in the case of BattleStations!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 19, 2011 at 10:20am: lol, welcome ladydrifter, better late than never :-) Read as many posts as you can so you can catch up and be sure and check out the Meet and Greet even. If possible you will want to go to that :-)

Comment by ladydrifter on August 19, 2011 at 10:17am: Hi ...Im new! Im late! just found you all! yeah! my son is ship 12 div 286! wheres my new family?!!!!

Comment by Kimberly P on August 19, 2011 at 8:52am: I see diannep its like a "mom" test to see if we can not give away secrets!

Comment by diannep on August 19, 2011 at 8:14am: JapanMom: Ugh...don't get me started! RTC says they want people to start practicing OPSEC so they want BattleStations to be considered as "ship movement." ...which, as you know, means you can't post info about it. It sure has made it harder to get the dates out. I am asking all to PM the dates to either the group or to me. I am formulating a schedule and will send out. I know the importance of knowing those dates! That is the exciting finale and highly emotional!

Comment by Crystal(ship11div282)(EM1150) on August 19, 2011 at 1:24am: Praying we can have a little more time with our SR before they go to A school. It is getting closer, YAY.