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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.
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.
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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PIR 10/1/10
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This group is intended to unite those who have loved ones with a PIR date of October 1st, 2010.
Location: USA
Members: 125
Latest Activity: Jul 30, 2013
THIS IS NOT ME YELLING...HOWEVER IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!!
ANYTHING POSTED ON THIS FORUM IS PUBLIC! EVEN IN THE DISCUSSION FORUM ABOVE! UNLESS YOU EMAIL OR PRIVATE CHAT, THE INFO YOU SHARE ON THIS WEBSITE IS 100% VIEWABLE BY ANYONE! ON THE INTERNET, IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING RDC'S IN GL! I WILL DELETE POSTS CONTAINING NAMES OF SR'S, RDC'S, OR EVEN FAMILY OF SAID. IT IS IN EVERYONES BEST INTEREST AND SAFETY TO KEEP CERTAIN INFORMATION PRIVATE.
THANK YOU FOR YOU UNDERSTANDING AND ATTENTION!
With all that out of the way, I am thrilled to have access to the information, support, and friendship on N4M. I want to keep it safe for our SR's and families, and for future SR's and their families. Please read and respect the OPSEC guidlines posted on N4M's main page. These guidelines are a foundation for your SR and family now that he/she is just days away from becoming a United States Sailor.
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Discussion Forum
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Started by Lauren - Sub Wife - Bangor, Wash. Last reply by USnavymom63 Jul 30, 2013. 28 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 26, 2010 at 4:19pm
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Elaine, I am glad you like the ribbons and I am sorry I made you cry lol. But I bet they are proud happy tears :)
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Comment by diannep on August 26, 2010 at 4:11pm
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gcmb: My guess is that they are the same division to train together, and the difference in the ship numbers is because they have separate sleeping quarters.
Yes, guys and gals do not sleep in the same area! Halleluia! :-)
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Ask your recruits about the "peanut butter" shot. OUCH!
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Comment by Rhonda on August 26, 2010 at 3:53pm
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Reenie --- don't worry about all the drama with the females, it happens to nearly every division that has women. It's a stressful time. Cecily's division did not get along really well until the last couple of weeks and then it was amazing how they all pulled together to get each other through. The drama goes away once the reality sets in that they need each other. Cecily made some lifelong friends in BC that she will always cherish.
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Comment by Elaine-PIR 10/1/10 on August 26, 2010 at 3:05pm
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Lala, I took a picture of it on my cell phone, sent it to his dad and now it is the wallpaper on my phone.
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Lala, that is my son on the first ribbon, I am in tears. It makes me feel closer to him already. Check will be in the mail tomorrow!!! Thank you soooooooo much for posting his. Luv ya.
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The "no communication" thing was the toughest for me to get used to, even though my daughter had already been away from home for college and most of the time never bothered to return my calls anyway...lol. I just didn't like the idea of not being able to talk to her if I really wanted to. The first couple of letters from her were a Godsend, and the way her tone kept getting better and better by the end of BC gladdened my heart, I knew she'd make it for sure just from her attitude --- hang in there ladies :)
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Comment by Tiff'sMom (Sharon) on August 26, 2010 at 2:18pm
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hahaha that was my mantra, MONDAY I'll start.. haha 35lbs is a LOT of weight!! Congrats on that!!! I can't play music loud, because I'm up at 3:50am and don't want to wake anyone up and I hate those things in my ears, they make them itchy and creepy feeling and makes me afraid I won't hear something... like a burglar or something! LOL I figure at the rate I'm going, I'll have lost 3/4lb by December 2, 2011!!! hahaha
I'm off to work, have to take the kids home (this is when I need ear plugs) LOL Have a nice afternoon and PRAY for the Mail Man to make our DAY!!
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I told Tiff that I would lose weight while she was gaining, so Monday I got on the treadmill, went 1/2 mile, got bored and got off. Next day, got on, accidently pulled the emergency pull shut off thing, got off. Today, went much longer than day one, I went 16 minutes, one more minute than Monday, got bored, got off. hahahaha I told my husband to buy me a hospital stand/tray so I could put the laptop on it and surf the web while I walk, maybe then I could stay on!!!
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I have been working on ribbons for this PIR group and thought you all might like to see some samples. I hope you like them.
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