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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 SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on August 23, 2010 at 2:15am
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Yeah - quite a few of you got calls today!! That is awesome.
Diannep - glad you are here, I've been weaning myself off but can't give it up completely. I spend the first 20 minutes answering questions in my inbox, so doesn't leave a lot of time to "stalk" all the groups! (yes, I am a closet N4M stalker/addict).
Wanted to share with everyone that my sailor finished his A-School classes six weeks earlier than he thought he would - and he graduated on Friday. Graduation from A-School is not the big production that PIR is from boot camp. Here's how important it was in his mind for me to even know about it (this was the message on my cell phone) "Yo Mom, ITSA Brandon here. Just got done with my A-School graduation ceremony, thought you should know, off to the beach, love ya, me". Can you believe that?? But when I called him back, he said it was important, but no big deal - only 8 families came, but that's because they live close to Pensacola. I will get him back, I'm assigning him IT when he comes home in two weeks!!!!!
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Comment by txsailorsam-Donna on August 22, 2010 at 11:05pm
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LTLY... Will agree with you in prayer that all goes well with all those having teeth pulled this week. SF is among them. He is having 2 out on Thurs.
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Comment by LTLY on August 22, 2010 at 10:59pm
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I got a call too! And story is about the same...they got a choice to turn around and not get a phone call or do mountain climbers.
My husband is sick too and will get all 4 wisdom teeth pulled tomorrow. He also said they should expect a paycheck on Sept. 1st. He passed his swim, run, etc...
Prayers for all the dental work being done this week and for the test on Wed.
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Comment by pastorMom on August 22, 2010 at 9:53pm
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Hi,
Lots of phone calls today. I got one just before church. Donald sounded tired, but doesn't have to have his wisdom teeth out! He said he got to call because of his fast time on the run. It was good to hear from him. He said he'd been getting his letters, so all good news I guess. Now, if he will write I'll be happy.
PastorMom(ship 13, div.328).
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Comment by MichelleB. on August 22, 2010 at 9:37pm
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LoL I'm not sure what my son would if I answered his calls "HooYah!!!" Probably take me off his access list lol.
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Comment by Patsmom on August 22, 2010 at 9:25pm
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Thanks Linda - Karls mom. I look forward to meeting you. I figure my focus will be on seeing Patrick, for the time we get together, and if the hotel is too bad there is plenty to do/see in the area. Hey, at least it isn't New York City with all the bed bug problems :)
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Comment by diannep on August 22, 2010 at 9:02pm
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Time for you all to learn the HooYAH chant of the Navy.
It is fun to answer the phone, hooYAH, when you see that 847 area code....one of my friends did this and there was a moment of silence on the other end! HA!
Anyway....a big HOOYAH to all of you ladies today!
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Ladies, next time your recruit calls on a bad phone, ask them to hold the cord of the phone into the handset. Usually that is the problem...the cord has been S T R E T C H E D and is coming out of the handset. I know this...because my mom did it to every one of her phones at her house!
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MichelleB: They are usually paid about 4 weeks after they arrive, and it is on the1st and 15th of the month.
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Comment by Liz71184 on August 22, 2010 at 8:58pm
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I got a phone call from my husband today too! I almost missed him though since I was mowing the lawn. I heard about the exercising on their way to the phone. MichelleB I was told they will get their first paycheck on the 1st.
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