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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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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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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."
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ALUMNI OF PIR 10/31/2014 TG 51 - 12 Divisions (343-352, 821 and 951)
Information
This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on October 31, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 71
Latest Activity: Nov 6, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 10/31/2014! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP
~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"
Discussion Forum
Ship 04 (USS Arleigh Burke) Divisions 821
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by JPzMom Oct 31, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Gift Basket for Sarge's Meet and Greet
Started by Surfcitynavymom. Last reply by CatMom509 Oct 31, 2014. 36 Replies 4 Likes
^^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by CJsNvymom Oct 29, 2014. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 345 and 346 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Queenie Oct 24, 2014. 5 Replies 5 Likes
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Oct 23, 2014. 10 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 343 and 344 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Nina56 Oct 22, 2014. 2 Replies 1 Like
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 347 and 348 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Monday Oct 17, 2014. 19 Replies 6 Likes
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 351 and 352 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Pinkhardhatmom Oct 15, 2014. 1 Reply 1 Like
Newspaper Announcements
Started by GeauxTigers#1. Last reply by ellen0502 Oct 12, 2014. 1 Reply 1 Like
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 951
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by karen44 ⚓ ♫ Oct 11, 2014. 3 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 349 and 350 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Surfcitynavymom Oct 11, 2014. 32 Replies 3 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by Derrick's mom on September 12, 2014 at 7:22pm
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Got my letter today. Ship 14 - DIV 347
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Comment by GeauxTigers#1 on September 12, 2014 at 6:14pm
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Yay! Got my form letter today....My SR is in Ship 14 Div 348. So happy to have his address. My letter will go out tomorrow.
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Comment by Q'sMom ~ Dee on September 12, 2014 at 5:22pm
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@Craig ~ thank you for the Awesome information re: capitalization history! I would've wondered why my SR wrote that way...knowing that his normal handwriting resembles the infamous Chicken Scratch! :-)
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Got my Form Letter today!!! Yayyy!!!
Ship 14 ~ DIV 348 ~ PIR 31 Oct 2014
His Ship is 14 & my B'day is this Sun 14 Sep!! Now that's what I call being Together! LOL Yayyy!!!!
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Comment by CatMom509 on September 12, 2014 at 11:55am
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Happy Friday!!
"For I am the Lord, Your God, who takes
hold of your right hand and says to you.
Do not fear; I will help you."
Psalm 41:13
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Comment by ellen0502 on September 12, 2014 at 10:58am
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I wondered why my dad always printed and wrote in caps until my son entered the Navy, mystery solved. :)
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Comment by diannep on September 12, 2014 at 6:45am
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Good Morning and Welcome to this group and Navy Bootcamp! I am also one of the N4Moms veterans on this group to help out, which I have been doing for about 4.5 years now. Please read the PAGES section on this page, above and to the right, for lots of great info. Ask any questions you have on here and we will try and get you the answers you need!
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Craig,
I like the all caps because I think it is easier to read and pretty uniform!! Thanks for the interesting history!! Now let's see if new Navy writing will revert to "Chicken Scratch!" lol!
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Comment by Craig on September 12, 2014 at 2:10am
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canda - Just so you know why the handwriting is so neat:
*** Since everyone is starting to get letter now ***
I thought I’d post the history and this funny…
You guys will notice your sailors will be writing in all capital letters. Why? The reason isIt’s a holdover from 1931 when the Navy started using Teletype machines for naval messages. The large bulky machines used electrical radio transmission and converted it to mechanical which then printed the message on paper. They were barely able to make the capital letter work, thus why then never had small letter. It was just way beyond their time. The Navy continued this practice of using all capital letter on Navy message till June 2013. Up until that time, all recruit had to learn to hand write in all capital letters because that is what was used in the fleet.
Fast forward to June 11, 2013. The Navy released the ALCOM 085/13 message that told the entire Navy community that all capital message would end. Our technology could handle small letter. The era of having message traffic in all capital letter is over.What you guys are seeing with your recruits writing in all caps is a hold over that will soon change. The Navy just hasn’t caught up. Remember, they just changed the rule last year.
The problem is, once you start writing in all capital letters you will never stop. You continue to do it out of habit. I still do. So will your sailors….
Now the funny:
Years from now your sailor will say:
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Hi all,
I'm Craig and much like CatMom and the rest of the admin crew I would like to welcome you too...
The Navy is really difficult to learn, but the gang here has already blazed the trail to help you learn the process. I actually run a website called NavyDEP.com, and probably have helped some of your sailors already.
Just wanted to say again, welcome, and enjoy the forums...
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