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Comment by Jajajo on November 1, 2011 at 8:54am

Does anyone have any info if ship 4 is a combination of overflow and spec ops?

Comment by NavyChief04 Ship 11 DIV 017 on November 1, 2011 at 7:06am

My spelling was terrible in my last post... Sorry my fingers aren't awake lol!!!!

Comment by NavyChief04 Ship 11 DIV 017 on November 1, 2011 at 7:05am

Cmhs13 ~ Thanks for the address!
FireTeamLeadetWife ~ In the form letter my son listed 4 visitors, what is the possibility of adding 2? Are children 2 years old counted as 1 on the 4 guests? We would be holding our little one :-)! Thank you for everything you and others ate doing to help us stay in touch with our loved ones!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 1, 2011 at 1:12am

I will be posting this periodically in the beginning.

Community Guidelines and OPSEC

Hello Everyone.

Safety for your SR (future Sailor) and you!

Sailors LAST names are NOT allowed anywhere on this site. If your last name is different from your sailors it is still not recommended.

FIRST names ARE allowed but I, and some of the other “veteran” moms, will most often advise you not to use them. This is a public forum and anyone can read the posts-they do not have to be a member (if the group is set to private, the public cannot read but all N4M members can-so all you have to do is join) While they use their last names in BC (in fact they don't usually, if ever, find out each other’s first names until the end of BC), the RDC's know who they are and can then, with the right amount of info, link them up to you. So, let’s say you use your last name in your N4M name, post a picture of your SR...easy to match up...and so on.

Why does that matter? Your SR's are trying to get through BC with as little undue attention as possible. "Fly under the radar", so to speak. There have been reports from moms of their recruits being matched up with them. Some are just identified…some get IT (Intensive Training), I am guessing this depends on WHAT is posted…I know of one mom who said that her son had to do 5 push-ups just for every time she posted!

The MOST important reason for being discreet is OPSEC-Operational Security. This is a way of life for us now. It will be for your Sailors career and for some of them, even more so, depending on their individual security clearance. Some moms have mentioned that even today after years they do not know EXACTLY what their sailor does.

SPECOPS...definitely need to be VERY careful.

Here is a link to the "Community Guidelines" for N4M:

http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/navy-for-moms-n4m-community

 

Here is the link for "OPSEC is everyone’s responsibility" specifically:

http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=3342

 

Here is a link to the video on OPSEC on this site:

http://www.navyformoms.com/video/opsec-internet-safety

Please take the time to review this information.

Thank You.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 31, 2011 at 11:45pm

Oh, we only need one Divisional Discussion per division please...so first one started will be the one kept...thank you!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 31, 2011 at 11:44pm

Now that you are getting your ship/divisions go ahead and start your divisional discussions in the Discussion Forum area above.
Click..."+Add Discussion" at the bottom left in the area...its to the left also above the Comment box.
Most just put in the Ship/Div as the title...like this "Ship ##/Div ##" ...without quotes and then you can type in a little greeting in the body of the post. Then other "moms" will be along to join in! It 's a great way to connect up with those in the same ship/div.
Remember, OPSEC and N4M Community Guidelines apply there also (anywhere on the site actually) .
Also, make sure that you still check in on the main pages of the group here to connect up with the whole TG. We veterans are busy with about 7-8 PIR groups running at one time and so spend most of our time on the main pages of the group to answer questions and give advice.

Comment by Qverfll on October 31, 2011 at 11:40pm

Wow! Nice to meet you. Thanks for the response. My son seems to be adjusting fine, but I'm going through the empty nest syndrome...I am learning how to navigate here this is my first time...Where are your kids going after PIR? Mine is supposed to go to Rescue Swimmer School.

Comment by NavyMomma89 on October 31, 2011 at 11:28pm

Overfll: Angela's, Celia NJ's and my son are also in your sons same Ship and Div.!

Comment by NavyMomma89 on October 31, 2011 at 11:25pm

My son arrived there last Mon., Oct. 24.  Angela, nice to meet you.  :)  You, Celia NJ and I can share notes since our sons are in the same Ship and Div.!

Comment by cmhs13 on October 31, 2011 at 10:47pm

I meant I have 2 in the Navy a daughter PIR's November 18th and a Son PIR's Dec. 16th.

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