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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 Feb. 11, 2011
Members: 172
Latest Activity: Nov 11, 2015
Discussion Forum
Ribbons - PIR 2-11-11
Started by aprul(ship11,div63). Last reply by J-04/128 Feb 26, 2014. 19 Replies 0 Likes
Hey PIR 2-11-11,I am making ribbons for anyone who wants them. Some of you have requested information from me and I have tried to email or message each of you personally. You can send supplies or some of the ladies are sending money orders. The…Continue
Nuke A School FAQ
Started by NF Mom. Last reply by SailingHi Ship 9 Div 071 Feb 25, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Nuke A School FAQ click the Above LinkContinue
who has a Sailor staying in great lakes for A-school???
Started by Mrs Eubank. Last reply by Mrs Eubank Feb 19, 2011. 9 Replies 0 Likes
my sailor is staying in great lakes for AECF and his rate is ET. anyone out there with that or just in great lakes????????
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Started by diannep. Last reply by vydeoynkhorne Feb 16, 2011. 150 Replies 0 Likes
This is the final test for your recruits. When they pass this, they are sailors and trade in their recruit cap for their sailor cap in a capping ceremony afterwards. The ship they do this on was designed by Disney, so it is very realistic. During…Continue
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Comment by BBWinthemoon on December 31, 2010 at 12:37am
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Will keep doing the mail dance!
Himme- can't wait to meet that daughter of yours, tell her to prepare for lots of hugs from the N4M moms I think that she should be the designated tissue box holder!!!
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Comment by tackijacky on December 31, 2010 at 12:33am
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Thanks for sending positive messages .... I did get a 30 min phone call christmas morning ....and he is not a big writer was his problem in school hated writing...so the last letter I sent to him was a questionnaire type letter...I better get that one back....thanks again for the positive thoughts
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Comment by Dec6 on December 31, 2010 at 12:16am
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Himmie i understand about the changes. I have changed some but so have his two siblings. My youngest son now has a room to his self. One day I was in the room talking to him, something I used to do often with his older brother, he looked up at me and said "are you going to be in here much longer because this is (he stated his name) time, it used to be my brothers and mine time, but now its just my time" They too used to talk and laugh before going to bed. He has been sleeping in his brothers bed last several nights. My daughter who is not very touchy feely has been giving me more hugs. Heck even the dog has changed. She is very quiet on the days that my husand and I both work and kids are gone. she always had someone with her during the now that he is at BC she is alone two days a week during the day..
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Comment by ame7 on December 31, 2010 at 12:15am
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So happy that everyone is getting letters! The mail dance that send2herb suggested definitely worked, so do you know a phone dance? My daughter also apparently got all her mail at once. She said that she was so excited to get so many letters & cards and her shipmates kept asking how many she got. At the end she said keep the mail coming....its the least I can do.
tackijacky....keep the faith, yours will be here soon, hopefully tomorrow.
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Comment by new sailor's mom on December 30, 2010 at 11:35pm
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we got letters too.....I have read them so many times already, wearing the paper out :) He said he is doing fine and they are feeding him well but the food is bland! He said there are some guys that aren't taking the instructions well so they are "getting their asses kicked". He also apologized for back talking to us when we asked him to do chores and feels bad that he disrespected us! I didn't think he was disrespectful!!! I cried happy tears and sad tears....I miss him so much!!!!
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Comment by himmiemom on December 30, 2010 at 11:19pm
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Theresa, 16 letters???? WOW way to go mom!!!!!
Sorry I made some of you cry reading my comment. I think it is time maybe for her to go back to school so I can stop crying!!!!!
One more day for mail and than a new week starts again. I heard that they can only write on Sunday's, so maybe more mail next week for all.
Anyone got plans for New Years Eve????
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Comment by Lexsmom on December 30, 2010 at 10:51pm
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Theresa, happy your son got all 16 letters at once. I am sure you are very happy today, rest easy tonight! More letters will come and you will be even happier!
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Comment by SailorsWife'10 on December 30, 2010 at 10:41pm
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Aww, look at everyone so happy to hear from their SR's! I know I definitely was. Theresa, yours is going to be able to have a 50 minute long phone call? That's fantastic! I sure wish mine will get a long phone call soon lol, I better send another calling card!
Tackijacky, I'm sure you'll get a letter soon. I was down and out for not receiving for a while and I got my first one today! But now I want another one lol.
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No letters for me :(
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Comment by Mikki Ship 09 Div 069 on December 30, 2010 at 10:31pm
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It seems to be ship 09 Div 069's turn doing the happy dance and the mailbox today! We got 4 letters today! 2 for my daughter in law (she lives with me) and two for me. One of my letters had a separate letter each for his brother and his Nana. He wrote on Dec 25th and said that there wasnt much time to write, he missed us, wanted hugs to all and hope we had a great holiday. And he promises to write more soon. I'm waiting form my DIL to come home to see if her letters have more news (I doubt it tho, my son is the quiet type). yippee!
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