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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????????
*******BattleStations********
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 Sailor Collins Wife!! on December 23, 2010 at 8:49pm
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That is so sad poor girl, i hope you guys get a letter soon so she can come back from the mail box with a smile on her face.
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Comment by himmiemom on December 23, 2010 at 8:37pm
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ProudNavyWife....Funny you said stalking the mail man. My daughter who is 9 sits at the kitchen table for hours lately just waiting for the mail truck to come by. She runs or should I say trips down the stairs and runs into the garage for her shoes. She than proceeds to run/slide down the driveway since it is iced over only to find no letter from her brother. I feel so sad for her that I have forgotten how sad I am. She is upset because she doesn't understand this whole thing. She thinks because we live fairly close to the base that we should have letters by now.
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I am pretty sure that i am to the point of Stalking the mail man LOL i am just ready for a letter. It would be totally awesome to get one tomorrow the day before christmas that would just make my Christmas.
Congrats to those of you who have received your letters that is awesome.
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Lynne...Loved your comment about the "trouble" makers in boot camp. Funny, but not none of our recruits would even be in boot camp if they were truly trouble makers. So, yeah I guess not standing up straight or shoes not shined correctly would be a no,no in boot camp. Funny though!!!!!
Yeah!!!!! to those who have received their letters from their recruits. I was so hoping for one today. My son Kyle turned 16 and is just not happy today. I really misses his brother and I think just hearing from him would have perked him right up. I feel so helpless right now and at the mercy of the RDC. I do know if my son could write he would.
I did get a little surprise today but not a letter or phone call. This was something totally unexpected and it had to do with my 16 yr old son and 9 yr old daughter. They are off of school till 1/3 and before My son left for bc my daughter and him were very close as well as my son too. Anyways, was walking by my sons room today and saw my daughter and son lying on the bed together with pillows propped up behind their heads both playing some hand held games. Their heads were touching. It was very touching because just several weeks ago he said to me that she was a pain in his a**. After I saw that I asked him what changed his mind and he said that actually she is pretty cool mom. She likes alot of things that I like. I was like wow!! He also said she may be younger but it is nice having her around.
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Comment by jmazzsmom on December 23, 2010 at 8:29pm
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okay have wrapping to do for the grandson but looking for anyone in Ship 9 division 073 to talk with, not that u others aren't great too.
box and form letter but that's been all. guess i am lucky cause we're so close for mail when it does come , lockport,il
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Comment by Arwen on December 23, 2010 at 8:27pm
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Sheryl, there are rarely more than a few moms from each division on N4M. Most moms either don't know about N4M, or aren't interested.
One of my co-workers had a son in Marine boot camp at the same time my son was in Navy boot camp. I asked her if there is a Marine version of N4M, and she told me she didn't know and didn't care. She simply had no interest in what her son was doing, nor chatting with other moms.As far as she was concerned, he moved away for a new job and would contact her when it was convenient for him.
Others either are not computer users, or don't have access to the internet. It always suprises me how many people are not online, and how many don't have a computer at home or at work.
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Comment by momofms72 on December 23, 2010 at 8:20pm
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Has anyone from ship 09 div 068 received a letter other than the form letter? I sure wish I did. I am missing my son so much right now especially this time of year. Once PIR is done, he's headed to Pensacola FL for A-school, so then I won't see him for a much longer time. The good news is at least I can talk to him on the phone once he gets there. Keep filling us ones in that haven't gotten a real letter yet. I'll just keep checking the mailbox every day. Thanks ladies for keeping my spirits up when I sometimes get down.
Merry Christmas to all of you!!
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Comment by Cin (SHIP 11 DIV 064) on December 23, 2010 at 8:10pm
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3boysSheryl - yay! I'm so glad I found one other person in the same ship & division. Have you recieved any letters?
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Comment by 3boysSheryl on December 23, 2010 at 8:01pm
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Cin (Ship 11, Div 064) - my son is also in Ship 11, Div 064. Doesn't seem like there are many of us from this Ship and Div on here.
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Comment by Britt Ship 09 Div 071 on December 23, 2010 at 7:23pm
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We got the box last thursday. When I got a call from him sunday he said that he had letters written and just had to wait to mail them out.
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