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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
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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."
Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
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BUD/S Class 281
Information
Class 281 is on the march through the phases of BUD/S
Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/prebudsmomss
Members: 59
Latest Activity: Nov 7, 2012
Discussion Forum
Prayer Chain
Started by ProudFamily. Last reply by Ray Ray Mar 8, 2010. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Sign up for Prayer CHain through this discussion. We are basing the times on PST.Continue
A Place for Prayers
Started by Tee-1sailor's mom. Last reply by Tee-1sailor's mom Mar 8, 2010. 55 Replies 0 Likes
I think it would be great to have a place to post requests, answers, or just general prayers for Class 281 or any pre-bud family. Everyone is Welcome!
Comment Wall
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Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on January 23, 2010 at 2:35pm
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http://www.navyformoms.com/group/sealmoms
Here's the web address, and the pics are down a bit. If they don't show up your computer may be set to not display the format? Sorry if I'm overdoing the help!
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Mamamaria, you must have been with me and Rachel, 8/21. (You have to find the Seal Mom's group, I'll try to post the link.)
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I added San Diego weather to my Home Page so i can check on it every day. It's supposed to dry up for the weekend.
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Thanks MstrChief, the different coverage is interesting. Sounds like Ohio had a great turnout.
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Thank you Dawni and Ray Ray, we were with you in spirit today!!! (BTW, I don't want to confuse anyone, my son is in a different program but started with 281).
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Hi bj, remember me? It's good to see you back.
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I echo what Mstr Chief said. WE know that these men were doing their job the way they were trained to do it, others do not know it or care, is my opinion. Even others in the military cannnot understand. It's also personal for us, this could be OUR son some day. (just my 2 cents)
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I heard that there are 2 indocs. One is for the base and the other is for their program, that may explain the difference. My son will be doing "his thing' at about the same time as 281.
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Thank you so much So Cal moms for doing this. I wish we could all be there!!!
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Comment by sue on January 6, 2010 at 5:14pm
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fyi : This is the responce I got from the reporter: "We will monitor the SEALS court martial. The Navy says the men are not being tried for the injury, but rather for lying about it to their superiors. This is from the Navy Times:
Maj. Gen. Charles Cleveland, commander of Special Operations Command,Cleveland said that media accounts of Abed’s injuries occurring during the capture are inaccurate.
“A medical examination conducted at the time the detainee was turned over to U.S. forces determined that his alleged injuries were inflicted several hours after the operation had ended, and while in the custody and care of the U.S. at Camp Schweidler’s detainee holding facility,” Cleveland wrote.
But he made it clear it’s not the assault he’s really worried about, stating that “while the assault and resulting injury to the detainee were relatively minor, the more disconcerting allegations are those related to the sailors’ attempts to cover up the incident, particularly in what appears to be an effort to influence the testimony of a witness,” he said.
The court will have to determine who's correct, and we will rely on coverage from The Associated Press in following it. Thank you for passing along, it's an interesting story that bears watching.
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