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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
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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Don't discuss future destinations or ports of call!
Don't discuss future operations or missions!
Don't discuss dates and times of when we will be in port or conducting exercises!
Don't discuss readiness issues and numbers!
Don't discuss specific training equipment!
Don't discuss people's names and billets in conjunction with operations!
Don't speculate about future operations!
Don't spread rumors about operations!
Don't assume the enemy is not trying to collect information on you so he can kill you, he is!
Be smart, use your head, and always think OPSEC and COMSEC when using email or phone!
Rules of thumb for parents and loved ones:
*If your sailor indicates to you they can't tell you something, believe them. Don't try to coax them into telling.
*If it is published by the navy about where a ship or unit has been (not going), that is when it's okay to share.
*If your sailor is in a high security area, say a nuke or EOD, consider using a nick name for them and you, a seperate email without your name on it, and don't even tell where YOU live. Let them tell you what they want you to tell others or if they are worried about info, always let them know you are on here. That's why they are careful on here about only putting first names on your profile page.
*Be aware, the OPSEC 10 points are about what they can't talk about. Think about what YOU might share as a parent or loved one of a military member that could cause trouble. You also have a responsibilty.
*Be respectful and teach other parents if they don't know and say too much, no need to be disrespectful or mean to them about it. Just guide them and let them know they maybe need to rewrite or delete the post. There isn't a member on here that wants to cause trouble or harm. They just aren't thinking or don't know.
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Comment by Tobianne on January 24, 2012 at 4:12pm
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My grnadsons other grandma and I hit heads many times. Now she actually has seen first hand what we always disagreed about.
When my grandson was born (not that I wanted to be in the room) she shut the door and when she came out she went right to the cousin with the pictures. it was another 45 mins before we saw Liam.
Now we can actually talk and she texts me often with the crazy crap her daughter is doing. I figure it this way, you are in baby's life FOREVER, make the very best of it.
In the end if you keep a level head, things may change. They did for me, I do not go shopping to to lunch with her, but we can sit and have coffee and know that the # 1 thing is the baby boy.
Good luck with the in-laws, it is touchy. My husband and I prefer the other grandfather and step grammy, they do not carry on as teen agers as the ex-daughter in laws mother and her boyfriend to.
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Ann-Marie- I understand about times...when I went to CA to see my daughter before she left for deployment, she had to figure when the best time was due to work and watch schedules. She also wanted to buy my ticket. Maybe, just maybe daughters since they seem to be closer (at least with all the Sailor moms, and many Seabee moms I know personally) to the family. I think that is a big percentage of girls anyway..
I had 2 weeks notice, but all worked out well. She ended up being able to take some liberty since it was just after FEX also.
The ticket, I could not let her pay for it, we compromised and split it. Was not too bad. 300.00 round trip. Good luck and enjoy your time.
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Comment by Ann-Marie(Proud Mom of Nick) on January 24, 2012 at 2:52pm
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Thanks Jaz and Denise, but he is being deployed for the first time and if I want to see him I have a finite window. Made some compromises and bringing my daughter instead of my husband and paying a fortune for the tickets. I really was hoping to be able to bring my husband and make a mini vacation out of it because he really needs to get away, but as usual it never seems to pan out. Do you guys know anything about the Marriott on East Beach Blvd?
Denise I will most likely start putting my foot down on his leave transportation since we just gave him a truck. I just don't understand why he can only give me days notice?
Jaz I will most likely be going out for the birth too, but I can't stomach my daughter-in -laws mother so this should be interesting to say the least!
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Comment by Jaz04 on January 24, 2012 at 8:47am
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Ann-Marie, I agree with Denise on this one. Thank God Steven (for the most part) just goes with what I tell him is available, when he will be flying and what he owes. Congrats on the Grandmother situation. We can go through this together as Steven and Kristin's bundle is due June 18th.
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Ugh, here we go again! Why is it my son can only give me less than a weeks notice to get airfare? Everything is either completely booked or overbooked and I have such a short window to go see him. Anyone have any ideas? Just found out a couple of weeks ago they are expecting a baby on July 4th(shocker) so I am trying to get into Grandmother mode!
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Comment by Kelleypen on January 23, 2012 at 12:57pm
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I don't know what's on base, but your 19yr old must be in my boy's battalion. I think he did rent a storage unit for his first deployment.
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Comment by julieb1019 on January 18, 2012 at 7:59pm
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Thanks for info. We live far away and I expect my son to be home soon after A school graduation and then return for combat training. I do have some tie to think about making the trip.
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Julie, correct a lot of people don't go, but when I went, I found it to be nice because there are MUCH less people than boot camp graduation. It was much more personal.
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Hi My son is in A school now and is not sure about the graduation ceremony. Is this an event that most families attend?
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Good morning all. Wow, I really need to keep up with my Navy moms. I am working on sending my son his first package and having a hard time what to put in it. There are so many goodies I know he would love that he can't get.
I hope you all have a wonderful day and can stay warm in whatever neck of the woods you live in.
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