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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 Seabeemom on April 8, 2018 at 10:28am
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Libra Mom I sent you a friend request . I’ll give you my number or Facebook info on there
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Comment by libramom on April 8, 2018 at 9:33am
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Hi- my son is on hold waiting for it to start the first week of next month . I think they all have to wait to "class up". He had another rate in the Navy but decided to take another path. I can give you more information in a PM.
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Libra Mom my son is supposed to graduate bootcamp 4/20 and go to UT a school. So I wonder how often the school starts ?
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Hello! I am a new Seabee mom. He just got to his A school last night. He has a UT rate. Are there any moms out there familiar with this? Looking forward to connecting.
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I like the comment about "an adventure for them and for us".....just never know and it is all about what the Navy needs, as mentioned (and it changes a lot, too).
I believe they had the opportunity to give a list, but again, it will be where they are needed. My son told us several possibilities (and has for deployment coming up later this year as well) and both have changed. Glad to finally know his battalion, even if he is now somewhere else for a month of combat training.
Keep enjoying those phone calls:)
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Comment by msmonster2013 on April 7, 2018 at 12:32pm
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My son just called from BC this morning. I havent spoke to him since he left on 3/7. He told me he went this past week to speak to a classifier and he was able to give a list of places he would like to be stationed at here state side as well as where he would like to go overseas. I thought that was strange that he would be able to give an input of where you would like to go after "A" school even before he graduates from BC. He also said he will be told a week or so before BC where he will get orders to after "A" school. Is this this something new that they do? Back in my day, you didn't get your duty station orders until the end of "A" school.
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Comment by Seabeemom on April 7, 2018 at 12:21pm
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The two main Seabee bases in the states are Gulfport, MS and Port Hueneme, CA. Depending if they are going into sea duty or shore duty first, and what their rate (job) is and where there are needs, determines where they are stationed. There are Seabees at bases spread throughout the states but the battalions man out of the two main bases. No matter where they go, it is an adventure for them and for us!
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Sydney:
My son headed to Port Hueneme recently with several others from his A School Class. He is now in Mississippi for additional training. I think the list mentioned below includes the most common locations.
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MSMonster:
I believe it was a few weeks before my son phased up at A School and was able to dress in civilian clothes and go out. We did not visit until the end just before he graduated and moved on to his next location. At that point, he was able to spend the weekend with us which was awesome!
Hang in there....you are almost finished with the hardest part and will get to see/hug your son very soon and enjoy the graduation! In case you are interested, we found a great little Italian restaurant in Gurnee which was not the typical list of places to go for a meal after graduation. I would highly recommend it if you like Italian:)-Tina's Italian Cafe and Bake Shop! In addition, we stayed at one of the hotel's with a kitchen and our son just enjoyed the afternoon/evening with us, had a home cooked dinner and then went back to the base for his early departure the next morning (where we met him at the airport to see him off again).
Take care.
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Pt hueneme ( although they told my son that is a rare first shore duty station) san Diego, San Francisco, Washington, Mississippi and Virginia ( I think) are the most common us stations
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