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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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Don't discuss future destinations or ports of call!
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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 loulou on February 16, 2019 at 6:07pm
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Thanks catsandkoi! That's what my husband says too. He's done construction all his life and after talking to our son says it is ridiculous if he fails out. What was wrong with the mudding was because there wasn't time for it to dry before he sanded. But, that's all here nor there. We all know the Navy does what it wants lol Thank you for the prayers!!!
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Comment by catsandkoi on February 16, 2019 at 4:51pm
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I don't know the answer, loulou, but I'm praying for your guy! I'm going to vote scare tactic. I hope so anyway!
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Haven't been here in a while but have a question. My BU is in his last 6 school days of A-school. Called last night and said he may be re-rated or discharged due to failing a lab. They were on drywall. Part of his lab was called excellent (the hole that he patched after instructor kicked it) lol part of the process I know. But, the mudding and sanding was lacking on the rest of his wall. The time changed and he thought he was going to have another day. Anyway, my question is, would they really kick him out for one lab 6 days before graduation or is this another Navy scare tactic? With the weekend and the holiday on Monday he has to wait until Tuesday to find out. Thought maybe I could ease some of his anxiety over it.
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Comment by belovedbyHim on January 15, 2019 at 5:16pm
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Unless we change our minds, yes.
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Hahaha, go with the flow. Oh, that's going to be hard to learn! So then do the ultimate orders mean, "Ok this is where you're really really going to be based?" Thanks for your insight.
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Catsandkoi-- If the Navy KNOWS where they have a need they may place them in their Battalion, pending completion of A School. That just means he already knows where he is likely to be headed although with the Navy you have to be ready for change at a moments notice. Deployments are normally on an approximate 18 month rotation but again that is not a hard and fast rule! They will know at least 6 months out but sometimes they know as soon as they come home from one deployment when they are scheduled to go out next. Then there are Detachments and temporary projects they may go out and work on in between deployments.
I find that it is best to learn to relax and just go with the flow.
When you are caught in a rip current The best thing to do is relax. Swim with the current and then make your way when you are able to do so. If you try and swim in to shore against a rip current you will become exhausted and may drown, in the same way if you try and understand the workings of the Navy you may suffer the same fate!!
Focus on A school and let the rest come in it's own time.
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Question for you, BelovedByHim (or anyone else who might know!) So my son got his orders, and knows his Battalion. His orders include something much later in the year after his A school is done titled "ultimate orders." What does that mean? Also, do most battalions deploy every year? And how far ahead of time are sailors notified they will be deploying? thanks for any insight!
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Hi all! just back from PIR weekend. Wow. So many emotions. My son got his orders, and they included a deployment date. How soon before they leave do they find out where they're going, and are they allowed to tell their family?
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Haha, my son was in a big hurry to get out of our town too. I really hope he gets to see some great places and work on some amazing projects. Thanks so much for sharing your experience. I hope things improve for your son.
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Catsandkoi-- My Bee is a BU builder so yes, pouring concrete is part of his job, just not the part that he enjoys very much! He'd much rather pound nails and do framing work! He doesn't mind the concrete work but they spend a lot of time waiting. Frame the form, wait, Pour the concrete, wait, smooth the concrete, wait, wait some more, remove the frame, wait, wait for the orders and repeat! Welding may be similar or not. I really don't know. I do know my bee was learning some welding and enjoying it at his first command. He was stationed in Sigonella, Italy for the first 3 years so this is our second deployment in the 5 that he's been in but he was overseas so it isn't as hard as it is for many. He has done 2 6month deployments. His first was on the heels of his overseas tour, and ECS so we didn't get to see him before that, then they were home for about 8 months before deploying again, also for 6 months. We expect them home in the spring. I know some did "Det" assignments in between and he is currently attached to a "Det" (Detached unit) serving away from the main body. Part of his issue is his own making but part of it is being on a small, isolated island, with a couple of people he isn't really getting along with. He said his Italian unit felt like family but this just feels like work and not much else. It breaks my heart for him but I have no control over it so I try not to dwell. He will learn lessons from this and may look back and miss it later. He did with Italy! I just pray daily that God will send someone to his unit that will be a good friend and influence on him! He did share that he really misses home and plans to move back here when he can. He was in such a hurry to leave and claimed he hated living here but now he sees that it wasn't so bad!! He tends to learn things the hard way!!
My bee did talk about cross rating to learn underwater welding and he very much wanted to work with the seals but he has my astigmatism and is just short of blind without his glasses so that was out!! Thank God for bad eyes!!! No SERE here either!!My DH was Navy when we were first married and our neighbor in our first place was a pilot in training at Mira Mar NAS. He did SERE and one evening we were visiting and having dinner and he was telling us all about it! I would not wish it on my worst enemies!! This was in the 80's and there were some things that they no longer are allowed to do but they did then!! (like simulated torture!!-- Waterboarding, electro-shock, sleep deprivation...) I never wanted my loved ones to go through that but they did it to train them in the event they were shot down over enemy territory. He claimed it wasn't as bad as the week in the dessert though and that he'd take that over eating bugs and weeds any day!
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