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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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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 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 catsandkoi on December 19, 2018 at 8:13am
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Belovedbyhim, thanks for being so honest. That will be a good heads up for my son that he might not be doing as much actual welding as he was hoping. So your son's job rate doesn't include pouring concrete but they taught him how to do that anyway? How often and for how long would you say he's deployed? (and while my son's recruiter suggested, "Hey, if you did underwater welding you could hook up with the SEALS," my son was quick to remind him that he's color blind. So I don't think we'll have to worry about special forces and SERE!
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Comment by belovedbyHim on December 19, 2018 at 2:59am
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Catsandkoi-- Good for you!! As a new mom learning where to look for the answers will save you tons of grief!! Most Bee's will not unless they are with a special forces assignment. (I think it's like less than 5% who ever do that) When they are at base they do trainings, stand watch, work on projects, hang out and shoot the breeze. My Bee feels like it's not near as much as he'd like but there are rules about what they can and cannot do as far as maintenance on the bases. Most of that work goes to civilian contractors who do the work! (that our bees are trained/training to do!) Honestly, he was disappointed in his choice. He feels that he just sits around doing nothing and then when he does get a job it's to pour concrete! He's sorry he extended his contract and is looking to see if he can get out.
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yikes, just looked up SERE. Seabees don't have to do that do they?
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thank you so much. I figured as much! What is SERE school? What does your bee do when he's not deployed, but just as his base?
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Catsandkoi-- When you write or talk to your SR tell him not to stress!! The navy will never near drown someone they just put all the time and money into training and CS gas is CS gas. He will get a taste of it at BC. Yes it is not fun but not fatal either!! My Bee would not give any details because they are not allowed to but my guess is someone is trying to scare him and others along the way. For the record SERE School is way Worse than anything short of actual war!! 90% of the time my bee is waiting on supplies or orders or both!!
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Hi belovedbyhim, question for your seabee. I got to talk to my son from boot camp today. He is stressing about the ECS. He's heard that #1, they have to near drown you in one of the exercises? and #2, they have to expose you to some super horrible tear gas which is supposed to be incredibly painful. When you have a chance, can you ask him about that? And to maybe give you a little summary of what ECS is like and how hard it is? Thanks!
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Awesome, belovedbyhim. Thanks!
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So. I am sitting here with my Bee and they will not do C school till they are an E4-E5. ECS is 4 weeks and may or may not happen after A school. They should be able to get time off for Christmas from A school, after A school and before reporting to their first duty station.
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Ah, gotcha. Not good news for a planner like me. :) Will try to roll with the punches.
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Catsandkoi-- Maybe. They sometimes go to ECS first sometimes they go later. There is no defined order or timing. Needs of MaNavy.
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