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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
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 DaltonsMom (Ship 13 Div 127) on June 8, 2013 at 6:05pm
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Lighthouse3: That is great... I know how you feel... I got to talk to mine for a bit today... he is on phase 3 at school, so a bunch of them are staying in a super nice hotel tonight! He was excited to get a little freedom this weekend!
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Comment by Lighthouse3 Div203 PIR5/24/13 on June 8, 2013 at 5:37pm
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DaltonsMom, it seems our sons do know each other and will be on the same shift! That's fun. I was blessed with a nice long call this afternoon, so my son-love tank is quite full. :-)
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Luvmyboys, No, he's in Texas to become a construction electrician. What is your son's "job"?
DaltonsMom, that would be great if they met! I don't know what shift he will be on.
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Comment by Luvmyboyz on June 6, 2013 at 5:19pm
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Lighthouse3 my son also was in PIR 5/24 and is at A School to become a Seabee. My guess though is your son isn't at Port Hueneme? I haven't been able to have much communication with my son and to be honest I am missing him so much.
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Comment by DsMomma on June 6, 2013 at 2:28pm
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My son had PIR 5/17 and flew to gulfport for A School. He had a couple weeks to waste before classes started. He finally has a roommate... His roomate came later. He and his roommate seem to be friends and they have lots of them. Every time we talk his room is full of people just hanging out or dooing their homework, getting help from one another. My son sounds really good and is enjoying his time. He had watch the other night and when he got back hid friends had saved him some pizza... He has good friends, sounds happy, I'm so happy for him!!
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I know my son had to buy a book for sure, but I didn't hear weather it was one or two. I talked to my son today and he said they will be working with the kids that start on Monday... Maybe they will meet! My son is squad leader for the night class group (there is a day class and night class going for their group... I think he called one s shift and I can't remember what the other is... T shift maybe...)
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My son called today and said his class is now supposed to start on Monday! That is good; two weeks on hold is probably enough. Is it accurate that they have to purchase their own training manuals (at $80 each x 2)? He said they no longer have to muster up each night, so he can call earlier or get to bed earlier--now I can't remember which!
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I think Phase 2 must be different for different bases maybe? My son is in Witchita Falls now and says that Phases are an individual thing where you take a test to pass into the next phase. You keep your phase unless you don't do well on your tests.
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Comment by Hayden's Mom 12 207 on June 5, 2013 at 1:54pm
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Thank you for the info Lighthouse3 and Debi. My boy starts A school June 13th. We plan to visit in mid Aug, so hopefully he will have some liberty by then. I am just happy to text daily and keep in touch..yikes, boot camp letters just didn't do it for me. He actually said, "Mom, as a rule, boot camp is harder on the family. We are too busy and tired to think much about anything other than getting to one day closer to graduation." Yep, pretty much sums it up!
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Comment by Debi on June 5, 2013 at 12:15pm
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Lighthouse3 Phase 2 would be his liberty status...it means he can leave the base but has to be back by a curfew time. Once he hits phase 3 he can actually stay off base on the weekends if he doesn't have duty :) My Seabee is still trying to hit phase 2. He said they had to phase up as a class and some of his classmates are not making good choices..so when we go to see him next week we'll have to visit on base only..no exploring the area around the base :(
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