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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
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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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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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USS Bataan LHD-5
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Group for family members of Sailors who are on the USS Bataan (LHD-5)
Members: 144
Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2019
Granted, we may be a bit limited to what we can discuss openly online, but if nothing else, may be a good way to connect and network off-line as well.
Make sure to not disclose advance ship movements or other OPSEC issues.
My son is an FC2 on this ship.
Discussion Forum
Looking for Moms and Family Members who have Sailors on the USS Bataan
Started by Navy for Moms Admin. Last reply by mamabear Jul 13, 2017. 55 Replies 7 Likes
Possible Deployment, USS Bataan 2014
Started by GoNavy. Last reply by Yasminie5 Dec 20, 2014. 17 Replies 4 Likes
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Comment by BEVERLY (kyles mom) on February 8, 2010 at 12:39pm
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Barbara i just call the verizon company and she looked up the phone my son has and said it would not work in haiti
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i checked with verizon and you have to have a certain kind of phone which is a bummer.
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i think all these guys feel the same my son is so ready to get off the ship also. he has been the navy 2 years and this is his first time staying on the ship.
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as far as i know kyle still has not got his package, would do i need to contact about this. thanks
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my son is on the bataan in haiti he is an airman crew with the hm-14 squadron. not getting to hear from him much. has anyone sent a package to any of the sailors in haiti? i sent my son one and he has not got it yet and i sent it on jan 13th
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Comment by ChrisWife on January 31, 2010 at 12:28pm
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hmmm i've seen multiple posts here about sailors onboard the bataan not being able to take showers because of water issues. i also saw a post about them returning in april. i would think that would be something that shouldnt be discussed either but yet i didnt see anyone chime in about OPSEC or not discussing equipment readiness or return timeframes on the open forum. let me just delete my account because i don't do the fake thing and i certainly don't do the lying to save face thing either. i asked a question...i didnt come here to be lectured about what should and shouldnt be posted in this forum. i was in the navy for 10 years and my husband has been in for 15 1/2 so i certainly don't need anyone telling me what should and shouldnt be posted on an open forum. anyhoo, i can sense the clique'ish nature of this board already and i don't have time.
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Hello Im new to this forum. Does anyone know definitively when the Bataan will be returning home? My husband is on the Bataan and has heard through the grapevine that the Kearsarge is supposed to be on its way to Haiti to relieve them. He said that the ship is in desperate need of repair and needs to go in the yards. I was wondering if anyone else has heard anything.
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Comment by Terri-Dustin's Proud Mom-IC on January 23, 2010 at 6:47pm
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NancyEllen, your post about your daughter just made my day!!! My son is also on the Bataan! God bless our military!! Go Navy!!
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My son called me this evening! He told me he was in the bed when the 6.1 hit & it pretty much shook them out their bunks! They thought the ship had went aground!
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Saralyn, don't feel bad I haven't heard from my son either! But I know they are ok! Will post when I hear from him! Go Navy!!!
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