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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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USS George Washington Sailors

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For family members of sailors who are on the USS GW on their way to be stationed in Japan

Members: 284
Latest Activity: Jun 27, 2024

Per the N4M Community Guidelines:

Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security)
(Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips)
The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:
• No Sailor addresses, emails, or other contact information. The exception to this rule is FPO addresses.
• Specific dates, times, and locations regarding current or future deployments and ship movements. Do not post dates more specific than by month. Do not post specific ports of call, deployment bases, or future destinations.
• Details regarding training, equipment, and current or future operations or missions.

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Comment by abc815 on August 22, 2010 at 8:41am: karen, i think katlanta is right. i think as far as bedding goes, they can use whatever they want.

and to mama nonie, i'm sorry to hear that you're getting such short answers from your son! :( unfortunately, that seems to go for alot of other navy moms. now communicating w/ girlfriends is a different story. i am the girlfriend of a gw sailor and while i get a long email everyday, his mom gets nothing. i tell him all the time to PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL YOUR MOTHER. yet he doesn't! not sure what else to try. when emailling him next, instead of asking anymore 'yes' or 'no' answers, try asking something that REQUIRES a longer answer. :) good luck!

to all the navy moms, my sailor is asking for non-perishable food items that he can eat when he's in a rush. he asked for a microwaveable bowl along w/ some instant noodles. he says that space is VERY limited and to keep that in mind. any suggestions? thank you!

Comment by Mollie...Kelcies Mom on August 21, 2010 at 8:15pm: Oops....that's susposed to be "guy" friends.

Comment by Mollie...Kelcies Mom on August 21, 2010 at 8:14pm: Yep, black socks!! Like grandma said, not dress, not sport, just the "in between"
Found out that "blowing out the pad eyes" meant that they fill those "divits" with water, then the "wogs" have to try to blow the water out of them, which I guess is an impossible task! She said it was a lot of fun though. She has a TON of buy friends, so guess they made her work her butt off!! But she loves it :>)

Comment by ant'smom on August 21, 2010 at 6:03pm: Ok ladies, I am a dummy, my son has been there for 3 yrs and signed up for another, and in all that time I never sent socksd, lots of other things. Am sending some items for some GW sailors via Molly's Adopt A Sailor, requests were socks, socks, and more socks: what color socks do I send? Makes me wonder, how has mine managed all this time w/o asking for socks. Am glad they are getting some fun, they all well deserve a little fun, they work so hard.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on August 20, 2010 at 12:13pm: You can also watch the whole series on the computer from the PBS site. I agree, grandma, it is a good documentary and gives you a good idea of life on board the carrier.

cfsnowmom, thanks for the link. I like the two perspectives of being a Wog.

Comment by abc815 on August 20, 2010 at 9:33am: yay! got an email from my sailor and now i know what a shellback is! i had no idea what you ladies were talking about. my sailor became a shellback last year, so he got to have some fun w/ the new ones this time around. :) heard it was messy and he got covered in paint. it's nice to hear they're having some fun!

Comment by Mollie...Kelcies Mom on August 20, 2010 at 9:31am: Mine said that she had to crawl thru a tub of green slime, I'm guessing that was the "messy" part. Said she had to do over 100 pushups and try to "blow out pad eyes". No idea what "pad eyes" are, but anyway she said it was a lot of fun, but she's exhausted. She was happiest about the fact that she got to sleep in till 0500.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on August 20, 2010 at 6:51am: I had a very brief e-mail from my g'daughter to tell me she is a "shellback," too. She was very glad because she was really looking forward to it. She did say it was a bunch of mess but fun.

Comment by Janis on August 19, 2010 at 11:58pm: Well, daughter just emailed me and told me she's now a 'shellback'. She said 'woo hoo'. Lol They must have had a lot of fun. :) Also yes, they have microwaves. But they only have them in the mess decks. They do sell popcorn and gum in the ship store.

Comment by Mollie...Kelcies Mom on August 19, 2010 at 9:40pm: Didn't know about the individual starbucks servings, I'll have to look for those. Most work areas have their own microwaves, so that kind of food is great! Have sent gum of one kind or another in every package, no complaints so far. Mine was SO thankful that I had just sent socks just before the laundry shut down fiasco. She said it saved her from washing socks in the sink in order to get by. My sailor is looking forward to WOG day and becoming a "shellback" also. Don't know all the details, but I guess it is QUITE the big deal :>)