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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

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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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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)

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Welcome family and loved ones of sailors serving on USS Kearsarge, homeport Norfolk, VA! Please be sure to review and observe the OPSEC guidelines below to keep our sailors safe :) Introduce yourself and join in the chat! Current group Admin: Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

Location: Norfolk VA - and everywhere!
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USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)

"Reveille to Taps" - This is a very cool three-minute timelapse video of Sailors performing their daily operations onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge.

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Comment by QuintinsMom on September 30, 2010 at 7:23pm: I recieved an email from my son this evening and I am the happiest mom tonight. I hope everyone hears from thier LO's soon!

Comment by Largefilipino on September 30, 2010 at 7:02pm: Redhead you CAN use a flash drive just like an sd card! And some of them drives hold a lot of gigs!

Comment by Largefilipino on September 30, 2010 at 7:01pm: Just talked to my daughter a few moments ago. 4 second delay.
She is so far.

Comment by IS Redhead on September 30, 2010 at 6:46pm: Thanks for the info, Largefilipino. I think since my son just got his, he maybe doesnt have the version with the SD slot. I think that Kindle has to become competitive though. just because they have a kind of monopoly on it right now, and not everyone wants to be able to get their books one way. My son doesn't have a net book, just his Ipod. I could send him the netbook and just insure it so if it gets crushed, I can send him another one. I don't know if you can use a USB flash drive for converted movies to play on the IPOD? Sounds like it might be worth looking into. I don't remember his Ipod with a USB port, but maybe thats where the charge goes, too.

I can't wait to hear from him... he's a guy of few words on paper, but on the phone you just can't get to him to be quiet once he starts talking!

Comment by Lori on September 30, 2010 at 6:38pm: I Got a e-mail today from my Son.

Comment by Largefilipino on September 30, 2010 at 10:52am: It's like I just exhaled. Finally! An e-mail from my little girl!

Comment by AMPnAJLP on September 30, 2010 at 8:52am: NavyMOM 2010 how long has your son been deployed? and when is he expected back?

Comment by Largefilipino on September 30, 2010 at 8:20am: Alright Redhead. This is gonna get technical but if you have a PDF file for your E reader you have to convert it to a epub format.
http://vidds.net/v/en/how-to-download-ebooks-and-convert-pdf-into-e...

The kindle first generation has a sd slot but not the newer one. If you have the first gen then just load the epub files into your sd card and send it. Then it will pop up when your loved one loads the card in his Kindle.

My daughter has a netbook on board. She does not have a cd drive. That's why I send her an sd card with movies converted from DVD to AVI. It also makes the file small enough but still playable thru Quicktime or VLC
Here's one way to convert a DVD movie to AVI:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur1BxrFuu4E

That's just one of many ways. Lots of converters out there. This is cool because our loved ones don't have much room and an sd card you can send with a card or letter! a 4 GB card can hold 4 full 2 hour movies converted to AVI.

Comment by IS Redhead on September 30, 2010 at 1:05am: Can someone post a link to the "Summit"? Thanks!

Comment by IS Redhead on September 30, 2010 at 1:01am: Thanks everyone for the wam welcome! My daughter was able to get the ships address from the ombudsman and is sending off a package. What kinds of things do you send? We were thinking maybe personal care items, but I don't know whats available to them. I'd like to send him an SD card or memory stick for his IPOD maybe with movies or TV shows he likes. He brought a Kindle on board but we don;t know how to get him more books to load on. Anyone tech savvy who has any ideas about this? Priscilla, its good to know that there is someone close by who has a child on board. I know their grownups but they'll always be our kids. Thanks again and welcome Kim! My son really wanted to go to Japan. Maybe he will at some point, but obviously not now. Will your son be joining up with them as they are about to come home?