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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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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Comment by Juleslynn1211 on March 9, 2012 at 4:36pm
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My Son posted on his Facebook page 17 hours ago. And prior tho that the last post was on Monday the 5th. But no email for his mother :( Boys....... :)
I have a nephew with the name Jace! Never heard it before except for him!
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Comment by Sher7 on March 9, 2012 at 4:23pm
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Hello, has anyone heard from their son recently? I haven't heard from my son, Jace, in about 3 weeks. I'm sure they are out at sea performing drills, etc. Thanks.
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Thanks Robsmom64! Yes, We should ALL give ourselves a pat on the back!
When my Son emails they are brief, but he says things are great! He posts often on Facebook & it seems all is well. I pray every day that I am reading into his posts correctly!!
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I would like to share my Valentines' Day story with all you Mom's. At 4:50 pm the florist came to my office with a bouquet of roses. There are 5 of us "girls" here in the office, so we were all wondering who was the lucky one...... Finally she spoke... These are for Julie. That's me!!! She brings them to my desk & stays & waits for me to open the card. "Mom, I Love you. Your Son" Awwwwww... The florist said "well I have to tell you about this order. This boy called at 4:30 and asked to order for a delivery of a dozen roses. We told him we were done taking orders for the day. He insisted & proceeded to tell us that he is deployed, just got off work & it was 10:30 pm where he was & he HAD to get flowers to his MOM." She said "There was NO way we could refuse him after he told us that, so here I am!" She told me all this with tears in her eyes, And after that there wasn't a dry eye in the office! I raised my Son alone, so this tells me I did something right!!! I have attached a picture of my roses.
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Can you Facebook chat like Skype chat? I was told you can, but I cannot figure it out.
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Comment by tnuss85 on January 27, 2012 at 3:33pm
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Crystal. Send me a friend request on Facebook and I shared it on my wall. I am listed as Tammy McQuilkin Nussbaum
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Juleslynn1211 please send me the link, my son called me this morning telling me about that. He said locals came up to them and asked for their ID and passport and when they showed a military ID, the locals ran off
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Your very welcome Crystal, Joe called me on my way to work yesterday so I told him then.
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Hi all, I just got a call from my Son Jordan. They are in a Sushi Bar in the Ukraine. Too funny, because my Son won't go near seafood of ANY kind! He said, I'm only here to use the WiFi.
Did you ladies read the article in the Washington Post regarding the "elderly" protesting against them when they got to Port in the Ukraine? If not, I can post the link.
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