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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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Comment by Diane2557 on May 10, 2010 at 9:34am
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NurseNavyMom: LOL ... I love your term "halfheimers"! I, too, suffer from it.
Happy Day after Mother's Day. It is a beautiful and cool morning here in the hot south.
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Comment by madre37 on May 8, 2010 at 8:25pm
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Wow you must be very proud of your children and their dedication to our country. And Like NurseNavyMom they are in our prayers.
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Rose4256 and NurseNavyMom: while losing the job was bad financially, I considered it in a positive way...it al least gave us the time to travel twice last year to WA where our son is stationed, we also saw him at Auburn U (where graduated in 2005) and last May he commissioned his best friend into the Navy. If I was working we wouldn't have traveled!
It also was a positive thing to give me to time to work with a past colleague and decide to co-author together again after 8 years. While we wrote business books before, this time we're going to do sports stories for 9-12 year olds that teach various lessons including character. And lastly, it's given me the time to sit back and give thanks for my life and my family. This year will mark the 5th anniversary of continuous shrinking of a tumor in my right eye. God is Good, Life is Great, and I love the changes that are happening. Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mom's and fellow supporters.
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Jane(Steph's mom): It's not easy letting go. I've been there and continue to be there. I have three of my own. I look at it as moving on to a more mature relationship that is ever changing with the kids. But do keep busy with the rest of family, friends, and life in general. I live in GA. This year, I have my son & his wife in WA state in the Navy. He's still waiting for his first deployment (and it might be Japan, too). He's just announced that they're expecting their first baby! If he's deployed at the time the baby's due, then his wife will come back to GA to have the baby. That would be nice and we'll be able to be there. If he's not deployed at that time, I've started saving my pennies and checking for cheap flights to WA to be there later on. What fun to travel to a new place. I'm even going to save up to go to Japan if he get's assigned there.
Now, while he's gone, I've got my middle daughter and her husband and son back living with us as of Jan. I get to enjoy them and especially my grandson every day now: kindergarten, watching him after school sometimes, playing with him often, and going to his baseball games. I'm making up for lost times when they didn't live near and it wasn't often or easy to see them.
My baby is a junior at Boston College. I cried a month ago when she said she didn't want to come home the summer. After I dried my tears (I never tell her), we made plans to go up to see her for a week at the end of the semester and move her into a summer time apartment. She'll work half days on campus and volunteer at a nearby hospital ... she's planning on becoming a doctor. We'll go back in the fall to see her again and move her into her campus apartment for her senior year.
Your children are growing and developing into quite interesting and exciting people of their own. Enjoy their growth, participate when you can, and celebrate their triumphs. It's better than sitting at home and crying.
Oh, did I mentioned that I'm out of work (lost my job over a year ago). So, I'm going to volunteer for the local chapter of the Navy League and I'm trying to start a new career writing books. Even I should continue growing (not just the children) and then sharing this with my kids. They enjoy helping me celebrate my successes!
Good luck
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I too wish all a Happy Mother's Day, to all greatest job on earth well except for being a grandma, lol
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Comment by JJ on May 5, 2010 at 12:15pm
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You and all the other moms, as well! Happy Mother's Day (which includes those dads that are single with children.
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Hey all you Navy moms. Have a happy day today...beautiful day outside my home office window and up towards 88 degrees. In advance, I'm wishing you all a very happy Mother's Day!
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Comment by snowmc on April 21, 2010 at 11:01pm
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Please be careful when stating where and when ships are stationed.
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Comment by KatK on April 21, 2010 at 8:42pm
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shortymom: My son is stationed in Yokosuka on the USS FItzgerald.
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Comment by BunkerQB on April 21, 2010 at 7:04pm
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My son is on a fast attack. He NEVER sends us anything. His cell phone service was suspended when he was on deployment. He NEVER sends us anything even when he is on dry land. I am green with envy. pmiralles - don't know the answer why rules are different. I'll check in with a few people and will delete the videos if necessary (which were approved by N4M admins). It the mean time, hope you have enjoyed this unique opportunity.
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