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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.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Comment by Sherry James on January 25, 2010 at 4:47pm
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Good article, Helomom, thanks for sharing it.
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Comment by spensmom on January 25, 2010 at 12:25pm
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Amen to that, Sara Kelly. Thanks, Helomom.
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Comment by Helomom on January 23, 2010 at 7:49pm
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Hi Navy moms - Came across this article in our local paper today and thought I would pass it on. http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/jan/22/threats-prompt-navy-to-be...
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Just dropped in to let folks know that my daughter has safely returned from Haiti and doing humanitarian relief efforts. I'm so proud of her shipmates and the Navy for actually being, A global force for good!! Thank all who kept her in your thoughts and/or prayers. I can now breathe a sigh of relief....at least until March...lol
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Comment by Chris on January 20, 2010 at 1:31pm
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Sarah,
You husband sure likes a challenge! Cross rating presents unique challenges for Officer Candidates. My son is a STA-21 FY-10 selectee. OCS and STA-21 from and ECP (Enlisted Commissioning Program) prespective are very similar processes. The main difference is that STA-21 selectees must obtain a degree before Commissioning. I would read OPNAV 1420.1B(http://doni.daps.dla.mil/Directives/01000%20Military%20Personnel%20...)...all your answers are in there. In particular, for OCS, see Chapter 4 and Appendix C. It's 219 pages of "light" reading!
My son is a Nuke and applied for Pilot (Core was his second choice). My son's process was three years long. He applied three times--STA-21 can only apply once a year. The first two times he was in the pipeline and it was extremely difficult to find the time to give the application all the attention required for an outstanding package. He's been an instructor for two years so he had more flexibility in his schedule, but not much. Since there are no pilots in Ballston Spa, my son set up his interviews with pilots in Norfolk. He drove to Norfolk, interviewed, and drove back to NY. Your husband will have to interview with Information or Intel Officers, depending on his first choice. There may be some in SC. In general ECP is a wonderful opportunity, very challenging, and very competitive. I wish you and your husband all the best in your endeavors.
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Comment by Paymaster on January 20, 2010 at 12:07am
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I was sharing this information with the group that has children deployed in the middle east, but is valiable information for all of us.
I know this is something that we don't usually think about, but when our children deploy overseas that would come in handy, and that is getting a US Passport.
You never know when the need arises to have one and it is something that does take a bit of time to get. But if you do have one and you need to hit the road with little notice, it is worth its price in gold.
If you do get passport and need to use it, try to make sure you leave a photocopy of your passport with someone that is trustworthy and also have the ability of either faxing you a copy or a PDF attachment.. The reason for this is if you ever loose your passport and you are out of the country, it is much easier to get a replacement if a copy can be sent the embassy
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Comment by BunkerQB on January 19, 2010 at 5:25pm
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For everyone's information, the Navy admin emailed me and also informed me that they were working on it and they appreciated my supportive blog.
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Hi everyone, I am back.
We the People is a blog I posted in response to a blog by Kvidal. If you click on the link, it's self explanatory. I am asking you to add a comment to the blog to show support to the sons/daughters in the Navy. My son is a nuke officer on a sub.
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All.....Please remember that this site is a NAVY site and under the "Community Guidelines" they will and do monitor our comments. The only other individual that can delete posting to this page is the page creator.
If you think your messages have been deleted, please check in with JetJockeyMom on a PM..
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There has been a troll denigrating our Navy. I just posted a blog. I would like everyone to add their thanks to their own son/daughter (no names please) for serving in the Navy.
Here is the link to the blog: We the People of the United States. Click on link.
I am monitoring the comments because I don't want that troll to sully it.
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