"My sailor said he would call again this Sunday for his full hour. Did your recruits tell you the same thing?"
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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.
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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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Krissy
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"Also a suggestion, I have already told my sailor about the change that may likely affect him. Because I have previous family members in the military, I know they like to only tell what is 'necessary' and wait until literally the last…"
"Don't know if you ladies have heard about the graduation suspension for guests. Things are not looking ideal for visitation as the number of cases in Illinois continues to grow. Hopefully, the spread will have slowed or ceased by our graduates…"
"Hi Krissy, so sad about not being able to attend graduation. I can't understand why some SRs will be going through unsecured areas with open civilian access at the airports and some SRs staying at GL will not be able to see their families.…"
"It’s so great to hear from other moms with recruits in the same division"
"My son, SR Bos, is part of the ship staff in division 921."
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- At 11:00pm on April 24, 2020,
lemonelephant said…
Since you have a Sailor, you can change "At Boot Camp now" above to “Enlisted.”
- At 8:58pm on April 7, 2020,
There are no groups for just loved ones of Enigneman (EN), but you may find some in Engineers and there is a new group, Surface Engineering for those that have Loved Ones in these fields DC EM EN GSE GSM HT MM MR you can check out. You will also want to join Great Lakes A School Q&A and GL A-school moms. You can also check out the Training Support Center (TSC) Great Lakes Facebook Page.
The Rating Information Card for EN can be found at https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn/enlisted/rating_info_cards/en.pdf. (If you get the security warning, it is safe to go there.) https://www.thebalancecareers.com/engineman-en-navy-enlisted-rating-job-descriptions-3345807 and https://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/enlisted/community/surface_engineering/Pages/EN.aspx more info for you.
You may find this video of interest: Navy Engineman - EN
TRAINING SUPPORT CENTER GREAT LAKES STUDENT HANDBOOK has some info for you. It was revised 15 April 2019.
- At 7:01pm on April 6, 2020,
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) said…
Hi Krissy - I left you a pm - check your inbox in the upper left hand corner.
- At 10:04am on March 10, 2020,
OhBoyCH5178 said…
Hi Krissy, so sad about not being able to attend graduation. I can't understand why some SRs will be going through unsecured areas with open civilian access at the airports and some SRs staying at GL will not be able to see their families. Heartbroken. Here's hoping things will change by the time Apr 17 arrives.
- At 9:24pm on March 6, 2020,
The Page, 800 and 900 Divisions, within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) will be of interest to you since you have a recruit in a performing division. Be sure to write and ask what your recruit will be doing during PIR so you will know where to watch for him in the videos and at PIR.
Write to your recruit and ask when Battle Stations-21 (BST) will be so you will know when to expect the "I'm a Sailor!" call.
There is info on Ship 02 and more in Ship/Division--How it Works.
- At 9:01am on March 6, 2020,
The Page, What does ??? mean? (A Guide to Navy Abbreviations and Terminology), will help you with many of the new terms you will come across.
- At 9:00am on March 6, 2020,
I sent changes in a PM. PM's are found in the Inbox in the upper left.
- At 12:45pm on February 17, 2020,
Welcome to NAVYforMoms.com!
Head to “Settings” on the main page right away to add a profile image (no last names visible, please) and complete your Profile. Then - and this is important! - read these Community Guidelines and this Operations Security (OPSEC) Checklist, for the safety and privacy of all our Sailors.
Then jump right in! Browse around the site and check out the groups and the information in their Discussion Forums.
Join this group for boot camp moms, where you'll also find a group for your Pass in Review (graduation) date; and this one for PIR Reference Information.
Get a head start during boot camp by joining groups for, and learning about, your Sailor's occupational specialty and "A" School; and later your Sailor's duty station and/or Navy ship and homeport. You can also join groups for your own state, region or home town and interests from getting ready for deployment to care package ideas!
Please say Hi when you join a group, and feel free to ask any and all questions - everyone was new once, and there is no "dumb" question.
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