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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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My son left today!

Anyone else have a child who left for bootcamp today?

My first and only child left  at 1:30 today on a plane to Great Lakes.

Anyone else in my boat??

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Comment by clippercurl on August 18, 2011 at 9:18am

My daughter went on the 9th. Having a little trouble because she has fallen in love about 6 months ago and put everything in this boys hands. Including the phone call, the box of her stuff that came back, the forum letter. He was kind enough to bring a copy to my parents to copy. Its hurtful to some of the family but im kinda taken it as she is in love, young and going through a big event in her life. She is old enough to join the navy, she can choose her life now. Very hard to let go. Im still writing every day, coming on here for support and trying to keep busy. You better believe i put a letter in the mail now so i can see the flag go down and run to check it every day. They say mail call is gold to them?

 

Comment by Buggy'sproudmom ship 09-div 338 on August 18, 2011 at 10:32am
Ichijo3-don't worry I did the same..I just had several people in the chat tell me to not put to much personal stuff.  As with any military they have the right to monitor anything that has to do with our sailors.  As alot of our sailors with be getting security clearances it is best to just try to stay general in conversations.  Like I said we can friend each other and send messages those are not monitored.  It is just the posts we put on blogs.  I grew up military and my father did classified work-I am married to a ex military who does defense contracting work-both my dad and my husband have to do security clearances so I know to not put alot of info out.  I hope this helps and STAND STRONG AND NAVY PROUD
Comment by Michelervc on August 18, 2011 at 8:46pm
My son left yesterday also from Brooklyn NY
Comment by Kerry on August 19, 2011 at 9:47pm

Has anyone received packages?  I'm still waiting.  I am looking forward to having an address to write to.  It seems funny not at least getting e-mails from my son.  

 

Comment by Buggy'sproudmom ship 09-div 338 on August 20, 2011 at 1:59am
I received my sons stuff yesterday-there was no info included.  I understand that a few days after package arrives you get letter with address on it.
Comment by Sheradell on August 20, 2011 at 8:40am
I got my kid in a box yesterday. I am glad I had the chance to read prior post, therefore; I was prepared for the moment.
Comment by sangie718 on August 24, 2011 at 4:24pm

I am assuming you all got the address for your child by now, like i did last weekend??

My son Blayne is in Ship 07, Division 339.

I was surprised the graduation seems two weeks sooner than I anticipated.

Comment by Kerry on August 24, 2011 at 8:19pm

Good advice.  Friends are so important.  I finally got my address I was waiting for.  My nephew who was a Marine in Iraw just e-mailed me that he is writing to him.  This will mean a lot to him.  

 

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