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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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Pay it forward
How about if all who sign up on this site, make a commitment to those who have helped you through your difficult times, that you will remain on this board for at least one year from the date you sign up to help those who come behind you?
Remember how frustrating and lost you were when your SR or DEPper first joined and you had no clue what was happening? Remember how nice it was to have those here to help you through it. Well, now that you have a brand new sailor in the family and you have gotten what you needed from this board, don't just rush off. Pass that information along. If nothing else, there are people on this board who are/were interested to know how your situation worked out for you. Good.....Bad.....we all became emotionally involved with you. Don't leave us hanging.
P.S. and if after a year you'd like to stick around for another year. That would be OK too.
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Permalink Reply by J/J Mom on
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That's a wonderful idea!!
I realize our Navy loved ones get moved, but it would be nice if NavyforMoms members would stick around the groups they've been a part of even after our loved ones move on -- so the new people in the group have someone to turn to!! Never too much help or info, as far as I'm concerned.
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Permalink Reply by judy r on
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I am stuck with this site lol been here since 2009 not when mine went to boot but when he went to Afghan have made many cyber friends and even have met a few of them. Remember we understand when others don't that includes deployments relocations and all that stuff.
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I have been around since 2008. Made lots of friends. I do help when able and asked as do many other long timers. The best place for a quick answer is in chat and if we can't help we can usually advise when to find the answers. Not going anywhere any time soon love morning coffee and afternoon break time. Oh one more thing Once a Navy Mom Always a Navy Mom.
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Permalink Reply by heidi86 on
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I'll stay after my son is situated. Its important for the veteran members to help out the newbies, even if its just encouragement.
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