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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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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:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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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- Graduation Info
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This is for anyone that has family on the USS Buffalo stationed in Guam
Members: 41
Latest Activity: Jun 20, 2016
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Comment by epost on January 25, 2012 at 7:38pm
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Hi, Marlese, I have heard from my son, but it was last week. Not since then.
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yep, my hubby called me early this morning, yea
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Comment by ProudNukeMom on January 10, 2012 at 10:47pm
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The boys are back!
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Comment by buffaloombudsman on January 9, 2012 at 8:32am
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Marlese,
I will check with the CO when it would be appropriate to do this. It requires giving the parents in the states enough time to get the envelopes to me prior to the boat departing. I'll see what we can come up with.
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Marlese,
Yes, the boat does half-way boxes. I collect them before the boat goes underway and they leave with the boat. It's usually the wives that send them for the married guys. I have not received any for the single guys before, but I have not solicited them either. I need to find out from the CO if they would be okay with my soliciting boxes for the single sailors. They have to get creative with the storage of the boxes, because there is not a lot of space to work with.
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Hi Ladies! I thought I would add to Marlese's post. The following is the youtube video to accompany T'was the Night Before Christmas-Submarine Style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL6uhaP_KSA&context=C3c3da81ADOE...
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Hi Ladies! The command is now underway. Please remember OPSEC and do not discuss boat movements or speculations of when they will or will not be returning. I am hoping to get a newsletter out soon, but I am still waiting for input from key components at this point.
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Hi Ladies,
I shared it on the Ombudsman facebook page. If you aren't a friend on the Ombudsman page, please request to be added. Send your friend request with your name and your relationship to your sailor on the USS BUFFALO (also mention this site) and I will try to add you as quickly as I can. Thanks!
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Good Morning Ladies,
The boat has returned and hopefully you will hear from your sons soon. It is expected that they will be busy while they are home, so please be patient. If you have a facebook page, Submarine Squadron 15 has posted pictures of the boat returning. Please like their page to see them.
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Has anyone heard from the boys?
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