This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
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:
Events
**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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Navy Speak
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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Lots of Corpsman moms around! Share your experiences here, your wisdom and your support of one another! All are welcome! HM 'A' School moms/dads/loved ones, please also join us at
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Current admins Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom and TexasDocMom
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Please check out the information at the links below the photos.
HM 'A' School moms/dads/loved ones! Please also join in at
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Anderson Hall is in San Antonio, on the campus of Fort Sam Houston...the place where future corpsmen learn their trade. "Doc" Anderson served with the Marine 1/6. (He also went to Basic and to FMTB with my son. TDM)
Fleet Marine Force (top) and Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist qualification pins
Shipboard corpsmen working underway
Click on links (in bold and underlined)
The HM Rating - the only enlisted medical corps in the Navy
PLEASE REVIEW these Operational Security guidelines: OPSEC and an easy to remember version
RELATED N4M GROUPS:
HM (Hospital Corps) A School in San Antonio - If your sailor is headed to or is currently at A School, this group is the best place for you to ask questions and get info right now. Medical Education & Training Campus, San Antonio, Texas (METC) is the "go to" non-N4M official site for information on Hospital Corps A school in San Antonio.
Moms with Kids in Iraq/Afghanistan If your corpsman is deploying to the "sandbox," please join us, you'll find folks with open arms, lots of support and the same fears and questions you have.
FIELD MEDICAL TRAINING BATTALION (FMTB) is an eight-week course in advanced medical training, small arms training, and the Marine Corps way of life. Official sites:
FMTB - EAST Camp Johnson at Camp Lejeune, NC. Links include a Life at FMTB slideshow, study manual, lots more, click here for what to bring, car and mail info, etc.
FMTB-East on Facebook has photos, info about upcoming graduations.
NavyforMoms FMTB groups: Camp Lejeune Moms and Camp Pendleton Corpsmen
FMF qualifications and FMF: Sailors earn respect
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (Virginia) and NMC/San Diego
Navy Individual Augmentee (aka "IA") and "Navy IA" iPhone app
Fleet and Family Support Program Facebook Page
Absentee Voting Assistance
Defense Center of Excellence For Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Help for TBI and PTSD for active military, vets and their families.
Real Warriors This site has phone apps, emergency numbers, 24 hour hot lines to help a vet or a family struggling with PTSD, TBI and other issues when they return home from deployment.
VAWatchdog.org If this site doesn't have the link you need for your Veteran, there isn't a website for it. Amazing.
Navy Reserve FAQs Got questions about the Reserves/your reservist? here's the spot!
FACEBOOK LINKS:
METC Facebook Has photos!
Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program Facebook page. Graduation dates, photos of each class.
Facebook Support for OPSEC A good page to share with your sailor and to keep up with yourself concerning online and social media OPSEC.
Dogs on Deployment One-Stop Resource page for military members to turn to for advice and direction to all pet-related needs. They also are looking for fosters.
NAVY NEWS: http://www.navy.mil (official Navy site); and Navy Times - weekly newspaper published by Gannett, subscription $55/yr.
Navy facilities in the U.S. - interactive map. Clicking on the name takes you to the website for that location. There is also a link to a list of ship homeports.
Search U.S. Navy social media sites here: http://www.navy.mil/navyDirectory.asp
Graphic novel "The Docs" for deploying corpsmen
CARE PACKAGES: USPS # - 800-610-8734, say "Order supplies" and then ask for the Military Pack. They'll send you six priority-mail large boxes for military, tape, and labels, all for free. You can order cases of 10 and 25 online sent for free, too; choose quantity under "select format" at right on that page. Send up to 70 lbs for $13.45. Questions and inspiration: Care Package Ideas
TO ANY MOM WHOSE CORPSMAN IS DEPLOYING TO A WAR ZONE - look above and find the link to "Moms with Kids in Iraq/Afghanistan"...go read, go lurk, post when you're ready. We know your fear, your thoughts and tears and joy and laughter.
RETURNING WARRIOR WORKSHOPS - For sailors returning from mobilization or Individual Augmentees from deployment, here is information and the 2013 schedule of workshops around the country: RWW 2013
Discussion Forum
Don't miss graduation from Great Lakes!
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FMF camp lejuene
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Comment by vettespace on June 16, 2011 at 11:10am
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Princess, that's great news regarding your son's FMF pin...Congratulations to him!
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Comment by mikes mom on June 16, 2011 at 10:49am
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I don't always share info regarding my son but since we are talking about FMF I would like to say that my son after 2 1/2 years as a corpsman just received his FMF pin : ) I am very proud of him and his accomplishments and he worked so hard for this...
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Comment by TexasDocMom on June 16, 2011 at 10:36am
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Here's the progression:
1) A School Corpsman in San Antonio
2) FMTB either in California or North Carolina (see links above)
3) IF assigned to a Marine unit, known as going "greenside", then work on the FMF qualification begins, and is hopefully earned.
Not all corpsmen serving greenside with the Marines will earn FMF. So yes, you have to earn the pin/qualification to be called an FMF Corpsman. It is not an automatic given that because a corpsman is greenside that he will have the knowledge and training to earn the FMF pin.
My son volunteered for FMTB while in A School, then went with a Marine unit where he earned his FMF. Sounds like the same plan your son has, Mamawalrus!
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Comment by karenmjm on June 16, 2011 at 10:17am
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nursemom (Lisa) - I am clerical staff, but I have had the opportunity to work with both psych nurses and patients. There is rarely a dull moment and you learn some really interesting things. There is not a lot of money to be made in the private sector in psych, that's why there is a shortage of Drs. I agree with you, if it was my choice I would of went Cardiovascular. This is a huge money maker in the private sector, and right after Diagnostic Imaging, one of the fastest growing areas of Healthcare.
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Comment by nursemom (Lisa) on June 16, 2011 at 8:10am
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My Son will be graduating A school in San Antonio July 18th. He will then be going to C school for Behavioral Health Tech. I am a RN and never really had interest in psych nursing. I am hoping that my Son will be happy with his selection. Does anyone have any comments on this rating. I was hoping he would have gone either Surgical or Cardiovascular route. He had 2nd pick of class. He is happy about his selection. I guess this is what makes us individuals and good to know that there are people who find this interesting.
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Comment by mamawalrus on June 16, 2011 at 2:12am
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Victoria.. what is a blood coordinator? How long has he been FMF? Did he go right after FMTB ?
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Texas and Tenn moms....you answered my question! YEAH>>> I am not confused now.. hahahahahahaha
I was confused about the FMF part, i thought maybe you had to earn the pin first before you could be FMF. Ok so my son got his wish list and picked FMF, he is thinking he will probably get that and go straight to FMTB after graduation. He will graduate July 26th.
Tenn Navy mom... so the other 16 assigned to Marines are different how then the other 7? My son wants infantry I think so is there a special thing he needs to ask for?
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Comment by Victoria on June 15, 2011 at 8:55pm
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@Mamawalrus, Right now my son is a Blood Coodinator attached to a Marine unit in "A" he's already completed the FMTB training and they have him working on the FMF. I'm confused on the testing part, he took a written and an oral exam. Written he passed, oral he did not & yes they will allow him to retake. He said it's difficult because you have to immediately give answer, no real thinking about it and it's Navy and Marine stuff. He says he knows it, but can't get it out quick enough. The job he's doing is actually above his rank & that's why they're pushing his FMF (nothing like being deployed and having to study your butt off...LOL) and he's supposed to get a merit promotion when he gets back for the job he's doing now, he's already received 1 promotion since he's there. It's very confusing to me :)
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FMF is a qualification, and no, they will not carry that pin or qualification title without earning it first. Probably would not be a wise move...those that have earned that FMF pin are understandably very proud of it and the work they put into earning it. Corpsmen earn that pin while attached to an appropriate Marine unit, when the CO selects them to do so.
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Ok read the above link. Questions..can they be labled FMF without earning the pin yet? In other words, they leave A school, so FMTB and get attached to a Marine unit back east.... or do they have to earn the attachement?
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