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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- Graduation Info
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Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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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
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/hmhospitalcorpsmanaschoolinsanantonio
Current admins Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom and TexasDocMom
Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it . You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!
Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/corpsmenmoms
Location: All over this world!
Members: 1064
Latest Activity: Dec 30, 2024
Please check out the information at the links below the photos.
HM 'A' School moms/dads/loved ones! Please also join in at
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/hmhospitalcorpsmanaschoolinsanantonio
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
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Comment by rox99362 on October 28, 2010 at 8:13am
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AngieH!!! Request accepted!! Thanks so much.I feel better already.
Yes Aaron had a car here at home..We're selling it to help for a down pmt.
It was his 1st car so older 92 Honda but nice. So he is checking into Navy Credit Union he told me Monday.
My son uses his debit card for everything..I'm lecturing him about when he gets a car he has to budget himself..This is painful as he doesn't want to hear this..He said monday and I quote" Mom do we have to talk about this everytime you call..."
I Co-signed for a car for his older brother...BIG mistake..I've paid more pmts than he has!!! Plus my own $300 car pmt. So you can see why I'm alitle neverous!!
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Comment by TexasDocMom on October 27, 2010 at 9:53pm
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He'll need a car in Texas, or he'll be stuck riding with others...who might not be as responsible as he is. My son got his first car when he was 16 when he was in someone else's car who was driving erratically, had an accident with several of his friends. He started Drivers Ed the next week. His first loan was in my name, but his 07 Mazda 3, his first brand new car, is in his own name and loan. Great interest rate too. The loan officer had been career Navy! It'll be paid off pretty soon. Probably can get the loan from the Army/Navy credit union.
Who is he with in Fort Worth?
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Hi ladies!!! Thanks for the welcome!! My son loves Ft.Worth..Well he's only been there since his leave at home was over Oct 15th. So no winters there..Do they have a winter in Fort. Worth? We are getting SNOW in the mountains here in WA.
When they we're picking their duty stations at GL in sept. There was a kid ahead of him that got to Oak Hoarbor,WA before he could ..a matter of minutes he said..YEP the kid was from Seattle,WA.. Darn it!!..
In GL they have a train station only a few steps away for going into Chicago..for their leave ..or taxi's are always there waiting for them ..TX I'm not sure its kid of different he said...He says everyone has a car...He doesn't so now he's looking for a new car.This I'm afraid of..Don't want him to get something too expensive and locked into pmts.. Just a mom thing I guess..Can They get a loan while in the navy? I kinda hope not...
He is feeling alittle down he left all the guys he started BC with.
And yes they all have went on to their duty stations too...
I'm so excited for this new adventure in his life ..Al the new friends the different places. I'm so clueless I said I think my son will go onto B school in Fort Worth...Just finished A school. in GL...How's that for a laugh! LOL..
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Comment by LindaB(Ant'sMom)10/15 on October 27, 2010 at 8:44pm
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Thanks for the welcome Jacqueline! and welcome to rox99362 too!
When my son finishes A school what happens after that? He's in A school for medical corpsman.Sometimes I drive myself crazy thinking too far ahead! LOL!
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I'm down in Austin Rox, if your son needs anything, but Angie is closer! Will your son be coming home for either holiday? maybe we can find him a turkey dinner...
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Comment by Pam on October 26, 2010 at 9:24pm
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Welcome rox99362!! My son finished up A School at the end of September and is now at Camp Pendleton going through FMTB.
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Good Evening Ladies!! I'm new too the group.
My son just finished A-school in GL, Now 1st duty station Fort Worth,TX.
Dental Corpsman..
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I tell Jamie all the time that I'll never stop worrying. No matter how far he goes or how long we go in between talking, you always worry. A School can be grueling. They need to keep their grades up and study hard, keep their room clean to pass inspections and do watch at all hours of the night. I think the biggest stress Jamie had was his messy roommates. He failed two room inspections in a row. He took the bull by the horns so to speak and spent $30 on cleaning supplies and made sure the room was clean every day. Stress can get to them, but it can also make them stronger Corpsman. I went to the graduation and all of those kids were so proud of themselves in what they were able to accomplish!! Good luck!!
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Thanks Pam for the welcome! You know, when they were younger a mother worried about if their child would do well in school, then they get older and you don't worry so much. Now that he is older, I'm starting to worry about his schooling again! Is that just a mother's thing or am I being silly? I don't think we Moms never stop worrying I guess!
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Welcome Linda! My son graduated A School on Sept. 29 and is currently at Camp Pendleton to do his FMTB training. The A School group is a really great group to keep up with while the Sailors are going through their schooling. Since there are kids in various weeks of training, there is bound to be someone to answer any question you might have. Again, welcome!!
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