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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Corpsman Moms

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

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!!  

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 pinsShipboard 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-WEST Camp Pendleton, CA

FMTB-West on Facebook

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!

Started by MelonieM. Last reply by CorpsmanMom Jul 15, 2018. 1 Reply

FMF camp lejuene

Started by nikki. Last reply by CorpsmanMom Jul 15, 2018. 2 Replies

Best duty stations for FMF Corpsmen

Started by sockmonkey Jan 20, 2018. 0 Replies

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Comment by Sharon P.M. on October 16, 2009 at 2:07pm
Well Carol - you have successfully brought me to my knees once again. Thank you for sharing that video! My heart just bursts with pride for all of our Corpsmen!
Comment by TexasDocMom on October 15, 2009 at 2:51pm
I'm so very thankful my son will be in the US for at least the next year, I hope. I sometimes feel so guilty that I am so blessed when I know that gut wrenching heart break of worry about a child in a war zone and how it tears up your life and your health and your mind.

I took down the pretty white sheers that let in so much light in the "middle bedroom" that will now be my son's when he's home from San Antonio, and put up the dark navy blue ones that will make that room dark and ready for long mornings of sleeping in, the ones that were in his high school bedroom next door to this middle bed room. His framed Spurs pictures, posters and a special one that has never hung in his room before. Framed, a hand made frame by my dad, water color sketch of the view from a plane coming in to land on a WWll air craft carrier. My dad would think it's time for his Navy grandson to have it, I think. Would he be proud of that young man!

Carol, I couldn't watch it all. It scares me to death, what these brave young people do...
Comment by TexasDocMom on October 15, 2009 at 1:47am
You get used to it, Lori, it's a boy/man thing, this proving to themselves they can do this. My son has been a green side doc for four years, headed now to the blue side at the new corpsman school in San Antonio (only 67 miles from home, by the way!!!) so there's lots of opportunities for different things as their enlistment rolls by.

Corpsmen have served with the Marines since the inception of the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps, going to war with them in WWl and ever since. They serve as medics and they earn their keep as warriors, training with the Marines, and training Marines in medical techniques. The two branches, the Navy and the Marines are very closely aligned.. the Chief of Naval Operations and the Marine Corps Commandant report (for most matters) to the Secretary of the Navy. Because of the connection to the Navy, the Marines can operate both on land and sea, unlike the Army infantry.

It takes a special person to serve as a corpsman and excel at it, they are very special people. Those Marines depend on them, and those corpsmen become strong leaders, brave soldiers and good listeners to their guys. Believe me, in a war zone, there is plenty of need for a humanitarian, those young Marines need that touch of comfort and love as much as anyone else.

And from the day your son becomes a field doc, any Marine, past or present, will lay his life on the line for him without a blink. More Navy docs have received the Medal of Honor than any other rank in the military. Yeah, that didn't offer me much comfort either at one time, but as I see the changes as my son matures in the military and as a doc, I totally understand it. They'll bitch, gripe and complain about those stupid grunt Marines, but they will not let anything happen to them if they can stop it.

It's not easy being a doc's mom when your son is in a war zone, but he'll be well trained and with people that will have his back and as you come here as the months roll by, we'll have yours. You will go through changes just like he is changing.
You're not alone, Lori. Welcome....
Comment by Sharon P.M. on October 14, 2009 at 2:15pm
Hi All! Nope - haven't fallen off the face of the earth or melted here with our 90 degree temps! Cold front coming this weekend, promise of temps in the 70's Yay Fall! Hope everyone is doing well and all our Sailors are thriving! I met a Corpsman this past weekend at my BILs wedding that was fresh home from Iraq, by fresh I mean he literally got home at 0300 and was at the wedding ceremony at 1800! What an incredible young man, needless to say his mom was just beaming!
Have many pages to catch up on here, looks like Ruthella is still enjoying her son being home! Uli - you rock, what more is there to say?!
Anyway - am going to make a better effort at checking in! I miss y'all!
Comment by TexasDocMom on October 14, 2009 at 10:59am
My son's first assignment in San Antonio will be working with the chief that handles those sailors waiting to class up. I guess they figure after 4 years of bossing Marines around he can handle A school recruits. Should hear some good stories....
Comment by TexasDocMom on October 13, 2009 at 10:31pm
Gloria, I'm all better...or somewhat! thanks for asking...my sailor doc had advice and my real doc did a scan, and pronounced it a virus..but I'm back on all my maintenence meds.

GL is huge...that's all I remember, I had much more fun in Libertyville!
Comment by TexasDocMom on October 9, 2009 at 12:14am
Kat, your son will be undergoing some very intense learning, his total focus needs to be on it. I think I remember the occasional phone call ( "I hit 4 IVs in a helicopter!!") but really not alot of down time ones.This is where I worried a little that he would not apply himself, that the kid of high school and college would come out...but he said "you can't tell some bleeding Marine you didn't read that page..." So, while I don't know about the hazing anyone would do, I just think they are so darn busy and intensely studying, that he won't have a lot of time. Maybe a card to acknowledge it with a Chili's Gift Card for when he does get to go someplace....
Comment by TexasDocMom on October 8, 2009 at 11:34pm
When my son sent a trunk back from deployment, the dog went crazy before I opened it...I finally opened it...and I swear it was filled with dirty laundry! the dog was in heaven, his room smelled like it was supposed to and Rosie rolled in those t shirts! Well, when he got home at Christmas, I asked why on earth did he send dirty laundry? "MOM! those were clean clothes!"....I think it's the water, or maybe they don't use soap. Maybe some of those little Tide boxes of soap, just for expensive socks. They are so worth it.
Comment by TexasDocMom on October 8, 2009 at 10:09pm
Justinsmom, yes fox sox are expensive, but believe me, they will not throw them away. They change the lives of the military that wear them. My son's marines were putting duct tape up their shins where those boots lace, those fox sox are like heaven to them because they not only protect their feet, they protect their legs. There is no other sock that does it. Tell anyone who wants to buy your son a gift for Christmas, go to fox sox and buy the coyote brown color. This isn't the place to save money or watch a budget. Those terrible blisters and the pain in their feet from those boots do not happen with these sox. Fox sox will ship them directly, or you can hunt them down on the internet elsewhere, pay a couple of dollars less, pay to have them shipped to you and then shipped overseas. It'll take longer. You will not believe the reaction of your son to those socks.

If that dye comes off on your hands, what is going to do to your son's feet when he sweats? what if he has a reaction to that dye or his CO has a problem with his purple feet? curious...

the year before my son was deployed the only thing he asked for was foxsox, and pretty much it was the only thing he got...almost a dozen pairs...plus what was sent while he was deployed.
Comment by TexasDocMom on October 8, 2009 at 7:44pm
www.foxsox.com is the sock site, I think I got an email saying they were doing the military special again.

Salsa is all my son wanted...so I sent glass jars...and then went to Costco and got the big plastic jugs of it and shipped it as it was. He did the cooking when they needed someone to...he had a George Foreman Grill, a couple of elec skillets, and a rice cooker. He wanted stuff like "chicken rub"...seasonings and spices. I guess you need to make sure they have electricity and then could send a skillet and maybe a tea pot that boils water for ramen noodles, rice? Instant stuff. Bisquick for baking biscuits, or stuff for tortillas...peanut butter and jelly, crackers. Those little packets that go in water bottles, hot tea bags, honey. Dart board, darts...that's big there. Everything in baggie, big ones, little ones.
 
 
 

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