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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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

Events

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

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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 September 18, 2009 at 3:22pm
Ruthella - "the Original Golden Shower Girl"!!! LOL - that'll teach ya to not believe that I'm 24! LOL
Comment by Sharon P.M. on September 17, 2009 at 8:23pm
Hey Moms! I have been on pins and needles all evening! We're getting a Viszla puppy! After we lost our little Sofie Frank and I decided we'd give it some time and then try again, I did some research of breeds and just fell in love with the Viszla, only thing, there's only 3 reputable breeders of them in FL! Being involved in Dachshund rescue I was really hesitant to use a breeder unless I was absolutely certain they were responsible to their breed. Totally lucked out, this woman will only allow her dogs to be family pets, does very limited breeding and I'm pretty certain it might have been easier to adopt a human baby after being interviewed to determine if I was acceptable! I passed! We're expecting our little boy the first week of Nov, he was born on Sept. 5th! I can almost smell the puppy breath already!
Comment by Sharon P.M. on September 17, 2009 at 5:15pm
Come on Ruthella! It's not THAT funny! I could pass for at least 39ish! LOL
Comment by Sharon P.M. on September 17, 2009 at 5:11pm
So, my sailor called and he said he might not go right to Italy after his C-school graduation. I guess the powers that be in Italy have requested that he be trained in "optholmic" (eye surgery) sorry about the spelling! Anyway, he's not sure if he'll have to go to San Diego to the school there or if he will have OJT. I've not heard of going from one C-school right into another, has anyone else heard of this happening?
Comment by Sharon P.M. on September 17, 2009 at 5:07pm
Thanks for info Gloria! I have 2 out of 4 - not too bad! I think it must be having to accept the fact that we will age that keeps us from dealing with such things. As for me, I'm only 24, no idea how I have kids that are as old as me! LOL!
Comment by Sharon P.M. on September 17, 2009 at 2:55pm
Y'all will probably be grossed out by this but I'm going to share anyway. When the kids leave after a visit I just can't make myself go back to our in-laws quarters and clean it for at least a week. I just get too sad going back there. So - yesterday after work I finally made myself go back there and strip the beads and what not and my son left a card for me on the dresser! Awwwww.
Comment by Sharon P.M. on September 17, 2009 at 2:45pm
Darsete - that's awsome! Congrats to your Sailor!
Kristine - I am SOOOOO jealous, we don't have a "Hobby Lobby" here! Didn't even know they existed until the week my son got married and it seemed I was in one about a dozen times! I am totally fascinated by all the craft stuff, some day I'm even going to know what to do with it! LOL!
Comment by Sharon P.M. on September 15, 2009 at 5:04pm
Wow - I knew about the credit rating but didn't know about the tats. My son has a couple. He and his brothers have matching symbols on their arms that mean "brother" how original! And he has the name Kelly-Ann across his chest, Kelly is his dad's middle name, Ann is mine and he said that will be the name of his daughter some day. Otherwise pity the little boy to be known as Kelly-Ann! LOL
Comment by Sharon P.M. on September 15, 2009 at 1:13pm
Have been trying to download pictures to share, been unsuccessful thus far, new program in my computer kind of sucks. The boys were great, I think the most fun they had was probably fishing - DJ caught a shark and was so excited! And I'm pretty certain I sent them back to school a few pounds heavier, so nice to have good healthy appetites around! And YES, I did feed them all kinds of southern redneck food! LOL!
Comment by Sharon P.M. on September 15, 2009 at 1:08pm
Nikki - will keep your family in my prayers. ((((()))))
 
 
 

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