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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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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For parents and loved ones of deployed and deploying military personnel...Aghanistan/Iraq and any and all war zones. Please introduce yourself on the main comment page.
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Latest Activity: Jul 14, 2020
Anderson Hall is in San Antonio, on the campus of Fort Sam Houston...the place where future corpsman will learn their trade.
"Doc" Christopher Anderson served with Marine 1/6.
(He also went to Basic and to FMTB with my son. TDM)
Corpsmen on the job in Afghanistan:
Helpful Links:
It provides access to services and resources at the national, state and local levels to support recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration.
Absentee Voting Link Get info here on registering to vote and absentee voting.
Navy Individual Augmentee Information "IA"
Ombudsman Registry Find your sailor's unit and contact information
Seabee Info Web site Answers to many questions about deployment, etc even if your sailor is not a Seabee.
Fleet and Family Deployment Navy Facebook
Online Program Helps Military Vote Absentee
Guardian Angels for Soldiers Pets Facebook Page
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 for pets whose owners are being deployed.
****Red Cross and Help for the Military, Emergency Notificaton Link to the Red Cross Military Assistance page, on the left is a list of links to important sites, including the phone numbers if you need to notify your deployed loved one of a family emergency. This note: Beginning June 13, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. EDT, all military members and their
families can use one number- 877-272-7337 (U.S. Toll Free) to send an urgent
message to a service member. The change means that all military members and
their families can use this single number to initiate an emergency communication, regardless of where they live.
Coaching Into Care works with family members or friends who become aware of their Veteran’s post-deployment difficulties—and supports their efforts to find help for the Veteran.
This is a national clinical service providing information and help to Veterans and the loved ones who are concerned about them.
Defense Center of Excellence information and help for TBI and PTS for active military, vets and their families.
After Deployment... This web site is VERY useful to service members, family and loved ones after the return of a loved one from deployment.
VAWatchdog.org Very useful links for our vets and their families.
Secondary PTSD Resource Link For families and loved ones of a soldier/sailor/Marine/airman with PTSD.
Facebook Support for OPSEC An online resource for OPSEC regs and questions concerning safety in social media web sites.
Graphic Novel Helps Corpsmen Cope with Combat-related Stress
Links to those sending packages to our deployed sailors/soldiers/marines/airmen:
Molly's Adopt A Sailor Group Join the group, or just read for ideas on what to send to your deployed kid.
Jacob's Program Another group of volunteers sending packages to our deployed folks.
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Discussion Forum
Son in Spin Boldak
Started by rysony. Last reply by rysony Mar 14, 2012. 40 Replies 0 Likes
Care Packages - lists of items, how to order priority boxes and how to fill out customs forms
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by millon4 Oct 2, 2012. 29 Replies 1 Like
Sailors in Afghanistan with boots on the ground
Started by Ruth, Gun's Mom. Last reply by TexasDocMom Sep 18, 2010. 18 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by mikes mom on May 28, 2018 at 6:48pm
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Never ever Forgotten .... God Bless them all
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Comment by TexasDocMom on May 28, 2018 at 1:52pm
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That unit was so hard hit, I'll never forget them, and I pray their families are finding peace someway to continue their lives with some degree of peace.
Blessings to all our Gold Star families. Thanks for sharing TNM.
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Vipergirl, I hope you get a phone call tomorrow!
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Comment by Vipergirl on November 22, 2017 at 4:23pm
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I am always missing my Sailor while he is in the sandpit but especially at this time of the year. Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.
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Yes! Best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving and phone calls from those who are far away!
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Heart breaking news to read of 16 dead in the crash of a Marine plane in Mississippi. My heart and prayers for all those who lost their lives and their families who were waiting at home for them, as well as those with whom they served.
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With 4,000 troops headed to Syria/Iraq/Afghanistan, we need to fire up this board again. I hate that. But...if you know moms or family members of those folks deploying to combat zones, please share this group with them. We do not care with whom they serve...Navy, Army, Marine, Air Force...we're here for the support of the families and loved ones. We've been there, some are still there...and we are here to make sure no one feels alone in this frightening journey.
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This is so heartbreaking, I cannot imagine the pain these families are in.
More info on donations here, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Yokosuka, Japan. When I was a child, when my dad died, Navy Relief helped us out so much, they are really there to serve our sailors and families in need.
DONATING TO NMCRS: The Yokosuka community, as well as the global USS FITZGERALD family, is generously pouring support to the Sailors. NMCRS Yokosuka is directing donated goods through Command Leaders to get the donated goods directly to the Sailors; and is also providing financial assistance to Sailors.NMCRS accepts cash, check, and credit card donations at any time. Donations in cash or check that are donated locally will be marked for the Fitzgerald Disaster and receipts provided, and donations made online by credit or debit card can be marked the same way with a note in the box provided. We cannot track the funds after that point. NMCRS provides the support needed by the Sailors regardless of the funds raised locally; all funds donated help our organization provide the support here and in future times of need. NMCRS is 100% funded by donations.LOCAL: Locally, we can take donations at our office from 0900-1500 this week, 3rd Floor of the Community Readiness Center (AOB, Library).ONLINE:- Complete the form- At the option “This Contribution Is” – you will see a drop-down menu, select either “In Honor of” or “In Memory of”- In one of the boxes provided, enter FITZGERALD Disaster If this information does not answer your inquiry, please message us on Facebook or email; understand we will respond to your message as soon as possible. We are experiencing a high volume of messages on social media, email, and by phone. Thank you, Jill Jill Warning Director, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Yokosuka, Japan CRC Bldg 3365 Suite 312 DSN: 243-7905 (Comm: 011-81-46-816-7905) FAX: 243-6480 (Comm fax: 011-81-46-816-6480) Jill.warning@nmcrs.org
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Comment by IDCmom#1 on May 28, 2017 at 5:25pm
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TennMom,
May your son's friend, HM Long, and all those who have died in defense of our country, never be forgotten. I think seeing HM Long's face and reading his obituary makes it even more personal. Only 19 and his high school sweetheart became a widow.
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I copied Marcy's two care package lists last night and sent them to my son. He said the only thing he wanted was drink mixes so we set off for Dick's and found three flavors. Sent him text asking which flavor he wanted and included a pic of slingshot on sale as a joke. Should have known he was serious when he said he wanted it since he had me ship him Nerf guns and darts on his last deployment. Think he is bored. Only thing he has been treating is Strep and diarrhea. I like it calm like that.
It has taken the care package we sent him on March 3rd from Pensacola to get to Chicago and sit there until the 8th. I assumed the overseas part of the mailing journey would be the slow part, not getting it out of the US. BUT, I assume this will be quicker than when I had to mail things to a guy in another State to put in a crate that was then shipped to his location. Life of a Navy Mom.
Tenn Mom, I know exactly how you feel with your tiny grandson so far away! I'm hoping my daughter-in-law will brings the kids to for the summer and pray my first granddaughter's mom is too busy at her new billet to have her daughter for the summer.
Jersey Susan, is your AF son in Germany? On way to deployment location, my son's group spent a week in Germany. We lived there a total of 12 years there so he still thinks of it as home.
I love a man in blue, whether Navy or Air Force since I am an Air Force brat and a Navy Mom.
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