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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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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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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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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
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Comment by TexasDocMom on December 9, 2012 at 3:28pm
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ktssong! thank you for your post and we are so HAPPY!! that you'll have a great Christmas with your sailor this year! Check out this youtube posted by Molly of Molly's Adopt A Sailor. She was with the boot camp sailors at Thanksgiving:
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Comment by ktssong on December 9, 2012 at 8:42am
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I have been wanting to get on here for awhile now. I think I've had a little PTSD from this last deployment myself. I just wanted to come back and say Merry Christmas to all the moms with sons and daughters deployed right now. My heart and prayers are with your families. I'm just very emotional during this season with gratitude. At Thanksgiving our church had a time to open the mics up and let the congregation step up and say in a few words what they are thankful for. I'm from a big church. As the pastor explained how to search for thanks in our heart my thanks was already a lump in my throat and tears behind my eyes. I knew what I was thankful for and made my way forward in both services.
I had many words but with time constraint gave it in a few words. I said that in Feb. of this year I faced one of my worst fears as a mom. I never wanted to see my son in the military going to a warzone even though his dad all his life kept encouraging him and saying he would be in the Navy. When he signed up I just hoped my fears wouldn't be realized. Then when he told me of his deployment God assured me he would be ok. He did it in a dream and he also gave me Psalm 91 as my promise. I lifted my hand in the air toward God as I felt he was reaching down to grab mine and tell me that He wouldn't let me down and would get me through this deployment. In September my son came home safe and sound. I am crying right now as I write this again. I still and will evermore be grateful and as I read in an email from our frg that his next deployment this summer is going to be in one of the three places, Spain, Africa or return to Afghanistan, my insides just prayed God help us again. I
What I feel is this. My heart is with Navyformoms and this particular group. What God helped me and our Battalion and my son through this year is not exclusive just for me and for this year. He will do it again if we return to this area and he will do it for all of your right now. Grab God's hand. Read Psalm 91 and put your son or daughters name in it. Write it down and tape it up and look at it all day. I had it taped next to my sons face on my computer all year and it's still there. God will not disappoint.
Pray for my son. He is having some PTSD. Not while he's awake but it's happening while he's asleep. I'm so thankful he's married. His wife told him what's happening and he's going to the doctor this week. He has always talked in his sleep since a baby but he is talking more and walking in his sleep and doing things in his sleep. Keep us in your prayers and you are all in mine.
PS I'm sorry I haven't been on here much. I have been working two jobs still and preparing everything for his holiday visit. I'm so excited. He is coming home for Christmas. He missed last years and he will be deployed next years so this one is very emotional for me. I just want to wrap him up like a present and keep him. Ha. Love all you moms. Be strong.
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Comment by julieb1019 on December 8, 2012 at 8:36pm
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Well I am hanging in during this busy holiday season I wish you all the happiest and healthiest holidays ever as we lean on each other for support to get through the stress and magical moments of wishing and hoping to hear from our wonderful children who are with in our thoughts every minute. My 4 Christmas boxes arrived safely in less than one week I can't believe that they arrived so fast. I am also grateful for Facebook to bridge the 7000mile gap. Glad to know that ut always ok to say that I miss my boy so much as he misses another Chrisymas at home as he serves our great nation thanks Texasdoc mom for checking on us and for reminding me that we are not alone
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Comment by JerseySusan on December 8, 2012 at 4:28pm
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Thanks TexasDoc, I guess the holidays approaching keeps us busy. We had another nice surprise phone call last night. Every time we think its been long since we have heard from him & we start to get worried, "Heaven's Angels" always answers our prayers so we can hear his voice. I know everyone says "No News is Good News", but that just doesn't work in my heart & mind. Our Blue Star Mother Chapter is having a holiday get together tonight and right now I'm baking cookies for them to bring for an event that will take place this week with cadets at a University.
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Makes me worry about you guys when I don't see posts, so just to remind you, this works for military moms over the years as well:
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YUP Joanie, I had them both in a row too, B'day & Christmas!! It really takes a lot of concentration & organization to gather up items & make sure they get out in time doesn't it?? I felt so relieved on Friday when mine were done too. I don't think he will get all of ours until Jan. BUT, if we hear he did get our package this month, just like you...... we will be thinking about January.
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Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on December 3, 2012 at 1:53pm
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Birthday and Christmas packages all mailed this morning...So glad to have that behind me...Now to start working on January packages!
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Susan!! I'm so excited you got such a wonderful surprise!! I bet you were on the ceiling happy!!! good for you!
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That is so great Inga!! I just wanted to put a face with our "Page Celebrity"!! You must be extremely proud of her and I bet you cant wait until she's home. Thanks for sharing. :)
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So, it was our sons B'day Wed, & he was able to make a "Surprise" phone call to us. We sang Happy Birthday to him over the phone. We sent a Christmas package out to him yesterday. Not to sure when he will receive it,but not b/c of mail. We are getting ready to leave NJ tomorrow. Heading back to our GA home after being here since Halloween. Of course, our Dec is already full. Going out to see our son in San Diego in a couple of weeks before his deployment takes place. We will be very excited to see him.
TexasDoc....Love the photos. I've been waiting anxiously to see if the Mom of the daughter comes forward so we can give her lots of "Praise"!!
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