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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:
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**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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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.
Members: 116
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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To all who drop by! WELCOME! please post below so we can get to know you. If you send a message around to 'all members' , we CANNOT respond. So, please introduce yourself below, and remember to not share dates or specfic movements by any military unit on the board! Thank you!! and again WELCOME!!
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 julieb1019 on October 19, 2012 at 10:37pm
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Wow finally got a very short phone call and I remembered to say I love you and I miss you first just in case we did get cut off which is exactly what happened after 10 minutes. I also was prepared and had written out questions and thoughts so I did not draw a blank which I did as I was so excited to talk to him. Hope everyone else gets a call or message very soon too!
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Comment by Much Trouble on October 19, 2012 at 9:52pm
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I'm another that knew VERY little. The worst part is when he got home I learned that the few places I thought he was, and the few things I thought he was doing, I was wrong about. LOL Even when they are "assigned" to a certain base or post, they are constantly making side trips.
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Comment by JerseySusan on October 19, 2012 at 9:42pm
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All the comments of 'Not Knowing' from all you Ladies makes me feel like I'm not the only one. Sometimes that feeling overwhelms me. Thank you. Just listening to all of you helps me sleep better at night. Tomorrow I will be around the BSMA mom's wrapping presents for our chapter. I know my spirits will be on an all high just being around them. ;))
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Comment by TexasDocMom on October 19, 2012 at 9:10pm
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My son didn't tell me squat about where he was, sometimes he'd say something like "we're at a good sized base" (he was in Iraq, and I don't know if A has the bases Iraq did ) but that was it. I know where he was stationed out of, but he did not seem to stay there much.
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Comment by Paymaster on October 19, 2012 at 6:21pm
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The only time I know anything about my son's missions are if they are released in the news.
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Everyday I feel like I get to know all of you more & more. It's a good feeling. ;)) We know very little about our son over there too or what his mission actually is. I'm not a FB user either, Hah, but my husband is! He always keeps me up to date with who said what, who did what, & who's in trouble now!!
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Comment by adale on October 19, 2012 at 5:04pm
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Thanks TexasDocMom......your email brought tears to my eyes. My son has "issues" over my divorce from his dad, so things are complicated. He never calls, and e-mails are sparse. I went on Lorilab's web site, but didn't see how to private message her. I am not too puter literate, so please advise how to get her my son's address. I am so excited to have found this site.
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Adale...you're right to be careful...but you can share your feelings here. It's safe to say things like you haven't heard from him, and you're nervous about that...it's safe to let us know you got a call or an email, we know you'll sleep good on those nights! It's safe to tell us about your tears and your fear...and when you are feeling good because at some point relatively soon (no dates, no countdowns) he'll be coming home...and it's safe to tell us he's safe home and getting a mom hug! If you'd like Lorilab to get some packages to his unit, go private message her his address, she'll make sure they get some good stuff for Christmas...and she's trustworthy! Also check the discussions up above about packages and stuff we've written over the last few years...we're here when you need us and you are not alone.
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Hi all....being new to this site, I am very uncomfortable about what to say and what questions to answer. My son has told me to be very careful and I know little about what his "mission" is in the sandbox. I stay off FB and such, as I tend to talk too much. I appreciate the info given here, being new.
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It is GREAT to hear from you Lori! I hope your son is on the mend...is he ready to go back to his unit? or is he thinking about leaving the military? Whatever he chooses, I hope his future is bright. I think that's so sad to hear that families are not with their loved ones are not there with them...wonder if it's financial issues? I can't imagine not being with my child during any hospital stay.
Jersey Susan, thank you so much for sharing that story. I know I sound like an old harpie, and have been told I don't know squat about OPSEC, but I don't care. I do not want con artists or crooks coming to read our posts and use this information to do exactly what your family went through. Sharing that story occasionally as new moms come in is a great thing to do! I often forget that we have new folks all the time and have to remind myself to repeat things...this is a good one to share again and again.
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