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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.
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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 TexasDocMom on October 18, 2012 at 10:03am
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I have not, JerseySusan. Check with Molly's Adopt A Sailor group, they have literally shipped tens of thousands of packages and believe me, they know the ins and outs of shipping and doing it cheaply and fast.
Just a reminder to the new moms and dads....please remember we try to follow OPSEC regs here. Social Media is a real headache to the military in many ways, and we try to keep our information clear of any information that anyone could use to harm our folks in uniform and/or that might connect one of our members to their deployed loved one...and be used in some sort of con game or harmful way. So...no specific dates or days of arrivals, departures, etc...no names of loved ones listed here. Remember when your son or daughter shares something with you over the phone, he/she is telling mom, not the folks you have met on an internet board or facebook. It is confidental. Please do not share reports of injuries or deaths here unless it linked to the release by the DoD. Okay...duty done!
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Comment by JerseySusan on October 18, 2012 at 9:48am
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TexasDoc, Thanks for the link of shipping cut-off dates. It is very helpful. Have you ever used UPS to ship APO/FPO? Is their a difference "time wise" with packages arriving over there?
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Comment by yelomoon on October 17, 2012 at 9:52pm
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thanks texasmom and mt I am trying my best to be strong as any other. hey, by the way. I am female and that is my hubby in the pic with our seabee. I dont want to confuse anyone.
My seabee's friend is deploying on Tuesday. I was so amazed at how they all stand by each other.
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Wish I could be in your shoes Paymaster on that subject. ;)))
I have to be very careful not to consume my energy with her. I have 2 sons in the military. Our youngest in the sandbox & our oldest ( the one married), getting ready to deploy soon. I stay focused on them & our daughter who's pregnant & already have 2 of our beautiful grandchildren that we adore so much.
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Comment by Paymaster on October 17, 2012 at 8:50pm
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Please don't get me wrong. I have a wonderful DIL.My son is proud of her The children are happy and she keeps them busy with postive activites. She even has found time to coach the second gd's soccer team.
When I say I work at our relationship I want to know that I am a welcome guest when my son is deployed and I want to visit.
I try to make sure every month he is gone that I do little things to let her know we are thinking of her. Sometimes I send her flowers, sometimes its her favorite chocolate. If its Mother's day that the gifts are from the children to her. I just try and do things that I know I would have appreciated when the kids where young and I was home alone most weeks.
I just want you all to know that I always appreciate all of you for listening when I don't have a good day and I need to vent before I explode:)
My son has been in the Navy long before Navy 4 Mom's was around. Back then you were lucky if you had another friend that had a child active duty and you could call and let your frustrations out. At least since the internet I have been able to stay in touch with friends that I have made through my son. It so helps to have others that are either there were you are or have been there.
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How does that saying go......."A Daughter is a Daughter all Her Life, A Son Is A Son Til He Takes a Wife".........?
Paymaster....I agree with 'Everything" you said. Working on a relationship with our D-in-L has taken a toll on our whole family. I remember listening to others about D-in-L relationships years ago from others. I always said "Oh, that won't be me"...I mean after all....We are very close with our kids, & Proud of it. Why wouldn't we be happy with an addition of an In-Law especially if our son was happy???? Well........ here I am finding myself in that very position to tend too.
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Adale...No I don't. When he was growing up my husband traveled every week for work. So it was just me and the kids. We were very close when he lived at home. When he left for college he was in love with his high school sweetheart, who he married. I always told him when he married, his wife must come first. That no matter what, mom would always be here. Even as I type those words, I know he does love me, but he puts his family first. I know that above everything else he is a good husband, father and officer. I wouldn't want it any other way.
Yes, I wish he would call more often and when he is deployed we get information second had from his wife, who we have a good relationship with. But I work at that relationship harder than I do any other. Because I know she is the key to my grandchildren. She is an excellent wife and mother!! She has the hardest job there is. I remember having to do it all when my husband was gone.
Yes, I do miss him when he is out of country. Yes, I would love it if he just called to chat, Yes, I cry sometimes when I don't hear from him and I know he has talked to his wife. But this is the life my son has choosen, and I must respect his choice and live this life. I rejoice when I do get a call or a picture! But when I am feeling left out I come here to vent.
Sorry my answer is so long, it helps to get it out now and then.
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Comment by adale on October 17, 2012 at 3:16pm
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Do you beat yourself up about all the childhood "mistakes" you must've made to have a son treat you like this?
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Adale....I with you. Mine is not the best at communicating.
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My son has been in the Navy 13+ years and started being "distant"(little to no communication)in boot camp. I thought when he was in harms way, he would communicate more-NOT. I only slept well when he was stateside for a few weeks, but now that he is back in the sandbox, I worry every minute. Does anyone have a son that isn't good about e-mail/skype/etc?
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