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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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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.
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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 JerseySusan on September 24, 2012 at 9:53am
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KTS....Just the "thought" of "Your Big" day being "Our Big" day in the future sends all my chills up & down throughout me. I can't "thank" you enough for sharing your Joy with all of us!!!
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Comment by TexasDocMom on September 24, 2012 at 9:04am
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wow, just wow....Ktssong....tears flowing here, your joy is so contagious, you've been waiting so long, and he looks SOOO GOOD!! handsome sailor and gorgeous wife, and giddy mom, that's a great homecoming!! Thank you for sharing it!
mama walrus, cut off phone calls are very normal. They have phone banks, or phone buildings, they wait in line and try to cram it all in. And the service can really stink. But!! you heard his voice, you're going to have a much better week!
I do want to echo MT's thoughts on coming back here...the new moms need each of you as your sailor/marine comes home, and others return to A-stan. I love coming here to see chief and MT and all the others keeping their voices heard in support of all the moms and dads fighting this deployment crap.
Happy day to all, come here whenever you need to, whenever you can to read and support...you are not alone, and it never leaves you,even when your sailor is home safe and sound.
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Comment by Much Trouble on September 24, 2012 at 7:11am
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Joanie....I'm so glad you got your call. Isn't it amazing how a few words can set your mind to rest?
Mama Walrus....I'm not sure about your timed call, but if he was using a phone set up for the guys to call home, it may be so everyone gets a turn. Don't worry about it...most phone systems over there have lots of static and many cut-offs. That seems to be just the way it is. Even cut off, you sound as though you are feeling MUCH better!
KT...What can I say? I thank you for sharing your beautiful son with us. In fact, the happy tears were flowing so hard, I was in danger of flooding my keyboard. Hmmmm...Mama, wife, dog, and music...sounds like a good country song. lol I can't tell you how happy I am for you. You payed the price and now you have the rewards you so richly deserve! Enjoy them...and please keep coming back. It is ladies like you who give the new Moms something to cling to.
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Comment by mamawalrus on September 24, 2012 at 2:17am
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I rec'd a phone call.. it was timed and we got cut off but it was the best!
Does anyone know whey they are timed?
Also.. how does the mail work per say.. does it go to a mail station close to where they are and gets driven there or???
He is staying busy and told him his first box was on its way. He was happy and sounded good. I really miss him but you know after hearing from him,, I am happy he is doing what is in his heart and he is able to fulfill that. Dangerous I am sure, leaving this country as an American, military or civilian is dangerous BUT my son chose to serve this country, chose to volunteer for deployment and chose to represent this wonderful country and I am damn proud MAMA>
Here is to all our sons out there serving.. God Bless them and God Bless this country. Hooyah!!!!!
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Comment by ktssong on September 24, 2012 at 12:48am
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So those I just posted if you click on each one. The first is me and my son, then him and his wife, then him and their dog and then him playing guitar and then us the day before I left relaxing by the pool. He wanted very little when he returned. One, to see us, two a pizza, three to play music, four to relax and do nothing by the pool. All of which we did and it was good for all of us.
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It's about time I checked in. I returned on Sept 13th in the evening and went to work the next morning and haven't had time to catch up. You have all been so supportive through the entire deployment and I can't thank everyone enough. This was a place special to my heart. I did get to see my son. I left labor day and drove halfway, then the rest of the way the day after. I thought I would be there maybe two days early but it ended up being about 6 days early because of the delay like Malamamma said. How exciting that was to see her. And I can say when we drove onto the base and saw all the signs on the base that families had made knowing this is what they would see from the buses before they saw us, I can only say goose bumps ran up and down my arms and legs and when they gave us the exact time to be there goose bumps went all over me. I will try to upload a picture of my son and I hugging. He was on the third bus he told us in a text so while we were counting buses and watching for him to come out the front door, he jumped out the back of the bus and came up behind us. I have a video of it and we both screamed with excitement. Just saying that right now made me cry again. He looked wonderful. We spent two days together then I came home. I knew he was ok because the first thing we did was get his gear and then go looking for a pizza place the guys he was out there with told him about a pizza place called Tony's that he wanted . He didn't have an address he just said it was there in GP. We picked him up in his new jeep and he plugged TOny's into the GPS and said there it is...let's go...His wife said, "It says it's 1,000 miles away" "I'm not driving there"! We all laughed....Then he said stop....there's a building that looks like a pizza place...and it was it l....it was a pizza miracle...So we went to the Apt. he had never seen set up that they picked out when we all said our goodbyes before he left and she and I and her dad all decorated it up and it was amazing. He was soooo happy. He put on his everyday clothes and grabbed his guitar after we had pizza and we sat on the patio and played music and it was a happy day for me and him and her....All I can say at this point.....I'm a changed woman. I am overweight for my short height and always feel heavy but I haven't lost a lb but I feel light as a feather. I've been back to work a full week and all my co-workers say they can tell a huge difference in me. Not that I was bad to work with but they said I've been so funny last week they forgot how crazy I used to be. My sense of humor has multiplied. I am laughing all the time and cutting up. Everyday I feel better and I look back over this year and say Thank you God for bringing him Home. This is all I asked for. Thanks everyone. I have to go get a tissue now... I just made myself cry again. Love you all.
Sorry it was so long but it's a good story.Home21.jpg
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Joanie, I almost feel like all of us new moms who came together on this site during these past couple of weeks, maybe..... all of our sons are together. So your news that you heard from your son, is peace in my heart that they are all settling in. Thanks.
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Joanie!! sleep well tonight, lady....it's the best sleeping aide around, a voice from the other side of the world....
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Holy Moly, TexacDoc, unbelievable!!!! Good for you, 'Standing Your Ground'!!!!
Julie....LOVED your 'Bitter Sweet Story'!!
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