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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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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 Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on September 23, 2012 at 8:21pm
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Just got a phone call from my son in the desert...Wow, was it great to hear his voice...Only been gone 2 weeks...but it was good to talk to him....He said they're all settling in and getting to work...
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Comment by TexasDocMom on September 23, 2012 at 7:53pm
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For some reason, when my son was in Iraq, I thought it would be a good move to change from Time Warner phone to ATT. ATT started transporting my number EARLY....and when I had come to my senses and asked to cancel it so I would not lose any service while he was deployed, they had "lost" my phone number. The same damn number we had had since was 3 years old. Cell service was not good enough from there...and I missed at least 3 calls before I could get the "New" number to him. Finally he called while I was at work...in the middle of a huge U of TX event while I was standing by the hotel managers ( I was a banquet mgr) and by God I answered it, and walked outside to talk to my son. When I got "spoken to", I told them to kiss my ass. About that time, 3 of the people who had been standing there (and with whom I had worked with at UT for about 12 years, as well as being the folks in charge of the event) went to the the hotel manager and told him in no uncertain terms that if I received any crap about accepting a call from my son in Iraq, they would take their business elsewhere. So, when I was called "on the carpet" it was to receive an apology from the hotel manager, as well as "permission" to carry my personal cell. Like I was going to stop. ATT kept saying they could not "find" my number right up until I filed a grievance with the Tex Attrny General's office and then wow! two days later I had my phone number back.
In other words, Julie, I know EXACTLY about that meltdown, girl!! To hear my son say he heard his home phone number was "not available" broke my heart!! He was calling HOME. Hope you hear soon!!!
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Comment by julieb1019 on September 23, 2012 at 6:55pm
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Ok so here is what happened in my complete meltdown moment. In my haste to restore my living room after a 2 day paint job I moved a sliding door that ripped out the wire from the phone jack on the baseboard. I did not even realize this for about 2 hours when my son said that there was no dial tone. I went into a complete panic and lost it. I was sure that my son would try to call as he has for the last 2 weekends of which I missed both the calls. Thank God my mom has a 15 foot phone call to connect the modem with the main phone jack that I broke. It was late and I could not get to a store. I was ready for the call that so far has not come. I know that each call is a gift and that I should not waste time waiting and hoping but that is what happened. I will be ready now and even have a back up cord. I too have a son who is somewhere doing something. I only know where he landed and that is it. The last weeks have felt like years and there is still a long way to go. So once again I thank you for keeping me company today as I continue to put the living room and bedroom together. I am going to take up something that is less exhausting in my spare time.....
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Comment by ana ditoiu on September 23, 2012 at 4:10am
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I fell that nobody understand what I feel,what I go trough only you ladies.Thank you so much for your words,and no,I don't want to hurt anybody when they said understand,because their child just left for college.Much Trouble,thank you for your welcome,I need you ladies so much,I want to survive trough this,I want to be strong for my son.
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I just wish I could do more. I just want it to end, and I cannot wait to close this page down....and move us all over to the "Transitions" board, and watch our kids move forward in their lives, giving us grandkids and happy memories.
When my son and his sweetie moved into their new home, she emailed me about photos to frame and put on the wall. That's when I found out he still had that small album and that he carried it with him the whole time he was deployed. There he was, all safe, getting out of the Navy, and I still broke down and cried. See, this never leaves you...these memories of right now...and that's why it's important that you come here or someplace like this board to share, read, cry, laugh, scream and holler...because you are not alone.
And we always remind new moms to not hurt anyone when you hear these words "I know just how you feel, my son just left for college". Okay?
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Comment by JerseySusan on September 22, 2012 at 9:15am
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HAH....LOL....DocMom....I know...hmmm...that photo of "me"....didn't forget it & definitely didn't forget "man's" best friend our dog Bella. He does "Love" our dog.
Thanks Much Trouble for all your support.Every time I read some encouraging words, it helps my day start off in a good way.
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Comment by Much Trouble on September 22, 2012 at 7:13am
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Hi Ana! I hope you come here often. This site was my "home"...a safety zone in a world where I felt I had to pretend I was level-headed and brave. It really doesn't matter if you come here for comfort or to lend comfort to others, because it seems to work both ways. When we lean on someone, we are helping them also. Think of a house of cards... No card can stand by itself. But when they are stacked just right, each one supports the other.
I'm already hearing our new moms taking a deep breath and planning their first box or phone call...or picture session. You may not FEEL strong, but this group (Yes...I mean YOU!) has more strength and courage than anyone can imagine.
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Much Trouble I feel the same.
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Texas DocMom,thank you so much for all your encouragements. Your words really helped me.My son is a Corpsman and he was just deployed.I am so glad I found this group,who understand what a mom with a child in Afghanistan go trough.Be blessed all of you,I am going to come here everyday!
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It was small enough to fit in his pocket...more wallet size I guess. Don't forget your picture! and the dog!
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