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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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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.
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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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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 mamawalrus on September 14, 2012 at 10:38pm
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Neither have I. My son is a Corpsman and deployed last week to unknown destinations on my part. Finally spoke to his FRO and she is wonderful.
Maybe its good I dont know
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Comment by julieb1019 on September 14, 2012 at 10:34pm
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I think that we all feel the same way about the safety of our loved ones. I have to admit that I had never heard of Seabees until my son chose the rate. LOL!
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Julie..I just wanted to make sure I had it right. I was thinking of our Navy ships out there who are near Libya and the alert they are on. What a mix of emotions they all must be feeling! Hooyah and Oorah!
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Yes bee is short for Seabee. I literally just heard this news and took a deep breath to calm myself down and came right here to check in and feel grateful that we can lean on each other as we wait to hear from our loved ones and say prayers for those injured and lost.
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What is a bee? LOl Sorry.. I was thinking of Seabee's. had to find some humor here in all this tragedy around us. I dont think my son is near those areas of unrest. his best friend deployed (Marine our of 29 palms) and this could be his area. So we are praying and praying for all those there, being sent there, or just to be an American abroad right now needs prayer. It is a very scary time right now and I am hoping our men and women do not start deploying all over.
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Comment by mikes mom on September 14, 2012 at 10:10pm
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It has been a long while since I have wrtten in this group ( I do Lurk tho ) I just want to say my 5thoughts and prayers are with you all and your children. This is a scary time when will it end
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Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on September 14, 2012 at 8:39pm
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Just heard from my Bee on Facebook...He is ok after this attack..Praying everyone else's Bee is ok..
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Comment by TexasDocMom on September 14, 2012 at 8:20pm
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Prayers and good thoughts for the moms of corpsmen and Bees in Camp Leatherneck, waiting to hear from their kids tonight...Link to story It's a huge base, and it was hit in the Brit area looking for Prince Harry...
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Mamawalrus, it's all up to Ma Navy...don't start crossing that bridge until you get over this one. You'll make yourself crazy. My son deployed to do other things with his Marines but he only deployed once to the sand. So you just never know. Those Marines they just put down in Libya were probably on a ship deployed to that area on a cruise. Just get through this one!
Can you send packages to your son? put that box on the table and start putting things in it...and get it in the mail!
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Thanks all for the welcome..
I have a Corpsman and this is our first round so we are newbies per say. I spoke to his FRO and she is wonderful! Wow what a great support I will have from both sides. My son is not in either of the countries listed above and I dont really know where if that is ok to say on here.
I can only imagine the welcome home and how wonderful it will be!
This question is for anyone.. I heard once they (corpsman) go on one they will usually get picked up for more since they have gone before, easier to resend them? I am not sure if that makes sense the way I worded it.
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