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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.
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 TexasDocMom on July 4, 2012 at 1:16pm
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Malamama....hugs to you, and remember the motto "cry with pride"...I know how scary it is to not hear from your son, and also believe in the "no news is good news"...he's taking care of business and doing his job , you'll be hearing from him SOON!!
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Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on July 4, 2012 at 8:06am
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mama bear...it is basic allowance for housing...if they qualify to live in housing off base, they get an allowance to help cover housing costs.
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Comment by mama bear on July 4, 2012 at 7:45am
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What is BAH? Also Happy 4th to all the military families out there, please say an extra prayer to keep our loved ones safe while they do their duty to keep USA free, and at peace!
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Thanks TexasDocMom....I think we'll just plan on him not getting it and then we won't be caught unawares...Thank you.
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Asked my son, he said "it depends, but if he's single, and serving with Marines, it's highly unlikely he'll keep getting BAH while he's deployed." That probably doesn't help you much, but it's the best I could do!
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I need some info please...the last time my son (single sailor) was deployed to Afghan, he lived in the barracks before deployment and did not receive BAH...Now he lives off base and receives BAH and is getting ready to deploy again.....He is receiving conflicting info regarding his BAH and deployment...One commander says he will continue to receive BAH while in Afghan and another commander says no he will not receive BAH...We're trying to figure this out to see if he needs to get out of his lease and store his stuff at our home...Can anyone clarify this please?
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Glenda, I had that same thing happen! my son was transferred out of Weapons unit into whatever it's called, the ones that set up and stay put...I can't remember the name. Anyway, he was ticked, I was delighted...but it made no difference, he was all over Iraq on patrol, not just on that base. I kind of figured it out about half way through deployment. He, too, neglected to mention until he got home.
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Comment by ktssong on July 3, 2012 at 1:43am
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I had the same thought today...it doesn't matter if it's hot here, there are people have lost their homes and the things we think are problems really aren't. We can deal with it. I feel bad for the families that are facing losses of all kinds. Praying for them. Very proud to be a mom with a son serving and will definitely be wearing my Navy Mom T Shirt on the Fourth. God Bless our men and women serving and all their families waiting here at home.
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Hallelujah !!!!! Thanks for sharing and give that Marine a hug from all of us, that's a lot of hugs, Mom...get started!!!!!
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I have to join in on MT's WOW! that young man has learned about priorities in life, hasn't he? Plus I bet he was pretty glad to know his family is safe. I have friends still trying to recover from the horrific fires in Central Texas last year, I just cry when I see those across our country right now.
I know the holiday will be hard. I'll be here most of the day....probably all of it! I hope to go down to the parade, but we'll see. I'm the dog mamma, and there will be a lot of noise going on, started last night already. Here's what I think...put on that Navy mom t shirt/pin, whatever....cry with pride, ladies...and if anyone has the nerve to say one work (which they won't)...just simply say, "my son/daughter is in Afghanistan, where is yours today?". or if you're nicer than me "My son/daughter is in Afghanistan, I hope yours is not...". People need to see it, they need to know, our kids (well, now...YOUR kids!) are fighting in war zones and it is ongoing, and we need to support them and those who want to bring them home safely! Of all days, the American public needs to recognize these brave young warriors serving around this world. That's the word "CRY WITH PRIDE!" and send anyone who gives you any lip to me.
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