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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
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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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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 June 8, 2012 at 9:27pm
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Hope you're all doing okay....
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New program for veterans announced! I have been screaming and blogging about this for several years, and finally, it's happened. Helping our veterans get civilian certification for the jobs they've been doing for years! Experienced, hard working vets with strong work ethics, now will be able to fill those critical jobs quickly and get to work faster!
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Comment by eurekamom on June 2, 2012 at 8:33pm
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Thanks all! Susan, your comment on the weather when your son came home reminded me of something I found amusing. After being apart, of course the wives and girlfriends wanted to look attractive for their warriors, but I have never seen so many questionable outfits in my life! 7" heels, plunging necklines, hemlines pretty much just past the danger zone... and it was misting and windy most of the time. Those gals were COLD! I kept thinking that any man who hasn't seen his honey for that long would probably have been happy with someone who was (1) female, (2) clean, and (3) affectionate!!! Ahhh to be young and in love!
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Eurekamom! so glad he's home safe and sound and you got that hug! and all thoat information, too...good for him for taking the time to share it with us.
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Our son came home from Afghanistan last Friday. We were able to be there at the west-coast base when he got off the plain white bus (which was no longer inconspicuous because of the many vets on motorcycle who escorted them from the air base - haha!) and it was just wonderful. Of course, they were about 3 hours later than anticipated, or as my brother the Marine put it, "right on time!"
There was lots for the families with children to do while they waited, but let's face it, each moment d-r-a-g-g-e-d. He had 96 hours liberty which we all enjoyed very much. He was in good spirits, and the most astonishing physical shape - yikes! He has always worked out, soccer through college, then BC and FMTB, but patrolling all over that sand will certainly achieve results fitness trainers can only hope for! He got his FMF pin and has "picked up" so he was pretty happy about that too. After a couple weeks of work on base he gets leave, and will see friends along the way, and then come home for a bit. Life is good for us. My son shared the things that he especially liked getting in care packages, and although we are all different, I thought I'd send it along:
- med weight socks (it's hot there now). socks just disintegrate, always needed
- gum
- trail mix in small bags (easy to carry on patrol)
- q-tips (sand gets EVERYWHERE)
- lotion (I send him those huge bottles of Queen Helene and covered the name!)
non-scented wipes
- top ramen
- magazines (they actually loved those People, US, etc. because they were so silly and distracting, but also car, surfing, tech, all that stuff)
- deflated football/soccer ball (easy to mail) WITH PUMP AND EXTRA NEEDLES
- chocolate trail mix like Moose Munch
- Carmex, Burt's Bees or regular Chapstick - the stuff they are issued just melts immediately and lots of the Marines and sailors had blistered lips until they got the good stuff - OW!
And, amazingly, unless you know for sure you sailor wants beef jerkey, don't send it until you do know... they seem to be pretty much up to their eyeballs in it. Again, this may vary from group to group, but my son was out in the middle of who-knows-where and even with mail intermittent at best, they still had tons of the stuff! Sorry I've gone on so long, but I'm still pretty emotional and scattered.
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Susan, you can go to that fb page any time, ask questions, find the archives,people are there to help you and your son if he needs it.
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One of our mom's daughter posted on my fb about this young Doc Warren: "Yeah, I was there and saw the medevac come through and then figured out that he was a HM. The Ramp Ceremony for him was one of the biggest ones." She used to be an instructor at Great Lakes before recently going green side and deploying , so she knows these young corpsmen better than most. Has to hit her hard. Blessings to all that serve in that warzone.
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TODAY on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/events/240448202723750/
Dept of Excellence wrote:
Stress is a common reaction to the abnormal stressors of war. Upon reintegration many warriors have a period of adjustment facing psychological health challenges such as depression, anxiety, substance misuse, etc. Join DCoE and Military Pathways on Facebook to learn about resources on reintegration for warriors, veterans, their families and those who treat wounded warriors.
Got questions? They will be answered LIVE by some of the top experts in the field, featuring DCoE, Military Pathways, afterdeployment.org, Real Warriors and Blue Star Families!
How does it work? Click yes to attend the event. On May 30 from 3-4pm EST ask your question write here on the Facebook event wall! Can't log-in at that time? That's okay -- post your question any time prior and we'll make sure to get it answered.
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Susan, if you talk to your son, please share all of our condolences with him, that's too close....prayers for you.
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Paymaster! what a great day in your home! please hug that son for us all!! they seem especially receptive to many hugs when they come home, don't they? Enjoy this time!
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