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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
...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
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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 DJones on March 29, 2012 at 5:46pm
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My heart goes out to all the families who have lost loved ones this week. I wish this could stop. I really feel for these families.
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Comment by TexasDocMom on March 29, 2012 at 11:13am
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Djones, all I could think when my son signed his papers in January was "THANK GOD". He will never deploy again, barring some horrific act of war while he's still young enough to serve.
He'll be fine, he's a military professional, and he's learned a lot. Don't worry about what is not even happening yet. Find our group Transistions, and post there with us with your concerns and all the things you will learn about VA benefits and the GI Bills he qualifies for....
Scary, to me, is these kids in Afghanistan today. That's scary. Safe and sound, boots down USA is easy....as long as they fill every date in correctly on those VA and GI Bill papers!
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Well, my son says he signed his release from active duty papers. I am so nervous about him getting out and being able to survive going to college. He has no college behind him yet, wants to attend school in southern CA where it is sooo expensive, will not have health care and dental. I am so afraid he will get out and not be able to make it and then what? He wants to go to medical school. I hate to see him have to go in so much debt. This is scary.
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Always, Susan. Feel that positive energy coming to you and all of our prayers today.
Learning more about that medal....I'll post later. Got a great discussion goin on FB with Marine, Army, Navy and AF vets and active duty weighing in....the vote seems to be a commendation was in order, not this medal...altho the AF seems to have two versions of a Bronze Star, one for valor, one for merit. The AF vet is the one that is really ticked about it, funny....
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Comment by Paymaster on March 29, 2012 at 8:56am
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Malamama...Lime burn is like a bad sun burn with blisters. It is usually caused by expposer to Limestone dust. Limestone is a common stone used in building. Because the dust fly's around wiith the sand it is a common aliment in the sand box.
Susan....Prayers and good thoughts for you.
Ktsong... Hope your son recovers quickly.
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Foxsox.com Spoke with my new buddy at work, the young exMarine, and he said Foxsox were the BEST. He talked some about the sand and how very, very fine it could get, just infiltrated everywhere and that zip lock bags were worth their weight in gold in sand storms for electronics, food, clothing....
ktssong, I'd send some soothing creams and lotions before the heat hits....there's a Vit E yellow cream that is really good, I only found it at Sam's, tho. Aloe vera gel...I'll check with my son to see what's the best for lime burns. Maybe some of that neosporin with the pain reliever in it. Don't know if it works but still. Also lots of white socks besides the fox sox.
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Comment by ktssong on March 28, 2012 at 11:01pm
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Heard from my daughter in law that my son messaged that he had lime burn on his feet. I got the message while everything at work was going haywire because we are shorthanded. I felt my heart sadden for discomfort he may have while working in boots but found myself pull it together and thank God that it wasn't worse than that. It's a discomfort that will pass, it could be worse. Then I went on with my day thankful for that. Neither of us know more than that. I'm sure there are so many with so many different discomforts. I actually have caught myself begin to say something stupid like "oh man, I gotta go cut the grass" then I realize that's nothing. They would love to be here cutting grass. Having a family member deployed certainly brings perspective on alot of life's everyday chores. They are no longer a pain. More a reminder.
All I can say is that I'm learning during this how to keep it together and keep moving on. Just like I'm sure they have to do too. I think our sons and daughters are strong because they come from strong family.
Also, thank you to those of you with the advice on the baggies, wish I had read it before I sent the box out on Monday. Oh well, next week I'll send them. Good advice because he's already mentioned how bad the last sandstorm was. He said they couldn't see the sun all day and the sky was orange all day.
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Air ForceFinancial Analyst recieves Bronze Star
Yep, that's what it says...an Air Force NCO received the Bronze Star. Did she do her job? yes. Did she do it well? evidently. But A BRONZE STAR?? those awards are for warriors...out of the wire, watching each other's backs, taking fire for their brothers....I am livid. And it's getting quite the reaction from the Marines and Corpsmen on Facebook, at least the ones connected to my son's page.
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Funny mom2nw I also have seen pics and some I thought were my son and weren't. I'm sure I was wishful thinking. I finally did see one of him playing ping pong during the day they celebrated the Seabee Birthday. It was really nice to see him. It was no mistake, it was him. Made my day.
And TexasDocMom that video made me stand and raise my arms and say yes, I dream of this day...I can't wait. It was an awesome video. Thank you for sharing. My office is in the front of my home so when I'm in there at night with a light on if anyone drives by they may see through my sheers and think I'm crazy with my hands in the air...awe...who cares what people think...I can't help it....they are coming home one day and I'll be singing that song too. Thanks again.
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First of all, we've started a group called Transistions for moms whose kids are leaving or have left the Navy/Army/Marines/Air Force. Just comparing notes.
What I meant was this...I was like you, worrying about the next deployment. The Navy/Marines, however, have their own plan for each of our kids, and it doesn't automatically mean that they will stay with that unit to deploy again. In my son's case, his screwing around about reenlisting (he was offered the lead spot as corpsman with his Marine unit, he was "thinking" about it), meant on March 1 of that year, bam! he got his papers to transfer out to 2nd Reg. (and THEN he reenlisted, like he thought he was getting fired or something..). Corpsmen, in particular, can be transferred as need requires.
My son used to tell me, before deployment, that I had two perfect grandkids from his sister and I didn't need anymore. When he came back from Iraq, I heard "I don't want to start a family in the military, it's too tough on them." I have to admit, I almost fainted at the "start a family" words...Yes, deployment changes their perspective. And one reason he left the Navy is because he fell in love and that was the first time I ever heard him say "I don't want to deploy any more." This wonderful young woman was more important to him than anything else. Thank God.
Your son needs to look at his future, and what he wants to accomplish. Does he want to go to school? My son bought that new house in San Antonio, shares the rent with othes, and uses the GIBILL for school...works a part time job. He's making it, but he saved his money before. He still had his enlistment bonus in the bank from 8 years ago! (not from my side of the family, that's for sure). Anyway, visit the other group and you'll find some moms with good thoughts on this topic.
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