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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
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.
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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."
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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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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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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
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Sailors in Afghanistan with boots on the ground
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Comment by ktssong on February 4, 2012 at 12:52pm
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It's so funny. I was on facebook getting information about a St. Patricks Day Race I was going to register for and my son's face popped up in the corner and said he is available and I realized I was on facebook the same time as him and I got a message from him and was ableto answer her at the same moment I got it. Then it disappeared and he is not available. But it was sooooo nice to have that happen. Wow. I'm really loving facebook right now. Communication has really been great.
He's over there and thinking about us over here. Checking on banking and asked me to make sure if I would send roses to his wife. I'm just thankful that they have the ability to do this. I think it helps their morale and ours. As families I think it's a great help to all of us. If morale is high that makes everyone all the more stronger. Right now Be Strong is my main goal for me and to relay to him.
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Comment by Much Trouble on February 3, 2012 at 11:00pm
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ktssong...You got it! everything is up...down...then back up again. You seem to be handling it very well. (It helps knowing you are NOT crazy...just a Mom.) It sounds as though your daughter had one of those "Walmart moments" that you do NOT have to be in Walmart to have. My biggest one was in a coffeehouse, listening to country music one evening. I was having a great time, then the band played some song that reminded me of my son and the whole nasty situation. I felt myself tear up, but I was still in control...I looked out the dark window to take my mind off of my sorrow and saw the American flag lit up and waving on the building across the street. That did it! I dissolved into a puddle! Luckily I was with a bunch of kind, understanding folks. I never knew what might trigger something like that, so I learned to have lots of tissues in my purse at all times.
Anyway, if you can avoid those moments, great! But don't worry if they hit you at strange times in strange places. That is the new "normal". LOL
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This certainly is a roller coaster. Today I got a fb message sent to me telling me he is ok and he said sorry for not calling me too and no one even knew but us here. He said that he wanted to call but felt bad because the line was so long for everyone wanting to call home. I can see it all in my head; anxious kids waiting in line anxious parents waiting in the states...so much love and it just proves that love has no boundaries it reaches across nations and is tieing us all together. He said very muddy and rainy, not what he expected. He said space out the things I send because there are four of them in one room and not much space. I am still sending because I know that just because I send something today it isn't going to get there for a bit. Sent first box and he's already put in a request for what he needs now that he's there. He's having a better idea. So I was down, now I'm up and here we go. Oh well, for me, it's like any good thing we look forward to;; once I get it I can hang on longer. I got to say some encouraging words and I'm happy.
He also sent his sisters and brothers a message. His older sister is very unemotional most the time about anything. She works in the oncology departement and she is very strong but it takes alot to make her cry. She tells me she isn't very sentimental. But this even got to her. The day she knew he left she said once she heard me say ..my son is not on US soil today she said she started crying uncontrollably at work and had to excuse herself and she was so surprised herself. This has really been an experience that our whole family is drawing even closer over.
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Comment by TexasDocMom on February 2, 2012 at 7:57pm
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Her name is Tracy La Porte, please do add her to your prayers. She's been a real force for the Army in particular, she lives up north of Austin and those folks in Killeen at Fort Hood are dear to her heart.
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I don't know, but bless them! I do know about Military Moms of Texas, but their leader has been very, very ill with cancer...so I'm glad to hear others are picking up the slack! She'll be happy about that.
Bitter sweet time, some coming home, some headed out....prayers for all for safe travel...and home soon, all of them.
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TNM!!! good for you!! be sure to take him a set of clean socks/underwear/t shirt and jeans....cuz their clothes STINK ! really....
I would say from MalaMama's comment that those guys got one quick call that was it, and it was to make sure those at home could know they had a safe arrival and they were movin' on.
I painted the bedrooms of the house when my son left for Iraq. And hit the gym. And dug flower beds and put on house concerts here at the house so I had a reason to clean it....
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Sometimes when there are few posts here and I worry ya'll are hibernating, I post some music or video that is guaranteed to bring the tears...and the voices out of th wood work....as my grandson used to say all those years ago when he was four, as he patted you on the back "everything's going to be otay." good night! sleep good tonight ktssong...
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Yep, I think the tears were bottled up for weeks and probably just a sign of relief that he checked online. It was good. My girlfriend many years ago told me that sometimes you just need to cry and you feel better and you can move on. I think that's all it is.
I feel guilty when I feel good and feel bad if I feel bad if that makes sense. haha. Tears are dried. Moving on. I am forturnate out of all five of my kids I can communicate with all my inlaws. Daughters in laws and sons in laws so I have been blessed. I know many aren't.
Thanks. I gotta pull it together. And I will.
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Ktssong....sometimes all I got was a "online 'today'" on myspace every week or so...he'd jump on and check on all of us at once and read any messages, just having 2 minutes to do it....literally,your son just might not have time to call each of you, knowing that each of you will inform the other. He is letting you know he's safe. That's what matters.
But you were sure due for the tears....and they help. They wash over you, relieve pressure, help you get up for another day.
They are busy, they are focused, they are professionals doing a job, and if and when we hear from them, even if it's second hand, I know you know it's a blessing. Hang tight, mom, your baby loves you just the same, he's just busy. Plus...geez "NEW" daughter in law? c'mon mom, who's gonna get the call?? smile, he's all man.
You'll hear soon enough. I'm just happy for you that you have a DIL that shares!!
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Comment by Paymaster on February 1, 2012 at 11:08pm
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Ktssong....Sometimes we have to hit bottow before we can get better. Lets hope this is your bottom. Were here to listen to you and hold your hand. Only you can decide if and when you will feel better.
Fair winds and following seas.
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