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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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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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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 January 28, 2012 at 5:37pm
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ktssong, you are the 3rd person I've heard about or known to have shingles in the last week! One is just like yours, with the head and face. I had them last January, on my side and across my back and hip. Doc got me on antivirals right away so I had only about one day of severe pain, but I did have a hanging on pain in my side for several months. Hope yours ends with the end of the breakout. My doctor said as long as I did normal hygeine things, I wouldn't infect anyone, but my blisters were under clothing. The meds kept me flat on my back for 7 days, watched a lot of day tv...boring! be better and healing blessings headed your way.
I'll investigate that instruments for deployed military. Do not send a good guitar, buy a cheapie off of Craigslist.
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Comment by ktssong on January 28, 2012 at 3:37pm
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Have returned from seeing my son and while I was there my whole face on the right side started hurting and headaches, my eyebrow and forehead broke out with lumps and itching and I just went ahead and enjoyed myself. When I returned home it grew worse so I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with Shingles. I asked what causes it and he said "stress". Now my plan to be around alot of people and maintain all the activities I do has been affected because I can infect anyone with chicken pox. I'm pretty bummed now even more than I was. Deployment is certainly bringing on a battle at the homefront as well. I'm trying to be all the encouraging I can for him but I feel like I'm losing the battle on myself.
I think it's very important that we stay healthy for ourselves and them so we can be encouraement for them. Anyway, I can use some prayers. On the flip side, the doctor prescribed me medication that makes me sleep at night to help with the pain so maybe it will keep me from being restless at night with worry.
So I read the note from the mom that had all the boxes not get there and I've been packing up goodies to send. I plan on sending it anyway but has anyone had success in their items getting there? He wanted his guitar but I'm afraid to send it so I think there is a group that helps get musical instruments to the deployed. Anyone know about that?
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Have returned from seeing my son and while I was there my whole face on the right side started hurting and headaches, my eyebrow and forehead broke out with lumps and itching and I just went ahead and enjoyed myself. When I returned home it grew worse so I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with Shingles. I asked what causes it and he said "stress". Now my plan to be around alot of people and maintain all the activities I do has been affected because I can infect anyone with chicken pox. I'm pretty bummed now even more than I was. Deployment is certainly bringing on a battle at the homefront as well. I'm trying to be all the encouraging I can for him but I feel like I'm losing the battle on myself.
I think it's very important that we stay healthy for ourselves and them so we can be encouraement for them. Anyway, I can use some prayers. On the flip side, the doctor prescribed me medication that makes me sleep at night to help with the pain so maybe it will keep me from being restless at night with worry.
So I read the note from the mom that had all the boxes not get there and I've been packing up goodies to send. I plan on sending it anyway but has anyone had success in their items getting there? He wanted his guitar but I'm afraid to send it so I think there is a group that helps get musical instruments to the deployed. Anyone know about that?
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TNM!!! thanks for that photo, it's priceless...I know the comfort my dogs bring to me, and our kids over in those tight spots deserve that nuturing and the chance to nurture those pups as well...good for the soul!
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Did you insure it? Wow! that's a lot of money in one package!! Can the post office put a trace on it when it heads to the Mid East?
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Comment by DJones on January 28, 2012 at 11:30am
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I need help. Hopefully someone can guide me. I sent my son boxes before Thanksgiving and he still doesn't have them. His address changed after I mailed them and they contain items he needs. I sent him combat boots, webcam, cd player and most of his Christmas gifts were in the boxes. Where do the boxes go if the address changes? I put return to sender, but nothing....this makes me very angry as I think I spent over 1500 dollars in items and postage and he never received them. Anyone know who I can contact? I am so frustrated. Talk about poor morale.
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Took me forever to get N4M to load just now, anybody else having problems? strange....anyway spotted those Bee photos on fb, thought you might know someone in them or know someone who might know someone in them....
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https://www.facebook.com/puppyrescuemission?sk=wall
This group brings home the dogs our kids rescue and raise, fall in love with, the pups and dogs that give our kids a taste of home and support we cannot...hugs and kisses....
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Just thought of you when I read this this morning:
"Courage is not the absence of fear; it is action in the presence of fear."
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