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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
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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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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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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 Marcy on September 5, 2011 at 5:07pm
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> (For those who are unaware: At all military base theaters, the National Anthem is played before the movie begins.) > > This is written from a Chaplain in Iraq : > > I recently attended a showing of 'Superman 3' here at LSA Anaconda. We have a large auditorium that we use for movies as well as memorial services and other large gatherings. > > As is the custom at all military bases, we stood to attention when The National Anthem began before the main feature. > All was going well until three-quarters of the way through The National Anthem, the music stopped. > > Now, what would happen if this occurred with 1,000 18-to-22-year-olds back in the States? I imagine that there would be hoots, catcalls, laughter, a few rude comments, and everyone would sit down and yell for the movie to begin. Of course, that is only if they had stood for The National Anthem in the first place. > > Here in Iraq 1,000 soldiers continued to stand at attention, eyes fixed forward. The music started again, and the soldiers continued to quietly stand at attention. Once again though the the music stopped. What would you expect 1,000 soldiers standing at attention to do?? Frankly, I expected some laughter and everyone would eventually sit down and wait for the movie to start. > > No!!. . . You could have heard a pin drop while every soldier continued to stand at attention. > > Suddenly, there was a lone voice from the front of the auditorium, then a dozen voices and soon the room was filled with the voices of a thousand soldiers finishing where the recording left off: > "And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, > gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. > Oh, say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave, > o'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave." > > It was the most inspiring moment I have had in Iraq and I wanted you to know what kind of U.S. Soldiers are serving you! Remember them as they fight for us! > > Pass this along as a reminder to others to be ever in prayer for all our soldiers serving us here at home and abroad. Many have already paid the ultimate price. > > Written by Chaplain Jim Higgins, in Iraq
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TDM, wish I could send some of this rain we are getting your way. You guys sure do need it. I will pray for all in the path of the fires and tropical storm Lee. The east coast does not need anymore rain and you guys need it. I will try and blow some your way. Stay safe.
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Comment by TexasDocMom on September 4, 2011 at 10:18pm
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Lots of learning goin on over there...be proud moms...and chief! get some sleep, girl!
Texas is on fire, all around, and lots withing 30 miles or so of my hometown of Austin...prayers from practiced moms and friends, please. People are losing their homes as we speak...thank you!
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Iraq used to be reasonably fast, but it's shutting down, so I don't know now...maybe we have a mom with someone in Iraq...
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I hear ya on the g-friend thing. I asked both of mine not to have girlfriend when they left for bootcamp and neither of them did. They still dont because it does take a special women to fill those shoes. I had friend that her son had girlfriend when he left for airforce bootcamp and they stuck out until he got stationed in Monatana. Well I should say he stuck it out. They dated in high school and then when she went out to see him one time he asked her to marry him. She accepted but he didn't know at that time she was cheating on him. He was devasted none the less. So when my one left for the Navy I asked him not to have a girlfriend he didn't need the drama and neither did I. Then when the other one left for the Airforce he didn't have one either. i was so happy for them. They both say they don't have time now either.
I talked, well sort of, to both of them today. One by email and one by skype. Well we tried to do skpe and it kept breaking up. He was doing laundry and was at the USO. I don't know if any of you can help me but were mine is in Iraq he said they won't have communication soon and he can only send letters and I won't be able to send him anything. This made me want to cry because his birthday is coming up and I want to send him stuff. I know the date so I will just have to get him some stuff before then. How long does it take for them to receive things? Sorry new at this thing.
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Well, I won't be far from this group, I just want someone ready to take over the reins, if necessary.
Quite frankly, I think this young woman who my son is involved with has her eyes wide open. The difference is that she met my son as he served, not in high school or before he enlisted...she knew what the deal was. She gave me a book for Christmas last year...Forty One stories of Mothers with Deployed Children....and told me she had read some of them, and they tore at her heart. I looked her in the eyes and told her it was very, very hard...she didn't flinch. I actually told my son he needed to give her a voice in his decision, because my mother, his grandmother, was a military wife for 25 years, and loved most of it...at least the times my dad was home! she loved the travel, the people they met...all of it. So, there are women who can do this, and they are in this young generation as well. They just need to have choice in the matter. And be mature enough to realize it will be hard.
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Hopefully, your son will be able to remain greenside for the duration of his enlistment...unfortunately, the Navy gets to make that call..and if they see officer material, they have tendency to have them do greenside, get the FMF and bring them blueside for the balance of their career...at least, that's what I've seen with my son, and with others. My son loves being a corpsman, serving with his Marines, and he likes his current job as an instructor....but he knows he won't keep it forever if he stays in and he doesn't do ships either!! One MEU and he figured that out! Sleep well, my friend....
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DDM....Baby Doc! they'll change that I'm sure! I have to say that I thought all those same things about my son and his military career about 5 years ago. He was so enthusiastic, and he loved his job. Now he's gone blueside, he's somewhat disillusioned...and falling in love after avoiding any entanglements after he enlisted (as he witnessed so many young military guys go through what happened to your son) has made him think in terms of moving on with his life. I'm sure he'll leave the Navy when his enlistment is up. He's already in college at night and will finish his degree...he's working on a bright future! I hope that for all of your kids, getting past these deployments and moving on with their lives.
To all: I plan to stay on this group for quite a while longer after my son leaves the Navy, but I am looking for a co-admin to suggest to the N4M administrators. Anyone interested, please message me. This will be a long term commitment, we need someone who knows to check this board with every post, who has time to respond, and who understands OPSEC and how important it is to follow it. AND who doesn't mind being a pain in the butt when it comes to enforcing it. It doesn't matter if your child isn't currently deployed, in fact...that kind of helps to keep an even keel on the board...altho I have to say, as an admin, you are very aware and very touched by every single thing you read and discuss here.
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One of the first Navy moms I met online when my son enlisted is a greeter in another state...she tells great stories. She's on a private Navy mom's board, she is very concerned about OPSEC on this board, as well as facebook. But man! I love thinking of my son being greeted and sent off by those folks...he did go through Maine on his deployment.
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You're right, chief, I don't trust anything! so generally, a PM would be a good place to exchange email addresses...or send links concerning the topic, etc.
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