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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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
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.
DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
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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RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
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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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To all who drop by! WELCOME! please post below so we can get to know you. If you send a message around to 'all members' , we CANNOT respond. So, please introduce yourself below, and remember to not share dates or specfic movements by any military unit on the board! Thank you!! and again WELCOME!!
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 September 4, 2011 at 9:29am
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Just a reminder, since we have new people coming in all the time! This is not the group to share a whole lot of information that you receive from your son or daughter over seas, We talk in generalities here, no specifics. Please take a moment to look at the link above on Facebook Support For OPSEC, and understand that we follow those rules. We try to make sure there is no clear connection between who posts here and their child whereever they are serving. Yet again I am hearing about phone calls to military parents concerning their child and deployment from unknown sources. If you get one of those calls, please contact your FRO or your child's command. Do not give out any informatin, do not even confirm your child is deployed and certainly not with whom or where.
No details on arrivals/departures/time lines of any unit should be posted here, past or present. No information about specifics of where your child is doing his job, none.
"loose lips sink ships"...in a technical world, that changes how, but it doesn't change the motto...anyone looking to try to make a military family a victim of crime or fraud would come to a group like this first to find victims. We won't give them any!!
Chief, it does seem like that was a chatty FRO, but hopefully he was just trying to offer DDM some comfort.
All of this said, if you have something on your mind, and not comfortable talking about it here for OPSEC reasons, there are experienced moms here who will accept your personal message and might be able to offer you some thoughts. Still, remember....the things your corpsman/marine/soldier/seabee shares with his mom and dad are not necessarily thoughts or experiences that should be shared with others. Honor his/her privacy.
okay, off the OPSEC lecture box...hope you're weekend is good, and in Texas...we're looking at a COOL front!! only in the 90's tomorrow and one guy says in the 50's at night! I wonder if my windows still open.
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Comment by Marcy on September 2, 2011 at 2:02pm
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Yes TexasDocMom, lets keep it that way.
I have seen my son on facebook but haven't heard his voice in a long time, that is my Airman, my sailor, I have no theard from in about 6 weeks or so. I at least know my Airman is ok.
Graphict81, we are all here for you. That is why I love these sites on here. You can come and vent and talk about what others do no understand. Yes, we are moms of some great men/women of your wonderful military. They are extra special. Good luck to your son and I wish him well. God will keep him safe and sound.
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No deaths in Iraq in August....I'll take it. I hope September follows with the same.
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GraphicT81, notify your son's command, the Family Readiness Officer, or whoever is listed on the web site as the contact here in the USA. They need to be aware, and they need to warn and caution other families in that unit.
Patrice, I do remember seeing that photo of my son's face that day, and the joy it brought. I'm so sorry that you are entering this new phase of hell yet one more time, but like MT said, it's what they chose to do, and all we can do is smile through those tears and get out the package stuff yet one more time. Remember to breathe, and that we're the moms of very special young people, and not every one gets to have a kid like ours...and on this board, you are never alone.
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Comment by Much Trouble on September 2, 2011 at 8:29am
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GraphicT81...Good girl! It could have been something innocent, but it sure sounds like a chance for trouble. It is always better to err on the side of caution.
Patrice...OMG! You haven't even had a chance to recover, but what can you do? He is an adult and this is the life he has chosen. My heart goes out to you as you get ready to do it all over again. At least this time you know the drill, but I bet it doesn't get better for you. Just remember that someone is always here any time you want to vent. Big "mom hugs" to you!
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Comment by GraphicT81 on September 2, 2011 at 6:48am
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My son is in Afgan. I recieved a phone call and on the caller id it said PSI USAA and it was a 727 area code. The caller asked for my son and I said he was on deployment. The guy said he was updating info and asked me when he deployed. I never stated where he was and told the guy I would not disclose any info. Does anyone know what this is? Sounded scammy to me.
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Comment by Debby on September 1, 2011 at 12:57pm
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TDM....no words at this time...only tears..thank you for letting us know
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We're going to have WELCOME HOME HUG photos!! we're excited for you Dan's Dad!!
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Oh TexasDocMom, how sad. I don't even know this little boy and his family but heart is breaking. How special he must have been. My heart and deepest sympathy go out to his family thru this tough time. What a strong mother she must have been.
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Comment by Dan's Dad (John) on September 1, 2011 at 9:14am
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TDM- so sorry to hear about Jake, but like you said, he's in a better place now free of pain.
Chief88- my son's unit have gotten their ballistic undergarments. He is with an EOD unit so they were probably among the first.
FRO sent out an email yesterday giving us a cut-off date for mail, must mean we're getting close, can't wait to leave this group!! LOL.
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