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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
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Anyone with Sailors/Soldiers/Marines in War Zones and Combat Areas
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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 Paymaster on July 11, 2011 at 12:47pm
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Thank you for sharing Baby Joseph with us. Still praying for that special bundle!
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Comment by TexasDocMom on July 11, 2011 at 9:51am
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Ladies and gents, too...been away from a computer (and no smart phone for me) so I've missed some days of checking posts, altho I did jump on my niece's computer to check to on this site. Susan from SC, wonderful thoughts on that deployed status, and Susan and Chief, hang in there...I do have a photo of Baby Joseph and his mom, he's up to 3lbs 4 oz's...and when I stroked his head and chatted to him, he smiled! over and over...my niece was laughing, said he never smiles that much back to back...that baby knows who will spoil him rotten!
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Comment by Much Trouble on July 7, 2011 at 12:15pm
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Christrine, I understand where you are coming from...I would have LOVED to have been in contact with other parents with kids near my son. However, I can promise you, this group will give you as much comfort as anybody could while your son is over there. If Jason is willing, and his buddies are also, maybe you could communicate with some parents directly. (My son would NOT have been willing! LOL He joined the Navy to get away from "home"...not to have Mom looking over his shoulder.) I respect that he is a grown man...(however, I think he sometimes forgets he is, and always will be my baby boy.) I thank God for this group and the beautiful women in it who were always there for me, and now are here for you.
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Christine, we try to talk in general terms about locations in Iraq and Afghanistan, we do not deal in specific locations just to be sure we do not share information that might not be "out there" on web sites and other boards.
Many moms and dads on this board with kids in Afghan and Iraq, feel free to share your feelings and thoughts here, just remember OPSEC regs, no locations, arrival, departure info and no last names. thanks!
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Comment by Doc from WV"s MOM on July 5, 2011 at 10:51pm
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Thanks for the help
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From what I've heard on Afghan mailing, 17 days isn't too long...depending on where they are, can take some time. I would suggest putting every food item in a zip lock bag. If the bag stays clean, they always have a use for them. I also would put a garbage bag in the box, then put food items in the ziplocks and then put them in the garbage bag in the box.
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I sent my son a box17 days ago is it normal for him not to get it yet. I sent out another box today with some cans in it. After ready chief88 comment about what happen to the chili, I'm a little nervous Hope it will be ok. I sent Chili too. Butusually how long does it take to go to Afghanistan.
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Don't you just wish everyone could be made happy by just getting a shower and clean clothes!
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Lisa! good for you, sleep well this week!!
How about those baking soda based powders for sprinkling on carpets for doggie odors...they could use them in their trunks, on and under their bunks....they absorb a lot of odor. I've also used coffee grounds (yes!). I used to bring big bags of them home from Starbucks for my compost and discovered after the car was in the shop that they even cover that dirty oil smell, they just absorb it. We've used them in disgusting fridges as well. The coffee odor beats feet stink any day. Just bag them up and leave them in the smelly area. And maybe some good ol incense in some light fragrances.
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I'm thrilled you got your call Lisa...and thank you very much for sharing that idea! I'm sure more guys than your lad and his group could use them, and they are cheap and easy to send. Heavens...I bet one could be tucked in with a letter.
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