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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.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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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 Tamme on October 15, 2014 at 3:47pm
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Nicksmom, I just returned from vacation and was so excited to hear boots down. I feel your pain - my son wouldn't let us come either. His wife was disappointed we couldn't join her that day but we had to honor his wishes. I just focused on the important fact that he was back in the states. His main goal was to get out of there as fast as he was allowed and return home. Still decompressing but I'm sure that is a lifetime goal. That's what we are all here for - venting to each other. God Bless.
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Comment by MikeysMom2 on October 14, 2014 at 11:44am
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They have a memorial service today for one they lost in Afghan. That will be somber for them. I hope to see him in a few weeks, though. Thanks for all the kind words!!!
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Comment by mikes mom on October 13, 2014 at 2:48pm
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Nicksmom - cCongratulations ! I remember the feeling I had when my son was back on American soil : ) What a feeling that was
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Comment by Pam on October 13, 2014 at 11:19am
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Great news nicksmom! I have to admit that my son was the opposite about being with a bunch of marines. The first thing he did was jump in his car and go for a long drive by himself. I think he might be wired differently though.
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Comment by TexasDocMom on October 13, 2014 at 10:48am
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Nicksmom...my son was the same way..."Mom, do you want to be hanging out with a bunch of drunk Marines while they bar hop?"...well, no. I'll stayed home. He will be ready for mom and all the family love when he comes walking off of that plane, and you can have a banner and all his friends standing right there! That's what we did! He had the sweetest smile on his face as he came down that escalator! Be sure to take photos!
And sleep well, mom....make up for those sleepless nights! Congrats on BOOTS DOWN USA!!!
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Comment by JerseySusan on October 13, 2014 at 10:45am
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OH Nicksmom...I'm Soooo Happy for your son's safe return!!! It's Ok for the decompression. He'll be in your arms before you know it!!
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I am sorry I have not been on in some time. I do have wonderful news though...... BOOTS DOWN!!!!!
Home to CA yesterday. I did not go out.... I cancelled my flight at his request because he said he needed time to "decompress" and hang with his friends. Kind of hurt my feelings but he will take leave in a couple of weeks and come here (across the country) for a week.
Anyway, to those whose child is still deployed.... my thoughts and prayers will continue to be with you each and every day.
For now.... mine is partying somewhere out west.... and, good for him. But, I plan to keep tabs on him..... because I can!!!
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So sorry to hear TNM has a very difficult day ahead today. God Bless her & her family. Feel the hugs from all of us that surround you.
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Yes, thank you, Pam. Blessings for our TNMom and especially for her son so far away today on such a sad day in their lives of this family.
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Keeping Tenn Navy Mom in my thoughts and prayers as she prepares to say goodbye to her Mom today. ((((Hugs))) to you and your family TN Navy Mom and especially your deployed Navy Corpsman.
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