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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)
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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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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 10, 2010 at 4:43pm
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sunsluv, remember you are never alone, when we see notifications from this site, we come right away. We're all familiar with the fear, the tears and the joys (when you hear that voice!). Is you son a corpsman? if so, there are moms with deployed corpsman on the Corpsman mom and dad board that offer great insight and lots of support. Actually, I'm sure no one cares if your son is a corpsman or not, drop by and share your story.
Foxsox.com ...don't forget those sox, ladies! I am cleaning out my son's room as he's in San Antonio now, and found some of those socks! like silk! and he said they are worth their weight in gold...plus. So, at last look, foxsox would ship directly to your soldier, marine or sailor. Yes, they are expensive...but look at this, my son still has his from deployment last year! they love them, they actually take care of them!
thinking of you all...
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Found a slew of youtubes about Marines in Afghanistan...and daily life.
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welcome, Denise...read back over some of the posts, and you'll see a bit of what to expect...a range of highs and lows, confidence and fear....just remember you are not alone, someone always drops by to check on you. My son is a corpsman now assigned to San Antonio as an instructor, so for a while I think I don't have to worry about his being deployed again, but there are plenty of moms here that have currently deployed kids.
Jody, they cannot take a functioning cell phone with them. My son had his for the phone numbers, and I had it turned on when I knew he was landing back in the US. There are phone banks available, my son called a few times, he said the lines were long and that he felt bad for the guys with kids waiting in line! but he did manage a few calls. Lots of the moms are now using skype.
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Good wishes and lots of love to you moms with kids in harm's way this New Year's Eve. And to those of us with kids too hard headed to stay off the roads in the USA on Amateur Night tonight as well!
Kelly, Kristine will be a world of help and support for you! Truly take care of yourself...I've had fever blisters (Herpes Simplex) all my life, brought on by stress...but they had pretty much disappeared after I went thru menopause. Wrong. Deployed kid brought on the longest, most intense attack I've ever had, they are directly related to how much acid in my stomach and system. so...watch your diet as time progresses...I think chocolate is great for the New Year, tho!
Andrea, I know that is a world of relief to hear from your son...and good that weather is good there! How cold is it? did he say?
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Hi, Kelly...no magic words here, just moms who have been there or are still there. I think you are on our Corpsman mom/dad board as well. Alot of corpmen being deployed now, so many of those moms are in your same shoes. My son returned from Iraq last year about this time, he's stationed in San Antonio now, training others in the new corpsman training facility.
Losing it is allowed, cry all you need to, it'll help you sleep. Writing that sounds so stupid but it works. Touch base with Kristine both here and in corpsman mom/dad group. Her son deployed in November to Afghanistan. She says he's sounding better and better about his location and doing his job and she sounded relieved to me about his situation. That helps, once they get situated and have a day to day routine, somewhat. They stay very busy on deployment, very focused on the job at hand. It helps that as Docs our kids are especially valued, those Marines will walk on hot coals for the corpsmen in their unit.
Be prepared for a very grown up young man coming home to you.
Get busy, whatever hobby you have, do it! The gym, walking, sewing, taking down walls, whatever! take care of yourself, starting now, the stress can take a toll on your body. Eat everyday, as healthy as you can. Put a couple of boxes on the dining room table, start picking things up at the store to send to your son. Poke around on these boards for suggestions about what to send.
any time you need to talk, come here, PM me, find us in the corpman group. You are not alone. You are not the only one afraid for your child in a war zone. You are not the only one praying for him. We're here too.
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Comment by Debby on December 24, 2009 at 2:36pm
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TDM, last Christmas my Navy son was in Iraq.. I was in walmart one day gathering things for his care package "ill be home for Christmas" started playing in the store.. I started crying so badly I had to leave the store.. I heard it again yesterday.. with my Army son in Iraq I had the same reaction.. I have decided to stay out of Walmart until all my kids are in the US... My husband says if I do I will cause the economy to go downhill even more than it is now.. LOL
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Well, because of ya'll I almost blew it in Tues Morning a while ago...NOW I think of my Navy moms missing their kids when I hear that I'll Be Home For Christmas !
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Kinda interesting...Saddam's old palaces....and their uses now....http://www.good.is/post/picture-show-breach/
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Thanks, Carla for all you do! I just wanted to take a second to tell you how much it's appreciated.
Link to my newspaper's story about the 2/2 in Afghanistan Wonder if there are familiar names for anyone?
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Well, all that cooking equipment wasn't just "his" because I sure didn't send it to him, I think that was acquired along the way as others left and they left it for the next guys.
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