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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."
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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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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 TexasDocMom on December 12, 2009 at 1:44pm
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Jody, it depends what his job is and where's he's going. My son was a field corpsman, he took his laptop, a camera...and of course his clothes/uniforms. He took his fox sox with him because he got many pairs for Christmas before he left. He did mention it was a pain packing stuff up moving around so he did leave stuff around. I sent books, thought he'd leave them, no he brought the ones he had not read home! I asked why? he said he wanted to read them, so he packed them around! good grief. My son was the cook when they weren't at a regular place, he had a Foreman grill, a rice cooker and maybe an elec skillet, I can't remember...so he packed that around too, I guess.
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I think the one thought that would run across my mind when my son was deployed was "we don't raise our children to kill, we don't raise them to be in a war zone." And I never knew when it would hit or if I could get to the car before crying. So, yes, if he was deployed during this season, every song would hit me hard.
I was in Walmart once, and looking at bacon. A woman came up, and made some comment about it, and I said I was buying it for the freezer since it looked so good, for when my son came home. Not a word about the military. She put her hand on my arm, and said "my grandson is in Iraq." and started crying. And when I said "so is my son" she just broke down. You just never know. There I was in Walmart being the strong one! my daughter cracked up over that!! That poor woman, we just talk to strangers when we carry that load, how did she know I was the perfect person to say that to?
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What a rollercoaster!! that's worse than having your son deployed on your 60th birthday! bad enough to have a kid deploying, bad enough to be turning the big 60...but together? made for alot of phone calls that night...that was good!
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Oh, Navy 08, what a great thing to read coming to this board! Congrats!! Hug that sailor for us all.
Andrea, that will be you in a few months!! telling us about your sailor coming home!
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I'm in Austin...and now my sailor corpsman son is stationed in San Antonio! how cool is that?? finally!! He's training corpsman and medical personnel in the Hill Country great outdoors.
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If you check the "socks for soldiers" link, they have wish lists, with types of socks listed...maybe that might help you choose??
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My son pulled out a pair of those sox, they are like silk! Even with many washings, he says he has had ONE blister in the last 4 years, and that was on the side of the boot at the top. I remember it was "coyote" color, boot socks I think. I'll email him tomorrow to confirm. The Christmas before he deployed he got 12 pairs, it was all he wanted for Christmas.
Have your son look at the website, and let him see, he'll want some that go up as high or higher than his boots.
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I bet the textiles and crafts are incredible! is he bringing you fabric home?
Powder? what powder?
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I am in awe of the mothers of two or more serving in the military with two active warzones.
I am very blessed that my son is stationed near home for the first time in his 5 years in, and that possibly I do not have to worry about an immediate deployment.
and there is always a prayer and thoughts for those serving in harm's way from this part of central Texas.
A reminder that foxsox.com has a soldiers program, with wish lists from deployed units, you can send just one pair if necessary. One pair of fox sox means a set of happier feet in the sand or the cold. Please remind your friends when they say they'd like to do something. This is tangible and real. My son swears by these socks!
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It's the best hug you'll ever get, Navy08, and we are all thankful you'll be there to get it! Conneltrsmom, what a wonderful Christmas you will have!!! good for you!!!
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