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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)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
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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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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 July 8, 2009 at 12:32pm
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Yes, that half hour always seemed weird to me...I was speaking in generalities about the time.
My son's account was hacked when he was at Lajuene in 07, but our credit union was on it in a heartbeat. Called him at midnight to tell him they were canceling his card and for me to go by the next morning to get a new one for him. It's why he won't switch banks, plus our accounts are connected so I can track his payments when he's out of pocket.
Does anyone here use Moto mail? it will get to them no matter what or where they are, no response of course, but they get YOUR message. Google motomail for the web site.
I wrote so many letters in the Viet Nam war...I wish I had them!
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Comment by JJ on July 8, 2009 at 12:23pm
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There is a 11 and a half hour difference between Afghanistan and Central Time. (I don't know where they get the 1/2 hour from!) Anyway, the next time you have a phone conversation with your son, the first question I would have for him would be IF he is actually checking on his account. If he is not, change the password immediately. If it is him checking his account, as TeaxDocMom says, he could be expecting a pay raise, or he maybe wondering if his bills are being paid and if he is "gaining" on his balance. Funny how kids are, always wanting to know the bottom line! Some bases have a "community computer" available to the personnel to use, some are at "X-number of minutes availability" or he may not be able to get a server to connect with your server.
Not talking to your child for several days or even a week or isn't all that bad. There were times I didn't talk to Eric Robert for several months at a time!! We, as a nation, are very lucky these days. During other wars in the past, whether it was Viet Nam or earlier ones, there were NO computers, NO cell phones. Our "instant messages" were hand wriitten letters sent through the post office, with information months old. We are so lucky in todays age! When we send a package off to our kids, it will usually get there within a week or 10 days. Before, it might take a month or more or never reach them at all.. Even with a letter, it was hard to find our Navy kids, never knew where their ship was, or where they were. So, we are really lucky with the technology we have today. Worrying about our children is an everyday occurance, whether they are serving in the military or they are sitting in their own room! That will never change! We are moms, and that's our job! Just don't let it become so bad that you can't function. Don't dwell on the news you see on TV. My son told me that MOST of the stuff you hear on TV is NOT what's happening in Iraq or Afghanistan! The media want everything to sound the way THEY want it. Bad news means big viewers! Bad news sells papers! Does anyone know of the beginning of a newscast or a newspaper headline that ever started with something HAPPY? Wouldn't it be nice when you listened to the nightly news to hear EVERYTHING that was reported be happy?
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Late at night here is early morning there. Is he expecting an enlistment bonus? or maybe he's seeing what his pay is without taxes taken out.?? I'd move a hundred bucks out...bet you hear from him then!
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Comment by CTmomof3 on July 8, 2009 at 11:02am
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I did and they told me that it's probably him just looking at the account. because there is nothing being done or attempting to be done to the account. Whoever it is has the pass word and account info. This very nice customer service person was the one who suggested that maybe that's his way of letting me know. It' seems a little strange to me so that's why I asked. This is just bizzare.
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CT are you sure that the bank doesn't do some kind of thing in the middle of the night? can you tell who is accessing it? I used to have a tracker on my facebook, and could tell when it got hit from Iraq, so I knew my son was checking it. Probably too tired or not enough time to write anything, just looking at my updates and to see if there were any new pictures. Touching base with home. I'd call the bank.
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I have no idea how to explain this so bear with me. First my son said he will have no internet access at his FOB, pretty rustic compared to the place he was at. Since I'm his POA and taking care of all his bills etc he rarely would look at his home bank account. Now I'm am noticing every few days his bank account is being "looked at" in the middle of the night my time. Has anyone else experinced this as a way for our boys to let us know they are ok? Is he possibly thinking that I will see the account has been accessed so therefore he must be fine. If he has no internet how can he access this. No activity has been on the email or facebook accounts. just the bank, I find this strange.
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CT and N08M...you are not alone. And pity parties work for me, believe me. I posted a discussion (see above) with a couple of blogs of mine combined about my son's deployment. Some writing from when he was gone and some from this year..I'm not a brillant writer, but I wanted to share it again with this group.
Remember to take care of yourselves! Eat healthy, be healthy, exercise, walk the dog, go to the mall and window shop, hug a soldier if you see one...
I am so sorry you are having a rough time right now, and I actually do know the one thing to make it better, like hearing your son's voice, or better yet, have him walk into that front door!! but I can't do that for you, but I can listen. And I'm very proud to do it. So very proud.
Karen
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How do you make it through the day? My son has been in Afghanistan since March at a pretty safe location. Now he's moved to a remote FOB in a not too good area. I have not heard a word from him in weeks. A wreak is putting it mildly. I know no news is good news however my mind keeps on the "what ifs" especially now that things are gearing up.
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JJ...great post, it helps us all, even those blessed enough to have our children in a "safe" place for a while. Thank you.
Nancy Jean, enjoy every second, take alot of photos, make sure you're clear on how you will communicate (skype? email? phone? ) and make sure he knows to let you know what you need to send him in his particular situation. Take care of yourself, eat properly, exercise, hug the dog, paint all the bedrooms, whatever it takes to keep yourself occupied and remember to come here often and update all of us on you and your sailor. Next year, you will be the mom with the words of support for another mom, this one will be under your belt.
crying is allowed. I use the shower...
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Nancy Jean,
As moms, we all want the best and safest assignments for our kids. One thing that they don't want is for their moms to be crying when they leave. Our kids always remember us "just as we were" when they leave. Happy face or tears flowing down your face? Which one sounds better when you're off in some other place in the world?
Eric Robert has rarely been in a place that I prefer, and it was never my choice, either. He has been in some rather "NOT NICE" places throughout the years but he always returns, sorta like a boomerang! There are so many others are are with him, in the same situation. Some of us have been through this so many times it becomes second nature. Others have never been through it. Those going through deployment for the first time or even the second time, it is a very difficult time, missing your kids, and wanting them to be safe. Try to remember all those things that YOU taught them as they were growing up. I will bet that you spent a lot of time teaching them to take care of themself, watch out for others, study hard and stay out of harms way. So, on that note: give YOURSELF the credit you deserve. You did a great job! And now that your child has grown into an adult, how proud you must be knowing that you played a large part in what they have become! I don't know of a mom who doesn't send out special prayers, not only for their own, but for all our men and women who are away from home. You are not alone, ever.
When you look across the room at Derrick, look at him with pride. For he is just one of many that are fighting for our country and our freedoms. You really don't have to say anything.....just give him a smile and a wink.
Have a great day!
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