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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
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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 June 30, 2009 at 10:49am
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I have not, Kristine. I actually mentioned this to my son and he said he'd rather I was there at the homecoming (which I couldn't do! but cher did!), then he asked me how well I would do at strip clubs and bars, because that's what sailors and Marines do before deploying...so I said...:"ok"...and stayed home!
a reminder on the fox sox, be sure to get regular old cotton white sox as well, if they are where there is moisture and wet conditions, fox sox evidently soak it up and aren't all that helpful...but are great for day to day dry condtions in boots. And my son really liked those little Vit C flavored packets for water, I used them as "filler" in the packages, they fit anyplace.
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N08M...welcome. We don't always meet people at their highest moments, but we all try to be here for the lower ones. What's your son's rank/job?
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JJ...she doesn't read this does she??
good for you! good for Eric and his family!! home is such a blessed event!!
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Comment by JJ on June 28, 2009 at 1:59pm
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Ring...Ring went my cell phone yesterday. On the other end was my daughter-in-law. The first words out of her mouth were, "Eric is on his way home!!" She further told me that he was leaving Afghanistan and on his way to Kuwait, where he will be awaiting a plane to head towards the great US of A. She was so excited. Of course, I couldn't tell her that I had talked with Eric a few days ago and he informed me of his return. He wanted it to be a surprise for Diane and Baby Kate. Plus he trusts his mom not to spoil a surprise!! So there is my good news, which will turn into SUPER, GREAT news when he steps off the plane back here in the States!! Hope all of you have a wonderful day, and hope that your news will always be good.
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Still love to read good news when I come here...homecomings, safe returns to the base in the sand, promotions...my dad was a LT commander when I was born in Newfoundland...but they didn't want to let me in the US at age 2 because he had no birth certificate! standing there in uniform, my brothers and me and mom in tow...and they wanted to chat about his citizenship or not...my big bro just said "we'll stay here" and was on his way to the door with me when my mom grabbed him! Born in 1910 in Oklahoma territory, no birth certificate!
I figured out he enlisted at 16 at the latest...his recruit sailor photo looks just like my grandson at 14, same size head, face...it was hard times back then. So young...they are all so young.
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Comment by Debby on June 28, 2009 at 10:30am
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Hi Ladies.. I heard from my soldier in Iraq he is back on base after his mission and fine.. also got some good news.. my brother just made Lieutenant Commander and is on his way to Seattle where he will be stationed for the next 3 years... My sailor is doing fine since his return 6 weeks ago from Iraq.. him and a couple of his buddies just moved into their house and he's settling in to the daily routine of being stateside..
Sounds like a lot of good things going on here... glad to see so many starting their final countdowns to come home...
Debby
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Comment by Paymaster on June 27, 2009 at 11:23am
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Ok I can now say mine has safely left Afghanistan and is in Kuwiat on his way stateside. He should make it to his home by July 3rd.
What I learn from his 10 month deployment is I can now spell Afghanistan correctly!
Can't wait until we can talk with him on the phone without being worried about what we say.
Far winds and following seas.
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Helen, hopefully that means as an OR nurse she's safe on a larger base!! and busy is always good, makes the time go faster for her.
It's one reason my son said he wanted to deploy again, he was always busy in Iraq, always something to do...
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The only picture that I have of my son's deployment was the one that came thru the parent coordinator, of the side of his head as he and the other corpsmen were diggin in a package in the BAS...that's the only one!! made me crazy!! he had a brand new camera! and his computer!! uggghhh!
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The Navy has never reimbursed my son for any traveling in his car,etc...or transport of it. Now that he will be transferred in the US proper, he is getting some travel time and pay to do so. I think you have to be a certain rank to get those types of dollars out of the USN.
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