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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.
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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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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 May 19, 2009 at 10:06am
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Welcome to our world, Betty. You will meet the most supportive people on the planet right here. I would suggest reading back as you have time, and checking the discussions area, and ordering your son's socks from fox sox, he will think of you every time he dresses!
Debby, have you had that hug yet? is he boots down in your living room?
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Comment by Debby on May 19, 2009 at 8:50am
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Becky I am getting his card today! My Sailor turned 20 while on deployment in Iraq.. and my Soldier will turn 21 on his deployment Michael will be ok Becky and you will make it too..... today I am celebrating my son coming home but in 2 weeks another son leaves for the sand and right now I am trying not to think about it because I know I will break down if I do.. I guess at least God knew not to put them both there at the same time.. I have no clue how I would handle that... Debby
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Cher we are going to vegas... I mean it... we just need to wait until ALL BOOTS are on the ground!!
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To all of you with kids with those boots newly on the ground today in the good old USA...or on the way....THANKS for sharing that! And hug them so hard for all of us! especially for moms like Becky and Judy and all those waiting at home for those hugs themselves!
Someone's always around this group, Becky...we all check it all the time...
you are truly never alone.
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After reading Becky's post I almost feel guilty.. but I have to share this because I only get a couple weeks of happiness before my Army son ships out to Iraq... My Sailor is NOW out of Iraq! with boots on ground coming soon... :)
Becky I know how your feeling.. I know those calls I know those dreams.. I even know the horrible nightmares that have kept me up through so many deployments.. our babys get through it and its our jobs to remain strong regardless of the fact we want to die inside... We are all here for you this is the place we get to let our guards down and poor out our emotions...
Once this is all over I think all of us mom's need to plan a trip to Vegas or somewhere quiet so we can all be together to destress..
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We're here, Becky. and we all know your fears and share them...and the anguish of knowing you can't be the one to keep your child safe. But your son is doing his job, and he is serving with others who will watch his back as he watches theirs...and he will come home to you and your family. Keep typing, keep loving those boys, keep that dog close, I would have gone out of my mind without my Boomer and Rosie. They just know, don't they? You know what? if those dogs could have talked at the time, probably they would have said I did slip over that line a time or two...
I hate being scared. I know you do too.
That change in voice, I know what you mean, but I decided it just meant that my son was the most serious I had ever known him, not necessarily frightened or apprehensive, just mature and aware and paying attention. Grown up. Very grown up.
you are not alone, Becky.
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Deborah.. I wish it did.. My sailor is getting ready to head back from Iraq.. however my soldier is leaving soon to go to Iraq.. this will be my 4 deployment I have gone through with my sons and i still have issues... I found zanax has helped me...
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Comment by Paymaster on May 14, 2009 at 9:22pm
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No it never gets easier. Third tour, many weeks to go until he returns stateside.
I just keep telling myself that he loves his job and he chooses to do this job. Its what keeps me sane.
Jody
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Comment by abbyblue on May 13, 2009 at 6:16pm
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guy in jail with no help for his PTSD.......
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On a more practical front, when our troops are in the sand, they are supposed to receive a per deim of 3.50 per day. The Marines in my son's unit all got that on their paychecks, but the Navy personnel were supposed to get it as one check. My son has yet to receive his, he says only about 10 of the 50 or so Navy guys have gotton it. What path do we follow to find out about this? Anyone else have this problem? or know anything about it?
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