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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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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.
Members: 116
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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To all who drop by! WELCOME! please post below so we can get to know you. If you send a message around to 'all members' , we CANNOT respond. So, please introduce yourself below, and remember to not share dates or specfic movements by any military unit on the board! Thank you!! and again WELCOME!!
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 August 11, 2013 at 12:04pm
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Susan, as you find other moms with kids headed to Africa, and there seem to be others I know who are on this page but do not post much...please use this group to share your fears and let us help support you. We can change the name..."My kid does scary work all over this Earth" group. or whatever...
A Bronze Star!! ohmygosh, I would love to hear that story sometime, I hope he shares it with you and you might message me with it? They are all such heroes, being recognized as one is the least they deserve!! Please hug that kid from his Navy moms.
Remember, no matter where your child is in this world, if you need us, you are not alone.
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Comment by JerseySusan on August 11, 2013 at 11:37am
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Susan, I know that feeling you have. It doesn't matter how far they live, just to know that are back on U.S. soil is such a comfort of the heart. It's going on 6 months since our youngest was last over there. He has opened up to my M-in-L & husband the most. Everyone in the family knows how "sensitive & emotional" I can be get, so it's better if I get the info second hand, as I know that's what helps him too, and we are all good with that process. He did receive a bronze star at a very humbling & quiet ceremony. He is just starting to talk about and prepare for his next deployment in Africa. He was selected out of the few to deploy over there. Most of his unit from his base will be going back to Afgh. I am just starting to research any web sites of support for the deployed in Africa, but have come up empty handed. If anyone finds something, I will be forever grateful for any info.
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Comment by Much Trouble on August 10, 2013 at 12:33pm
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Susan, I'm so happy for you, also...Heaven knows, you have paid your "dues"! Things have really slowed down here, which is the best news of all. I can't wait until this site can be closed because there are no more kids in a war zone. (I'm with several groups on N4M...and I don't dare say anything as the mothers write in panic that in three more days Johnny leaves for boot camp. Since learning what REAL fear is, I have no patience with fears that their kids will turn into responsible men and women.)
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Susan, what a beautiful post..I'm so happy for you that your son is boots down USA for good! I remember a day....I had heard his voice, I knew he was safe, then I opened my email the next morning to see a photo snapped by a Navy Mom at homecoming...and it took my breath away...his face, pack over his shoulder and that smile! I cried the whole day. Going to cry now, just remember ing. It's the wish I pray for each of you, that day of tears, pure joyous tears, boots down USA.
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TDM...Great! I know this site has slowed down, but not THAT much. We still have worried Moms. Until ALL the kids are out of harm's way, I want to be able to offer support when it is wanted or needed.
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I switched my email on this site to another one, and got notification of your post, MT.
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I get them sometimes, but many times I don't. I'm using Yahoo (Yahell) so now I wonder if it is my computer, N4M, or just cyberland trolls.
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Why haven't I been getting notifications? darn Google, they've reorganized the mail, have to figure it out!
Just have been thinking of you all and praying hard for all of our military as we watch the news today. My son says " mom, it comes with the job."...and so it does with us moms, too, I guess. My heart to each of you. Be sure to keep us updated and let us know when you hear from your kids, and remember to take care of you. You are not alone. Even if Google tries to hide this group from me!
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Just wanted to share our oldest son in the Navy made "Chief" this week, as well as our youngest son in the Air Force made "Staff Sergeant". As of right now, our youngest has orders to deploy to Africa sometime at the end of the year.
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