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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:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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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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 20, 2014 at 12:40pm
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We seem to have Marine units coming home with our Corpsmen....do we have any replacements going out? usually when we start celebrating home comings, we have some new moms drop by....any body know the status of how many Marine units might still be assigned to Afghanistan? No names, just the number.
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Granted, they are Swedish Marines...but still...ya gotta see this!
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Comment by MikeysMom2 on May 13, 2014 at 8:51am
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TDM, happy for you but also sorry for your losses. TNM- I sent you a message.... wondering if our sons are in the same place (company).
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TNM!! great news! I thought that the Command would make that happen if they possibly could!! So glad!
Thank you all for your congrats for my son, and patience with me as an overbearing proud mom. We had to get to the Alamodome 2 hours early, had a lot of time to sit, wait and think, and I thought of all of you who have crossed this board with me, and the fears and tears and thoughts we share....and how very down on my knees thankful I was the day he returned from Iraq (and how I would have been the same if the kid had actually let me know what he was doing on that first deployment with the MEU!)....and now he's really moving on. It never leaves them tho...it's part of who they are forever. Some one said he'd have to wait in line for those 2 hours, and he said "yeah, that's not too bad, I've done longer"...and when we pulled into the parking lot in his car with the disabled vet plates and the parking cop all but saluted him, shook his hand, thanked him for his service and directed him to a close in parking space, I almost burst into tears then. They are our children, but to others, they are full grown heroes, and I'm so grateful. My generation was not treated that way when they returned from Vietnam. When he deployed, he said "please don't cry in front of me" and I held it together and he was so proud, I could see the twinkle in his eye. Well, at his home the other night, I burst into tears....and he said "what?"...and I said "you didn't say I couldn't cry this time!"...All I could think was he's home, he's safe and how much I want that for all of you and all of those serving in war zones. Just bring them home. Let them move on to a good life. Get them help if they need it and let them go on with life. My prayer for you.
Sorry if I'm an emotional mess. A dear friend passed away and the day after her funeral, the son in law of another dear friend was killed in a car accident, leaving a young widow with two special need young kids. Tough days for our old home town crew of friends.
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Great news! Twice in one weekend! Bet you slept well on Mother's Day night, Nicksmom!
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I heard from my son via e-mail/text on Sat. and then the surprise of all surprises he actually called on Sunday. That was a shocker. Anyway, they communicate when they can so hang in there.... it'll happen soon I am sure!!!
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Comment by Tamme on May 12, 2014 at 12:23pm
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TDM - Congrats to your son on his commencement.
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Pam, that is the best way to wake up! always keep that phone near! TNNavyMom, hope today is the day you hear from your son...remember you're not alone, we're here, not quite as good as a call or message from your son, but we will stick it out with you.
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Comment by Pam on May 12, 2014 at 9:55am
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How proud you must be TDM! Thank you for sharing. What an awesome future he has before him.
TNNavyMom- hang in there. And know that our hearts ache for you. We really need to meet in Chattanooga one day for lunch!
I got an early morning text message from my son. I never take my phone in the bedroom with me, but for some reason Saturday night I did. Lo and behold at 7:30 a.m. Sunday his special ringtone woke me up and I got a very sweet text message. Makes me miss him all the more, but I know he's part of something bigger and I can't be more proud of him.
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Comment by JerseySusan on May 11, 2014 at 7:45pm
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TDM....Great Pick of the "2" of You!!! I'm so Happy for him!!!!
Happy Mother's Day To All Our Mom's and May God Keep our Loved One's Safe.
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