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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
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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Navy Speak
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Navy.com Para Familias
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 JerseySusan on May 5, 2014 at 8:01pm
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Hey TDM.....This Military Mom Food Truck from the Food Network Great Food Truck Race is heading "Your" way to Austin Texas this week from Tucson Arizona!!! They need all the support anyone can round up in that area!! They are filming Season 5 which will air in August!!! They have a FB page that also needs a lot of support.
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Our son "finally" rec'd his "1st" and what looks like it will have to be his only package from us due to the time it took for him to get an address and how long it takes for him to receive a package. He was so happy I fulfilled all of his requests. Of course I would, I went to the ends of the earth to make sure "everything" was in there even with my broken ankle!! Even at the last minute I didn't seal it up until I knew "For Sure" he didn't need anything else. He loved all the little notes I placed on certain items as to why I was sending them.
Nicksmom...Congratulations on your son earning his FMF pin. I'm not familiar with some of the abbreviations, but TDM explained it very well!!!
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Comment by Pam on April 25, 2014 at 2:34pm
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Congratulations to your son nicksmom!
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Comment by TexasDocMom on April 25, 2014 at 11:16am
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Congrats to the Doc!! Big hug, nicksmom! Now you'll hear..."those field Docs are the toughest SOBs around"....and think..."are they talkin' about my baby??"....
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Comment by MikeysMom2 on April 25, 2014 at 10:52am
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My Son got his FMF pin. YaY!
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Good news that you did get a message nicksmom! The military teaches our kids so much. My son is definately in a better place now than when he first joined the military. He has direction and a purpose. He may not extend his contract, but he has a good foundation to start his life as an adult. We are so proud of him as I'm sure you all are proud of your sons and daughters. Keeping them all in my prayers whether they are currently serving or not.
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actually got another message on FB today. so, I am good til the next one. thanks for all of the comments everyone!!!
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When my son was still with 2/2 Marines he said to me once. "I like being deployed, there's always something to do". Made my heart stop! They stay very busy....and focused. So, while I know how tough it is to not hear from your son, nicksmom, he is doing the job and doing it well. He's working hard, and he is thinking of you all at home.
Then one day he said "I'm leaving the military, it's not a good place to start a family!" and all I heard was "start a family"...bless that sweet lady that took his heart! they didn't stay together, but I love her still! I want to do just a little bragging....and remember, you will have these same experiences as your child moves on after his/her military career. My son will graduate in May from UTSA (Univ of Texas San Antonio) where he started part time his last year at Camp Bullis (he was an instructor there). He has accepted a job with a huge home builder. He did one job fair, and got several interviews, this home builder company called him to ask that he not do any more interviews, they were sending a letter of intent and an offer. The man who he met with was also a vet, and graduated with the same business degree as my son. He said they are looking for young people just like our kids. He will train for 6 months at a healthy hourly rate and then be a buyer for them at almost triple his Navy salary to start. Not only that, he doesn't have to sell his home in San Antonio, he will work there, but can transfer any place in the country that he wants later.
What has made him valuable to this company is that ability to work hard, stay focused and do the job, be a problem solver...and that's what this awful deployment crap teaches them....
One more day down...remember you are not alone....and you will hear soon!!
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I didn't hear from my son for Easter... was hoping to but evidently he has been very busy. Got a message on FB last week but just a one line "I've been busy" but it is better than nothing. It would be really nice to know if any of our sons are together over there but.... oh well... I will say that I saw my son on a shout out so if any of you saw yours then then maybe they are...... Hope all had a good holiday weekend.
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Welcome back ZacsPAmom and Happy Easter to all of our deployed boys and girls along with the family members left behind. We got a quick email from our Corpsman. But I will take it. We are going to visit him when he returns from this deployment so that has got him looking forward to something..anything to make homecoming seem that much closer! Another day down.
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