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Comment by IDCmom#1 on October 25, 2014 at 12:36am

Emily, if memory serves me (which it doesn't so often!), I think I ordered from Fox Sox and they mailed them to my son at the training site.  I remember it was some kind of preparation for ground combat training although it didn't apply to his deployment, he still had to take it. Think it was at Camp Something?? with Ft. Jackson, South Carolina. 

Comment by EmilyD on October 24, 2014 at 9:09pm

Ladies, the info u r providing me with is priceless. I don't know what I would do without this website!! Turns out he needs his passport and birth certificate to obtain special passport to get through two of the countries he will be traveling to in Africa. I am bringing both with me when I fly out 2morrow. Thanks for the sock tip, I was worried about him not having enough, but I'm not sure how I will get them to him. He's heading out this weekend for training. It's all happening so fast. We just found out he was going 4 sure wed. Does anybody know if I can ship him stuff at the base where he is doing ia combat training? Sounds like this is gonna be a weird deployment as well. Don't know if he will have an address or be in any one place for two long. I feel confident that he will be safe and sound and come back to me at the end of his deployment, but my nerves have been through the roof. Will I ever b able 2 get a full nights sleep before he gets home?? I toldy husband I wish I had a time machine and could just get to June already, and he pointed out that he will probably be going somewhere else next. How do u guys do this!!!??? How am I going 2 get through these next 4 years!!??

Comment by TexasDocMom on October 24, 2014 at 7:13pm

Also, financial info. When my son deployed he put me on his bank account so I could track if any funds went missing. It was a good thing, right before he deployed our credit union shut down his debit card due to unexplained purchases. I had to go to the bank to do the paper work and they overnighted one to him before he left. Also, make sure that if he can't have his phone on this deployment, that it gets turned off so he isn't paying on a phone he can't use. 

Comment by IDCmom#1 on October 24, 2014 at 6:56pm

I need to clarify, Emily.  I didn't mean he will need his BC or SS card on deployment but he should have them wherever it is that he is stationed, stowed away with other important papers he could need at a moments notice.  Here in Florida, a sailor getting a driver's license would need his BC. 

I agree with TexasDocMom that he probably won't need any passport to travel on this mission.  But, for my son's last deployment, he did need a tourist passport rather than an official passport but it was the Navy's needs, not his, so they paid for it.  It was kind of a hassle because it was really short notice and it had to be mailed to me to mail it to him. 

Comment by TexasDocMom on October 24, 2014 at 6:39pm

Fox Sox....http://www.foxsox.com/  My son got a dozen pair in 08, took them on deployments and still has about a half dozen left. He treasures them! They do not do good in water, but in the heat and cold they are wonderful. Like putting clouds on your feet. 

My son was told to not carry anything that could be stolen and used for identity theft, including SS care or birth certificate. They will give him a list of what he needs to take when he leaves the country. 

Comment by IDCmom#1 on October 24, 2014 at 6:17pm

Emily, If he needs a passport, the military will get it for him.  As to birth certificate, all adults should have an official copy of their birth certificate and social security card. 

If I were you, I would take him his birth certificate and order another one to be at home just in case his should be misplaced (my adult children misplace things all the time while I just forget where the heck I put them).   Same with social security card if he doesn't have it with him. 

Keep his tourist passport home until he has a place to keep it safe.  I still had my 28 year old daughter's until last month when she realized she would need to renew it for her honeymoon. 

When my son was deployed a couple of years ago, the only thing I ended up sending him before he left were the socks I ordered him.  Later, I sent him care packages but they had to be sent a strange roundabout way as he had no "real address" because it was a weird deployment.  

He had a month's training beforehand and did need the better socks for his boots.  Someone please remind what they are called.  Fox something?  

Comment by TexasDocMom on October 24, 2014 at 6:15pm

When my son was deployed to Iraq, the parent coordinator had a mail list for us parents. Frankly, the only photos I saw of my son in Iraq were on that list! Some moms in the unit didn't get it because their kids didn't add their email addresses. So just tell him if they ask for your email address to give it to them. 

Comment by EmilyD on October 24, 2014 at 6:04pm

What kind of mail list?

Comment by TexasDocMom on October 24, 2014 at 6:02pm

My son didn't need either one when he was deployed to Iraq or the MEU. He's going there as military. I would doubt it. His CO will give him a list of everything he needs to have and to do before he leaves. Make sure your email address is on any mail lists that might be going around while he is deployed. 

Comment by EmilyD on October 24, 2014 at 5:59pm

Does anyone know if my son needs his birth certificate and passport? I am heading out to Chicago to bring his car back tomorrow, before the big goodbye. He seems to think he may need them, but I hate to have him trek such important documents to Africa and back if it's not necessary.

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