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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
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
N4M Merchandise
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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
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Care Packages - lists of items, how to order priority boxes and how to fill out customs forms
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Sailors in Afghanistan with boots on the ground
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Comment by TexasDocMom on December 2, 2014 at 11:37pm
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I am assuming that our military will not be wearing their uniforms on planes coming home for the holidays. I know when my son was coming home for holidays, he never wore his uniform on the plane either to or from his station. He said that way, anyone on that plane didn't know who was military trained and who was not.
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Comment by Pam on December 2, 2014 at 11:29pm
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Very wise words. Thank you both. I have a navy mom car tag and was reading on a blog that it should be removed for safety reasons. I just haven't brought myself to do it yet.
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I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving....even with the empty chair there. You were all in our blessing that day (like every other day!!)
I'm sure everyone has seen the warnings about ISIS targeting military personnel and their families. It is one reason we follow OPSEC on this board and refer to our kids as "my son" or "my daughter". No names. Do not let any one, including con artists and wanna be terrorists, connect you to your son or daughter. Lock down your facebook and other social media page including N4Mom.. Check your friends list periodically to make sure you know each and every person.
On this page, remember no dates. No arrivals or departures or countdowns, none. No locations of any military unitis including your child's. If you have any questions or need to talk and don't want to do it here, private message me or any of our experienced moms on this board. We will respond and we will always listen. You are not alone.
ISIS is not going to isolate you from those who support and care about you and your kids. We are here, we are not going anyplace and we will make sure you are not alone.
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JerseySusan - I'm very sorry to hear about your Mom. It's never easy to lose a parent. Peace to you and your family during this time.
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Comment by JerseySusan on November 8, 2014 at 6:22pm
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Awe Tenn NM...I am sooo happy for your son's safe return!!!
Emily....my son just returned from Africa. I'm sure they are at different locations, and do different assignments, but I know with my son, it was harder for him to receive mail over there, then it was to receive it in Afgh. He rec'd it eventually, but it was a different system and more difficult.
On another note, my sister has been taking care of my parents for 3 years now in her home. My dad has parkinson's and my mom was pretty healthy up until 2 months ago. My beautiful beloved mom passed away last week from Septic Shock due to a bladder infection that we thought was cleared up a few weeks ago. The dr's thought her fluid built up was from a leaky valve causing congestive heart failure, but when my sister brought her into the ER last wed, they said it was to late to save her. She made all the phone calls to me & my 5 siblings. Three of us live in different states.They made her very comfortable until all of my siblings could arrive. I was the last one to arrive. They all kept telling her to hang in there and I was on my way. My oldest son (dressed in his Navy whites) & I flew in on Thurs, arrived at the hospital 2:40 pm. Even though she was heavily sedated, I kissed, hugged, talked & held her hand until she passed away 25 minutes after we got there. I told her my oldest was there dressed in his uniform as my parents were always proud of our 2 sons in the military. My mom heard and felt me b/c all of my siblings told me later how much her heart rate increased on the monitors as I was talking to her. I didn't know b/c I was just focused on her. My oldest sister who is a nurse said, she has seen it with some of her patients, but she was in awe when she witnessed it from my mom. My youngest wasn't able to come and took it very hard, but I explained to him how very proud both of my parents are of all that he does for us and our country and she would understand. It's still hard for him, but I know he will always know she's up there watching over him.
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So happy your Corpsman is back in the States TNM!! Now you can breathe easy and enjoy the time with your son. Hugs, hugs, hugs!!
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Comment by Tamme on November 4, 2014 at 10:36am
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TNM, Hooray! I feel like another of my sons is back.
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TNM, I am so excited for you! hug that Doc, tell him how proud we are of him and his brothers, and then hug him again. Enjoy those good night sleeps!! You are so welcome, if I can do anything to repay the moms that stepped up for me, I am really happy to do so!
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Yes, if you have a good military address, Foxsox will mail directly (and at no charge, I think). Also give the website to all those who want to "do something" at Christmas. All those there with your son could use fox sox!
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Comment by EmilyD on October 25, 2014 at 8:08am
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Thank u!! That's exactly where he going and doing, and exactly what I will do as far as the socks r concerned!!!
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