Anyone with Sailors/Soldiers/Marines in Iraq & Afghanistan
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For parents and loved ones of deployed and deploying military personnel...Aghanistan/Iraq war zones. Please introduce yourself on the main comment page.
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Anderson Hall is in San Antonio, on the campus of Fort Sam Houston...the place where future corpsman will learn their trade. "Doc" Anderson served with the 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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Free Wedding Gowns
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I was going through old discussions and came across one that talked about this place giving military fiancé's free wedding gowns...It was a post from 2008..but I looked the place up on the internet…Continue
For you
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I wrote part of this blog when my son was deployed to Iraq last year. I wrote the beginning of it on my birthday this year. I go back to read it every so often, especially when I read your posts and…Continue
Corpsman Medical Bags
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Our sons is deploying in April 2013 for his and our first deployment. We are looking for a better medical bag than is being issued to him. Any suggestions to what your corpsmen say works best.ThanksContinue
Care Packages - lists of items, how to order priority boxes and how to fill out customs forms
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Comment by Much Trouble on April 2, 2011 at 12:38pm -
One word of caution before making too many Internet or phone arrangements...when he was in Afghanistan, my son had his laptop but could NOT use the Internet. He WAS able to find a local phone service that kinda worked...lots of static and many disconnects...plus a 20 or 30 second delay...but otherwise it worked. LOL I've heard of others that could rarely call but DID have the Internet. You really have to wait and see what is happening in the exact area he is at.
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Comment by mikes mom on April 2, 2011 at 12:29pm -
hotflashes - I love your name : )
This is a vey good group to belong to and was so helpful to me when my son was deployed last year.. This time he is deployed to an amphibious ship...
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Comment by hotflashes on April 2, 2011 at 12:05pm -
wow, thank you for the encouragement, I do not feel so alone with this. Yes Susan, I will be setting up skype this month. Melony, I am glad your sons are home with you for a few, I bet you have been walking on air. And susan from SC, I am sure I will be addicted again. I spent a lot of time on site during boot camp, not so much for A school, but when I heard about his deployment this was the first place I came. Texas docmom, this may be the group no one wants to join but I am mighty glad it is here. Thanks again for all the support!
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Comment by Susan from SC/Corpsman Mom! on April 2, 2011 at 11:52am -
My son's first deployment has ended. I was just wondering though . . . how long does it take before you stop bolting into action and running every time the phone rings? I can now call him back, LOL. I still wake up many times throughout the night figuring out what time it is in Afghanistan before I realize, why am I doing this? And most of all, I am such an addict -- to Navy For Moms. I guess things do just take some time. PS...I think the addiction thing will be for life -- that's a good thing!
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Comment by Susan on April 2, 2011 at 11:50am -
Hotflashes my son is also a seabee, was in gulfport and now stationed in CA.He will be leaving for 2nd deployment later this summer. Along with Susan's my Marine just came back from his deployment this past weekend. I read the posts and there is so much wonderful advice. When my seabee was deployed I had much better communication. I could hear from him weekly or every other week, with my Marine, it was so different wouldn't hear from him for months. Each deployment is different for the different branches.. If you can get Skype, I heard there is an international fee and your son agrees to it, it would be a blessing for you. Where you can visibly see him.
Melony glad you sons are home right now. Enjoy them to the fullest. I have my Marine for this weekend and next then his break comes which I am so looking forward too!
Welcome rsroney. You will find so much help at this site from all these parents!
Sue
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Comment by Meloney on April 2, 2011 at 10:56am -
Wow- so myuch to catch up on! 4 pages.....lol
Patrice- what a handsome son you have! It's great to see photos of them with smiles!!!
Hotflashes, you and I are in the same boat. Younger navy son getting ready to leave for afg and older army son going to basic - they are both home now, but they leave within 2 days of each other.
John- you are right about the pharmaceuticals!!! They work great.....lol
The one constant is the strong moms here- you have helped so much already!!! Thank you and wishing you many blessings!!!!!
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Comment by mikes mom on April 2, 2011 at 10:55am
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I have been saying this since my daughter joined back in 2001 " My Heart " rysony- so true we are all better for all of our courageous men and women : )
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Comment by TexasDocMom on April 2, 2011 at 10:04am -
Hotflashes, welcome to the group no one wants to join, but can never, ever seem to leave behind...some of the strongest moms and dads in the USA hang out here, and we were all quivering masses of fear when we first came here...and sometimes, that does reappear in each of us. As MT says, you are not alone...
I know several Seabee moms, and yes, they all seem to have multiple deployments under their belts. Are you on facebook? several of the Seabee units have facebook pages, and when they are deployed they put up a LOT of photos, so check that out. Many military moms on facebook as well, so more support there. Just remember that even tho it's facebook, as far as watching out about what you say, try to keep the same OPSEC rules as here. Altho, really, those pages the Marines have, and the Seabees, have so many photos, etc...but on thing about Afghanistan and Iraq, the background seems to be just the same whereever they are! It's the faces we look for!
My son was like that as well before deployment, they get over it...and understand a lot more of the fear we have by the next deployment, if there is one. My son was transferred here to San Antonio and watched his old Marine unit he had been with for 3 years go to Afhanistan, and has a whole new perspective on those who sit and wait at home. I finally figured out he just did not want a big emotional scene at the airport or saying good bye. I can still see his face, when his dad had to walk away in tears, and I was looking up at him dry eyed for my last hug, that twinkle in his eye...he was so proud I pulled it off. Good thing he couldn't see the parking lot of the little service station right outside the Austin airport!! had to pull over...
So...things to do...get out the camera...don't forget pictures of the dogs and cats...start digging through the posts about packages. Send what they need, they have to pack it around...set yourself up for Skype....get busy! and come back soon...
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Comment by hotflashes on April 2, 2011 at 9:53am
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thank you guys for your support and yes much trouble, there ARE rocks in my stomach.. he is my youngest and 16 years between my 1st and last child so he feels like I spend too much time on him.. LOL I guess I do. I am trying to put on a happy face for when he comes home for a week later this month before he deploys .You can bet I will be spending a lot of time in here .. Thank you!
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Comment by Susan from SC/Corpsman Mom! on April 2, 2011 at 9:46am
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hotflashes, Welcome to the group! My son just finished his first deployment and is actually home for the first weekend. My advice is to stay close -- very close -- to Navy For Moms. Get involved in many groups. You will receive information, love, support and strength to get you through this.
Yes, you will think and worry. That's what a mom does. The key is not to let it get the upper hand on you. When you feel yourself going down so low to a place you don't want to be . . . come to Navy For Moms. There will also be someone to lift you back up and carry you if needed until you are back on your feet. No one, no one, will be left behind!
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