Are you New to MarineParents.com?
This is a brief overview of the web site and the many services offered to the families and friends of Marines as well as services for Marines. Please feel free to use the Contact Us section of the web site to ask questions or talk to a volunteer if you need assistance using the site or finding the information you're looking for. God Bless and Semper Fi!
Bringing Marine Corps families together to Connect & Share™ with one another is our primary function. Our mission includes four distinct areas: Informing, Connecting, Sharing, and Supporting. We DO NOT address or allow political issues. We DO allow freedom of spiritual proclamations, support and prayer. We DO believe in God, Family, Country and The United States Marine Corps.
Community awareness for troop support is a vital component of our work at MarineParents.com. The Warrior Support Team™, Gold Star Luminary Initiative™, and Team Marine Parents™ provide opportunities to involve your community in actively supporting our troops.
The MarineParents.com Web Site
The web site addresses a wide range of topics, each backed by links to official sites and resources. Topics include the United States Marine Corps, MCRD boot camp and graduations at both Parris Island and San Diego, unit and battalion information, combat, deployments, military benefits, resources for our new generation of combat veterans, and countless other topics including relaxation and coping skills.
www.MarineParents.com
A Place to Connect & Share™
Support for family and friends of our U.S. Marines is offered through the web site's trademark in "a Place to Connect & Share™" which includes live support, email support, Facebook groups, and message board communities. Both the Facebook groups and message boards are moderated for safety and to assure compliance with OPSEC (Operational Security).
"a Place to Connect & Share™
Support During Boot Camp
Overwhelmed with the prospect of sending your recruit off to boot camp? We offer "a Place to Connect & Share™" on our Recruit Parents website by putting friends and family members from each company together in Facebook groups for support and encouragement. The boot camp section of the web site includes training information, what to expect from the USMC, graduation information and much more.
Recruit Parents Facebook Groups | Boot Camp & Graduation Information
Support During Deployment
Deployment presents many challenges for families of our Marines. We offer "a Place to Connect & Share™" putting friends and families from each unit together in Facebook groups. Use the deployment information section to find answers to every question you may have including phone cards, care packages, travel, communication, contact information and more.
Marine Parents Deployment Facebook Group | Deployment Information
Warrior Support Team™
The Warrior Support Team™ is a first response effort improving the quality of recovery for wounded, injured, and ill service members and their families by offering immediate support, care, and guidance upon casualty notification through recovery and beyond their service in the Corps.
www.warriorsupportteam.com
After the Corps™
The mission of After the Corps (ATC) is to provide support, information, and services to post-9/11 Marines and their family members during transition into IRR, reintegration upon discharge, and as veterans.
www.afterthecorps.com
What's After Boot™
The mission of What's After Boot is to provide support, information, and services to Marine family members during their new Marine's School of Infantry (SOI) and Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) schooling.
www.whatsafterboot.com
Team Marine Parents™
Team Marine Parents™ is comprised of Marine family members and Marines who participate in either the boot camp Challenge at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego or the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC each October. The mission of the team is to raise community awareness to support our troops and to raise money for the projects and services offered through MarineParents.com, Inc. We are always looking for more folks to join Team Marine Parents™!
www.teammarineparents.com
Unit Information Database
Every Marine is assigned to a unit or battalion in the Marine Corps. Often, finding information about that particular unit can be challenging. Our database includes virtually every unit in the Marine Corps and includes base locations, current station, phone numbers, the unit FRO (Family Readiness Officer, a contact for family members), and links to the unit's message boards.
Unit Information Searchable Database
EGA Shop
Looking for unit specific t-shirts and gear? Homecoming shirts? Marine Corps Battalion, Regiment, and Divisions? We've got MEUs and MAWs and everything in between! We also offer items for family members, from Proud Parent of a Marine to Proud Sister, Proud Uncle, Grandparents, and more! All proceeds from sales in this store go to support MarineParents.com, Inc., a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Corporation and the many projects we have to support Marines and their families at home.
Visit the EGA Shop
Newsletters
Our general newsletter is sent twice each month. We have five additional newsletters that we send out periodically on a range of topics including boot camp, deployment, Operation PAL, supporting the Marine Corps, the annual national conference. Topic-specific newsletters are sent every other month, with the exception of the conference newsletter which is sent monthly from January through April.
Read Past Issues and Sign-up to Receive Newsletter
In the News
Our good works have attraced quite a bit of attention in local and national cable and television news, radio shows, and printed media. This section of the web site highlights a few of those stories.
In the News
Volunteering
We have over 60 volunteers from around the United States that work countless hours each week to provide services and support to Marine families. MarineParents.com, Inc. is always recruiting more volunteers for help with moderating the message boards, unit coordinators, conference planning, funding and research. Visit the web site to learn how you can apply to become a volunteer.
Our Volunteers and Application to Volunteer
Donations & Sponsors
Costs for the web site, services and projects are funded by donations and corporate sponsors*. Your donation is appreciated. All donations are acknowledged with a receipt. To make a donation, make checks payable to MarineParents.com, Inc. In the memo of your check, write either "Operations and Services" or "The Care Packet Project™". Mail your donation to P.O. Box 1115, Columbia, MO 65205.
Donations | Learn How to Become a Sponsor
Some Links to Get You Started:
- Informational Web Site
- About the USMC
- Operational Security (OPSEC)
- Boot Camp & Graduation
- SOI and MOS Schooling
- Duty Stations & Unit Information
- Marine Corps Reserves
- Deployments Abroad
- Help for You
- How You Can Help
