Reaching out to other Navy IA spouses

I was doing a Google search this morning, mainly checking the scuttlebutt on blogs talking about Navy IA deployments and I came across a very recent article on dispelling some myths about the IA deployments.  I’m posting the link here.
I’d also like to try and reach out to other Navy IA wives.  I know I have [...]

Navy Lieutenant refuses IA assignment

This happened a few months ago and I just happened to see it mentioned on another blog.  I’m not offering my opinion one way or another on this but she had some legitimate arguments for refusing to go … and not the typical “I’m against the war” arguments.”  The type of assignment they were sending her [...]

IA article in the Navy Times

I saw a few other bloggers out there discuss this article and I also wanted to write/comment about it. 
As quoted in the article:
“Too often, IA families are completely forgotten about by parent commands,” said Adm. Mike Mullen, then-chief of naval operations, in a podcast released in September. “IA spouses have used the word ‘orphan’ to [...]

IA articles

I was trolling the Internet today looking for mention of IA in blogs and other sites and came across some news articles.  Some of these are over a year old but include things about IA deployments that I did not know.  Considering I’m almost through this year long deployment, there is so much I still [...]

IA questions answered

I’m posting some information from the ECRC website’s FAQ page.  I focused on these few questions because I know some of you may have these same questions right now.
 I just returned from an IA when can my command deploy me again?
·        Six months after you return.
·        NAVADMIN 273/06 Para 6.B (6) (B) states, IAs will [...]

R&R Leave and other IA stuff

A question was posted about R&R leave for these IA deployments so I’m going to answer this based on what is written in the IA Family Handbook.
Rest and Recuperation (R&R) leave is chargeable
leave available to give service members
rest from a combat zone. There are two types
of R&R leave:
1. A four day pass to safe locations [...]

A glimpse of life as a Navy IA

I’m posting links to some articles from various news sources that describe the preparations that sailors typically undergo for an IA deployment.  For people unfamiliar with this deployment, this will offer some insight.
“Sailors go to ground for combat training” by KATE WILTROUT   http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=103371&ran=97805
“The making of a ’sand’ sailor: individual augmentees get “basic training” at Fort Jackson” by John Osborne [...]

IA Resources

As I continue to develop material for this blog, I will try and add information points for Individual Augmentee deployments.  I’ve listed one on the right side of this blog and it’s a good starting point for people unfamiliar with these deployments.  The website, which was only set up within the last year I believe, [...]