I hope I never have any reason to do this, but I realized today that I don't even know how to do it should an emergency happen while he's gone.

A question particularly for you navy spouses, what do you do in the event of something really emergent happening? Is there a red cross number to call or some standard procedure for getting in touch with your spouse on the ship as fast as possible?

They don't even have email or anything on his ship b/c it's still in the "building stages" (precom) so I don't know what in the world I would do if I ever needed to notify him of an emergency.

omg i was just thinking the same thing! i have nooo idea...

You can find the phone number to your local red cross office in the phon book, and you just have to call them and they will send it for you. Sadly, I've had to send one before and so has DH's mom, so just call them and they will ask you for all the information about dh and whare he is at. So jsut get into the yellow pages and you'll find the phone number.

This is the redcross website that explains it all...
http://www.redcross.org/services/afes/0,1082,0_476_,00.html

http://forum.militarysos.com/showthread.php?p=2608330#post2608330 :D

Here is the cut and paste version in case you want to sticky it....good info to have

Emergency Communications Services

The American Red Cross Provides Reassuring Link for Military Personnel and Families
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When a military family experiences a crisis, the American Red Cross is there to help. Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, the Red Cross relays urgent messages containing accurate, factual, complete and verified descriptions of the emergency to service members stationed anywhere in the world, including on ships at sea and at embassies and remote locations.

Red Cross emergency communications services keep military personnel in touch with their families following the death or serious illness of a family member, the birth of a service member’s child or grandchild or when a family faces other emergencies.

Whether a service member is on a mission, in training, transferring between bases or on a ship at sea, he or she knows that the Red Cross will deliver notification when something important happens at home. Even if the service member receives an e-mail or phone call from home, Red Cross-verified information assists commanding officers with making a decision regarding emergency leave. Without this verification, the service member may not be able to come home during a family crisis or help family members who are experiencing a serious illness.

How to Contact the Red Cross for Assistance

Active duty service members stationed in the United States, and family members residing with them, should call (877) 272-7337 (toll-free).

Family members who do not reside in the service members' household, members of the National Guard and Reserves, retirees and civilians should call their local Red Cross chapter, which is listed in local telephone directory and at http://www.redcross.org/where/where.html.

Active-duty service members and Department of Defense civilians stationed overseas and family members residing with them should call base or installation operators or the Red Cross office at the overseas location.

When calling the Red Cross, please provide the following information about the service member:

Full name
Rank/rating
Branch of service (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard)
Social Security number or date of birth
Military address
Information about the deployed unit and home base unit (for deployed service members only)

Thanks girls, I made the other post a sticky. Good info. :tu