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Son signing up for DEP in a few weeks
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My son is signing up for the DEP in a few weeks. I'm not sure I was ready for this to happen already. He's a Junior in high school so would be leaving right after graduation next year. Worried they... Continue

Tagged: dep

Started by Nicole. Last reply by Kimandtheboys 4 hours ago.

MEPS
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Has anyone gone to MEPS with son/daughter? One of the recruiters said I would probably speed the process along if I go (not sure how?) -others suggest I not go. Can anyone tell me what to expect an... Continue

Started by Cindy O'Connor. Last reply by April (Tyler's mom Div.923 Ship, 6) 1 hour ago.

Daughter wants to join
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What are experiences of daughters...good and bad.

Started by B. Pennino. Last reply by Primavera 1 hour ago.

Family Life in the Military
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I would love to open a discussion up with wives, moms, and family members about how a family acts. My husband spent many days, nights, months, away from the home for work. Just a fact of life for ... Continue

Started by Steve's Mom. Last reply by Muffintop May 11.

Son on deployment aboard USS Abarham Lincoln
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I am new to this site. My son has been in the Navy for 3 years( by the way it's is the best decision he ever made), this is his first deployment. I want to start sending care packages to him, does ... Continue

Started by Julie. Last reply by Julie 1 day ago.

Navy SEAL wanna-be
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My son wants to be a Navy SEAL. He is 15 and I am both proud and concerned. Can anyone please give me some insight into this process and let me know that my fears are normal?

Started by Elaine. Last reply by Sue 5 hours ago.

True or False: The military doesn’t really offer experience relevant to the real world.
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Thoughts? Opinions? Experiences? Let's hear them Navy Moms :) "The military doesn’t really offer experience relevant to the real world."

Started by Navy for Moms Admin. Last reply by Bonnie 22 hours ago.

NEW MOMS READ FIRST
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It just dawned on me that most moms, have alot of the same questions, so I thought I would put this out there it might help. First go to this site, it has GRADUATION DATES http://www.nstc.navy.mil/... Continue

Started by Barb Pruitt. Last reply by Cheryl Smart 21 minutes ago.

How did you find us?
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Navy Moms! I am so excited. :) This is the best snowball ever! I’ve been so curious…how did you find out about our community? Some moms have told me about the http://www.nstc.navy.mil/rtcgl/family/... Continue

Tagged: word of mouth, search, websites, tv, links

Started by Navy for Moms Admin. Last reply by Barbara 3 hours ago.

Getting Started

Looking for advice, or to share your personal experiences with your kid and the Navy? If you haven’t done so, click on Sign Up in the top right corner to join. You will be asked for a user name a... Continue

Tagged: parents, navy, military, joining the military, joining the navy

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Why I have been MIA...sorry..guys I suck..lol

First of all thank you for all the messeges and wondering where I have been since Nicks PIR.. I have had a flurry of activity since we got home. Our trip to Great Lakes was actually almost a week long. Mom and I took a Red Eye out of San Francisco..flew all night in HORRIABLE turbulance.. had to get our car Rental then drive to our hotel. We checked in around 830am and were both passed out unconcious but 10am..slept for several hours then both woke up to go to our PIR dinner with our Aweso… Continue

Posted by Stephanie on May 13th, 2008 at 4:36pm — 1 Comment (Add)

oh my goodness oh my goodness!

I have worked non stop like crazy and I got to upgrade my ticket! So for a total of $600 I get to leave on thursday morning and come back sunday night!! Meaning I get Sunday to myself with my boy. I can't wait to go back to Chapel the Catholic service was great, lol. I don't have a place to stay on saturday night but i figure worse comes to worse I'll go to the airport and just sleep there then jump back on the train and see my boy again ^_^ I can't wait to go! oh my goodness!!!!

Posted by Ashley on May 13th, 2008 at 4:16pm — No Comments (Add)

What Are They Saying?!

Okay, it's been a week since my sister left to boot camp. I still haven't heard from her. I know she's busy taking orders and running around lol ... but do they not have enough time to write home??? Can someone tell me what their family members are saying about boot camp?! I'm dying to know! - A concerned sister, Valencia B.

Posted by Valencia on May 13th, 2008 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments (Add)

He called

My son called last Wednesday, he sounded well. He said he had passed his swim test and has taken his physical testing - he ran the 1.5 miles faster than required. He said the food is good and boot camp isn't as bad as he expected. He said it is hard, but he is glad he decided to join the Navy, he said he feels like it was the right decision for him. I got his graduation packet in the mail yesterday. I am really looking forward to seeing him graduate boot camp. I have been checking out plane tick… Continue

Posted by Colleen on May 13th, 2008 at 3:02pm — 3 Comments (Add)

I Can Finally Relax

We finally received a letter from Stephanie last week. She said she did not have quarters to call home. No one said anything about needing quarters! We moms should put together a "Rookie Handbook" to help the parents along. Then we need to give them to the recruiters to pass out. Anyway, I was so very glad to hear from her. She said it was snowing when she got there. (That's a big deal to those of us from Texas!) Her first shower was interupted by a fire drill so they had to get dressed wet and… Continue

Posted by Tammy Avalos on May 13th, 2008 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Hey divison 198 MOMs Doherty, Butterfield and Adams

Karen Gallagher is not where she can get on the site until tonight. She asked me to repost her search for these Moms as they are good friends with her son, Jarrod.'

Here is Karens post:

to please respond to me as he ( Gallagher) is friends with all of these guys and they know that you are here on the site . I just wanted to say hi to each of you as they are all good friends. Please if you do not want to post on this page email me here on th…

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Posted by Steve's Mom on May 13th, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments (Add)

Migraine relief?

Just tossing this out there for headache sufferers. I took a shot of Imatrex (sp?) last night at the onset of a doozy headache. Aside from being drunk from the shot, I usualy vomit, shake and sweat. This did happen. I took sleepytime mint tea (dr said it was ok) it helped with the tummy thing. Shut off the tv and wore dark sunglasses. Took magnesium 600 mg cause a mom here suggested it. Woke up this am with a small headach and little queezy. Took 2 rolaids, 2 tylenol, and 1, 30 mg sudafed (nurse… Continue

Posted by Steve's Mom on May 13th, 2008 at 2:24pm — 41 Comments (Add)

Getting Excited

The days are getting closer and I am so excited!! 9 days and 14 hours to go until PIR! I did not think that time could ever go by fast with my son gone but in reality it did. The first three weeks were the longest waiting for that first phone call and letter. After they came time started to fly and I am very thankful for that! His Mothers Day phone call was such a blessing! It was our best conversation yet. It was a nice finish to a great day with my family. Hang in there all you moms who have… Continue

Posted by Diana on May 13th, 2008 at 10:31am — 2 Comments (Add)

5/13/08

Kate received her cell phone yesterday, and has probably been burning up the minutes. I know she texted endlessly to me. She has also found access to the internet in Liberty hall, and has been playing on her Myspace. I'm glad they have internet, but hate that they can still play around, that site is nothing but trouble, I swear. I had to make a profile just so I could log in and see what my kids were up to! I remember even having to add spyware to the computer so I could go back and see what the… Continue

Posted by busymom438 on May 13th, 2008 at 9:21am — No Comments (Add)

Thank -You

as my son's pir date is nearing 5/16 and we have kinda made it thru the rough times more him than me lol i just wanted to say thank you for all of the support that Navy for Moms gives us moms. it is so great to have a place to talk with other people who have and are going thru the same things. Thank you...

Posted by Rhonda on May 13th, 2008 at 7:37am — 1 Comment (Add)

To the hotel...

Yes, it finally happened. I took her to her recruiters office,

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Posted by Eva S. on May 13th, 2008 at 1:00am — 4 Comments (Add)

The last 24 hours...

Ouch! They came all too quickly... I made her work. I was not going to let her think she was getting off "home duty" just because of a little thing like joining the Navy. No way! So her room went from this:

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Posted by Eva S. on May 12th, 2008 at 11:30pm — 4 Comments (Add)

ONE OF THOSE PHONE CALLS

You know those phone calls you get as a parent...the one that you can tell something is wrong from the tone of their voice...the call that makes you ask, "What's wrong?!?!" This was one of those calls. I could tell from the sound of Jared's voice that something was wrong. He had to call me to tell me that he had passed his PT except for the running. He has one more go at it...if he doesn't pass it, he will not graduate 5/16. He was trying to be strong, but I could hear his voice trembling...my h… Continue

Posted by Sheila on May 12th, 2008 at 10:18pm — 11 Comments (Add)

I got to talk to my boy yesterday!!!

For the first time in about 10 weeks I got to hear the sound of the one person in the world I love the most (other than my mom of course.) I was in the middle of the grocery store when my phone went off and I say "hello?" and on the other line I hear "my god i forgot how much i loved the sound of your voice" I started crying so hard! people in the store were looking at me and I had to wave and try to tell everyone that they were happy tears. I guess the guys got to go to the NEX so I spent 50… Continue

Posted by Ashley on May 12th, 2008 at 9:27pm — 3 Comments (Add)

moms of division 198

Hi moms !! well my son ask me to post and ask for the moms of Doherty Butterfield and Adams to please respond to me as he ( Gallagher) is friends with all of these guys and they know that you are here on the site . I just wanted to say hi to each of you as they are all good frineds Please if you do not want to post on this page email me here on the site I would love to know who you are Karen

Posted by Karen Gallagher on May 12th, 2008 at 8:53pm — No Comments (Add)

Basic Training Time

James was gone, off to meet his new world and mom was home wondering how he would cope being in a strange new city, with lots of new people. My son is a quiet type of person and was not overly sociable while in school. The first two weeks of basic were hard on me without hearing from him and wondering how he was doing. His first phone call home was great. We did not talk much but just to hear his voice was great. He had his civilian clothes shipped home and the day those clothes arrived and I op… Continue

Posted by Connie on May 12th, 2008 at 8:11pm — 2 Comments (Add)

best mothers day

I recieved a wonderful surprise on sat a phone call from my son overseas it was great to hear his voice to know he will be home soon.

Posted by Donna Durgin Bonaccorsi on May 12th, 2008 at 7:38pm — 1 Comment (Add)

May 10 - 12 _________ So much fun LOL !!!!!!!

My mom and I didn't make it to his PIR, but we did fly in the same day as his PIR but we got there at night time well midnight LOL !!!!!! So Saturday was great he called we picked him up from the Base and went to the Gurnee Mills Mall and had soooooooo much fun LOL My mom and my boyfriend ate at McDonalds in the Mall Ya'll I was hungry anymore after I saw my boyfriend I was too happy to eat LOL We walked around and we went to the movies We saw Baby Moma it was too funny my mommy didn't watch th… Continue

Posted by Sha' on May 12th, 2008 at 7:04pm — 8 Comments (Add)

My Son's Navy Decision

While my son James was still in High School I knew he wanted to work with things like computers and was always fascinated with how things worked. Being a single mother, I knew it would be hard for him to get money to go to college and I mentioned that he might think about the military and his first response was no thanks. In the Spring of 2003 he asked me if I would be upset if he joined the Navy. I told him no it would not upset me, and that I would be proud if that was his choice. He was only… Continue

Posted by Connie on May 12th, 2008 at 6:59pm — 1 Comment (Add)

ONE MINUTE EACH NIGHT....

This was emailed to me and I thought I would share it with my praying friends on here. ONE MINUTE EACH NIGHT.... This is the scariest election We as Christians have ever faced. From the looks of the polls, the Christians aren't voting Christian values. We all need to be on our knees. Do you believe we can take God at His word? Call upon His name, then stand back and watch His wonders to behold. His scripture gives us, as Christians, ownership of this land and the ability to call upon God to he… Continue

Posted by Brenda Bourque on May 12th, 2008 at 6:37pm — 4 Comments (Add)

 
 

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