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Comment by NancyW on July 5, 2009 at 2:02pm

Hi everyone. My son Mike is a QM on the USS Cowpens. He has been in the Navy 5 years now and served on 3 ships. He really enjoys being a QM. He likes working with the command and knowing whats going on. He has been able to wok with other Navies from different countries also. It has really been a great expierence for him and he is making a career of the Navy. He also likes traveling around the world and getting paid for it. LOL. He was on 2 deployments to the Gulf while stationed in San Deigo. He visited many places I have seen on the travel channel.

Congratulations Carla on seeing your son soon. What a wonderful time that will be.

Good Luck to all the new sailors heading to their Posts I hope they enjoy being a QM as much as my son does!

Comment by David's Wifey (Mandy) on July 5, 2009 at 11:18am

Hi, my husband is a QM on the USS Hawes and is deployed right now, I miss him like crazy! I just thought I would join this group and see what other family members of QM's have to say :)

Comment by Sherry from FL. / Mathews Mama on July 1, 2009 at 4:46pm

Hello, everyone! Seems I say the same thing each time I'm on here. Mathew is still waiting for his leave date in the Great Lakes. He is going to be stationed in Norfolk, Va., and will be eventually on a hoverboat. Havent seen him since Jan. 31st 2009, missing him so very badly, however, some of you I really feel for!!! I hope I'll be as admirable when my son is gone as long as your sailors!! Take care all!!! :)

Comment by Lorraine on July 1, 2009 at 1:00pm

Hello, just joined, my sone Eric graduated on Jun 26th from QM school in GL. He is waiting for orders to join the Riverines. Hopefully he will get leave and come home after 7 months sometime by the 15 of July. He is now helping the instructors in the chart plotting lab until he gets leave. After leave he will go to Mississippi for short training then to Little Creek Va right down the road from Norfolk.

Comment by Carla V. on June 30, 2009 at 5:11pm

Kay, I am so excited for you and your son! My son is a plank owner for his ship, the USS Gridley, and we were able to attend its commissioning ceremonies in Miami in Feb. 2007 and it was fantastic. The commissioning week of the USS New York will probably be on an even grander scale. In fact, since I live just 90 minutes away from NYC I hope my husband and I can get down to tour the ship. Keep us posted. Maybe we can meet.

Comment by Kay Tim's Mom on June 29, 2009 at 6:54pm

Tim has his orders... he is assigned to the precommissioned USS New York to be stationed in Norfolk. He hasn't found out when he will get to come home yet.

We are so excited about his ship. He will be a "plank owner" an original crew member. I hope that his dad and I can see the commissioning ceremonies in New York in November.

Comment by Carla V. on June 29, 2009 at 12:52pm

Welcome back, Carol. I just realized you are the founder of this group. How exciting for you to be able to be with your son soon! He is probably ready for some good down home R & R. and some home cooking, also.

Comment by carol on June 29, 2009 at 6:38am

Hello all been a while.....My son has been in japan for almost a year now on the Uss Blue Ridge, and finally he will be home in a week for a visit.We get 20 wonderful days with him, i'm so excited.......Then its back to japan for another two years....Timothy is so excited to come home he has been counting down the days along with us here at home in pensacola.... I hope every one and there sailors are doing well....

Comment by Linda (Shea's Mom) on June 11, 2009 at 4:08am

Had too much fun with my sailor home. Not enough time in the day to see everyone. I drove him over to Bremerton...it is beautiful there! We were both impressed to see Aircraft Carriers from a distance....WOW! I hope we get a chance to tour one. We were both excited! A very nice Sailor came to pick my son up, I waited outside along the clock tower area. A very nice Sailor picked my son up as we waited by the clock tower. What a sweet person. What a wonderful way to be greeted to a new base. I think he will be on a barge for a while? Does anyone know about living on barges? Sounds fun to me. I and my son have always loved water. The Carriers are awesome! I wish I could join the
Navy! Everyone is sure nice.
I just read this joke in the Readers Digest:
FEw people outside the military know what a quarter-master does. So during my aircraft carrier's Family Day, I demonstrated a procedure called semaphore - I grabbed my flags and signaled an imaginary boat.
When finished, I pointed to a little girl in front and asked, "Now do you know what I do?"
"Yes," she answered. "You're a cheerleader."
(-: Linda

Comment by Kay Tim's Mom on June 2, 2009 at 7:03pm

Tim finished A school as a "distinguished" grad. I am so proud. He is waiting orders. We hope that he will be home for a few days very soon. His daughter celebrated her dad's grad by popping out her first two teeth on the same day!

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