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My daughter mentioned that the Navy was moving towards women on subs also. I am not too sure about the idea myself, women and men on subs for extended periods of time, I just don't know. I know she is not too thrilled with the idea be...
Hi, I had some sad news from my daughter last night and would just like to get some prayer going. My daughter attends Fordham University in New York and one of the freshman at her other campus Suny Maritime was apparently working on his car and wa...
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I hope you can get David to hold on and not give up. I think for many of the kids freshman year is hard, full of miscommunications, feeling like "dirt", homesick, not what they thought it would be. But you know for the majority of our ki...
Hi NavyDCmomma I am not having much luck getting a response regarding Sea Cadets in my area. Any suggestions?Thanks, Gale
Hi, my daughter completed her first week of CORTRAMID West. She had aviation and loved it! She flew a MH-60 (helicopter?) and a T-34 (plane?). She was so excited each day after the experience of flying! There seems to be ample time to see San Dieg...
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I keep reading about Sea Cadets and I am curious just what this is. I have a daughter on an NROTC scholarship , and a son planning on applying for a scholarship, but wonder if the Sea Cadets is something you take at your high school or elsewhe...
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- Hi my daughter is an NROTC scholar at Fordham University she is in her freshman year. Recently she was taken ill and admitted to the hospital (we live in California, she is in New York) needless to say, we were quite nervous. The NROTC students were so wonderful. One of the midshipmen kept in constant phone touch with me, they made sure she had liquids and food, made sure the Dean new of her situation, and were a constant source of strength for her. We are so please with the sense of comradery with this program, especially with being so far from her school.
Well, thats not really any info about me but I do want parents to know how these kids rally around each other.
- I am here to support or represent my:
- Chelsey
- Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy Career?
- In the NROTC program
- When I heard “Navy,” I:
- Encouraged him/her
- From my experience with the Navy, the most important thing I learned was:
- The comradery of these students makes you feel they are safe in what can be an usafe world.
- Through this Navy experience, I now believe:
- The Navy has a lot to offer
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- At 9:55pm on July 21, 2009,
Pat said… - Type Sea Cadets into google. They have a web page. Basically it is a program available in some areas of the US for 11 - 17 year olds. From what I can see it is a neat program that brings out the best in kids. Best wishes to all of your family's service personnel!
- At 10:11pm on May 6, 2009,
Sherry James said… - Hi Gale,
Glad to hear you're now a member, now we're groupmates! Yes, I'm learning so much from the NROTC moms and the experiences seem to be very positive. Yes, until 2003 I hadn't heard of NAPS either but my daughter's Blue & Gold Officer (Admissions person) asked if she would consider going to get ready for the Academy and she's never looked back since then. Thank you for the well wishes for my son. And I can relate to your husband missing your daughter, I did at first but at some point my son and I became acustomed to only seeing her 3 or 4 times a year.
Congratulations, on your nieces' commissioning and graduation!! Sounds like your family is very military friendly! LOL
Have a great evening,
Sherry
- At 12:37pm on May 6, 2009,
Sherry James said…
- Hi Gale,
Just click on my icon and on the left side of my page you'll see groups and the NROTC group is the first one. Click on it and join! Well, my son is scheduled to enter the NAPS program this summer. That is the Naval Academy's prep school program where Midshipmen Candidates can study, work out and prepare for entry into the Academy the following summer as a plebe (college freshmen). Your daughter sounds like a smart young lady!! What is her major? Are they your only two? My daughter is older than my son also...only two.
Gale, I'm with you on the main concern being that they get a college education but I also like the idea that they'll have a job after graduation, which sould put them heads above their peers who will graduate and not be able to find suitable employment. My daughter has only been in the fleet less than a year so she's still observing and figuring out if she'll make a career out of it. I think its smart to a least consider but what do I know! She also plans to continue her education though not a MD that I know of! Yes, it is in God's hands.
Take care,
Sherry
- At 10:15pm on May 4, 2009,
Sherry James said…
- Hi Gale,
Oh, your son is preparing early for college, huh. Sounds like a smart teenager too, to know that the military has so much to offer and observe how well his sister is doing at Fordham. I'm sure his sister would love to have her little brother there in NY even if for just a year or so. Of course, you want him closer to home...the tough job of parenting. That's awesome that Chelsey will be close to home this summer, my daughter only had a football game in the area when she was in college so I saw her for a day. She's a graduate of the Naval Academy. My son who was considering ROTC. I don't think my daughter ever applied to ROTC during her senior year, but it would have been a great option.
On her ship her sponsor is an ROTC grad of Ohio State, which is cute because I'm an U of M wolverine! Are you a member of the new NROTC group? It seems pretty informative.
- At 9:39pm on May 4, 2009,
Sherry James said…
- BTW, my son is a high senior who has earned an appointment to NAPS. So is your son a high school junior or senior? Wow, your daughter is already in NROTC too!!
- At 12:35am on May 4, 2009,
Paulette - NROTC mom said… - Hi Gale- Great! I set up the ROTC group since that was one thing I felt was lacking here. I know I was looking for something like that when I joined. My daughter is a freshman as well in NROTC. She is at RPI in Troy, NY majoring in Biomedical Engineering. I was reading your above story with interest as we had a similar incident with Kara although probably not quite as serious. Shortly before spring break she called from the health center to tell us they were sending her to the hospital for xrays as they were fairly sure she had pneumonia. Of course she needed to find her own ride. She was deathly ill, a bit shook up so she couldn't find her insurance card. Her squad leader and several other ROTC guys were heaven sent! One of them gave us a fax number and waited right by the fax machine while we sent a copy of her ins. card. They drove her to the hospital, drove her to the pharmacy to get her Rx. And- they were the unit EMT's so I really felt better. We are only 3 1/2 hrs. away but away is away when they are sick :( I agree with your comment about the comradery. Nice they can count on it.
Join the group and I imagine before too long it will become active. Thanks again- Paulette
- At 8:40pm on May 3, 2009,
Paulette - NROTC mom said…
- Hi !
I've created a new group for ROTC moms and am inviting you to join us. Everyone is welcome so if you like to join now or in the future- just remember that we are here :) Thanks.
Paulette
- At 1:34pm on November 3, 2008,
Sherry James said…
- Hi Gale,
I noticed for one of your discussions that your daughter is NROTC, that's awesome!! My daughter is a naval officer that went through the Naval Academy. I have a son that is interested in the NROTC program as well as USNA so let's chat!! Sherry
- At 7:03am on October 16, 2008,
Karen Gallagher said… - welcome aboard!
We are so glad you are here and look forward to hearing about your sailor This is is a great support group or all of you from boot camp to the fleet.
What is your sailor doing with the navy?
- At 12:28am on October 16, 2008,
Barbara's Page said… - Dear Gale,
Welcome to Navy for moms, we're all here for one another. Feel free to write.
Take care.
Barbara
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