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OK, this is how I got through my daughter's weeks of boot camp. YMMV,
First I had good cry.
After the 'I arrived' phone call, I had another good cry.
When 'the box' arrived, another good cry.
But ar some point I remembered that this whole thin...
Kay,
Start here: 10 step to joining the military.
And please ....Don't tell your son to join the Navy, especially if you are as clueless as you claim to be. Do your homework first, then talk about the opportunities with your son. He's the one sig...
BrookesMom,
The best meeting we had with my daughter's recruiter was in the comfort of our own living room. Ask him/her to drop by some evening when the whole family is together.
Let us know when you find out what rate she is going for. Then we c...
Strike NAS Brunswick off the list. Its closing down soon.
You didn't want to go to Maine anyway, did you frenchie? Too darn cold.
Emma
Other ways of coming out of boot camp as an E3:
Having provided evidence of successful completion of three years of a Junior ROTC Program.
Having completed 48 or more semester hours or 72 or more quarter hours of college credits at an accredited...
We were lucky. The day our daughter turned 18 was the day she passed Battlestations. She got her NAVY ball cap as a birthday present and we got a phone call. With PIR just days away it was easy to postpone/combine celebrations.
Happy Birthday and...
Look at it this way: While all the other recruits a studying, he'll have time to write letters home.
If he gets all the DEP requirements taken care of and still has nothing else to do before shipping out to boot camp, get a copy of The Bluejacket...
Any Naval Air Station (NAS), Naval Air Facility(NAF) or aircraft carrier would need air traffic controllers. Some air bases are part of larger Naval Stations.
I'm sure this list is NOT complete:
Naval Air Station Brunswick - Brunswick, Maine
Nav...
Christina,
You are going to have to be a bit more specific since "Cryptologic Technician" is a broad category with several actual ratings with different job descriptions.
CTI - Cryptologic Technician - Interpretive
CTM - Cryptologic Technician -...
http://www.aquinasandmore.com/
They have Navy medals for St.Christopher and St Michael, patron Saint of Sailors. A lots of other religious Navy goodies.
Emma
Francheska, you are citizen of a free country and can move anywhere you want. The only catch is that, when you marry, the Navy is not going to pay for your move to Hawaii or any overseas duty station. If you want to move to Hawwii, get a job and g...
Elements of the attack on the USS Stark are incorporated into RTC Battlestations simulator. The Navy certainly hasn't forgotten.
Emma
Milwaukee or Chicago?
Our choice was based primarily on cost, ease (or lack) of connecting flights and availability. And Southwest direct into Chicago's Midway won. A secondary consideration was that our daughter was flying out of Chicago early S...
One more thing...
There will be slush. Do worry about keeping your feet warm and dry: Good boots and warm socks are a must. You don't want to spend the weekend with cold wet feet.
Emma
Here's a general rule: The more it snows in a particular area, the better equipped the population is to deal with it. The effect of this rule is that all cities are subject to traffic halting snow storms. But that in Atlanta all it takes is 3 inch...
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So You Want To Be A Yeoman.....
In an earlier blog, Helen said:
“It is great to hear that your daughter is doing so well. My son was disqualified from AO due to no depth perception and thinks he will become a Yeoman. I would love to share with him the opportunities that he might have!!! This might help him a lot.”
Ok. Let’s start with the YN job description: Yeomen perform administrative and clerical work. They receive visitors, answer telephone calls and sort incoming mail. They type, organize files and operate modern offic… Continue
“It is great to hear that your daughter is doing so well. My son was disqualified from AO due to no depth perception and thinks he will become a Yeoman. I would love to share with him the opportunities that he might have!!! This might help him a lot.”
Ok. Let’s start with the YN job description: Yeomen perform administrative and clerical work. They receive visitors, answer telephone calls and sort incoming mail. They type, organize files and operate modern offic… Continue
Posted on November 11, 2009 at 10:37pm — 1 Comment
More (OPSEC) News
My daughter, (OPSEC), currently serving at The-Naval-Support-Facility-That-Must-Not-Be-Named as (OPSEC) Yeoman, was recently invited to attend a (OPSEC) seminar at the (OPSEC). YES, THE REAL ONE-AND-ONLY (OPSEC)!! She has made trips there before, but they were brief visits, usually just to deliver and pick up (OPSEC). This was an opportunity to mingle with the varsity team.
Most of the attendees of the seminar were senior civilian and career military professionals. Since the dress code was civi… Continue
Most of the attendees of the seminar were senior civilian and career military professionals. Since the dress code was civi… Continue
Posted on November 5, 2009 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments
Did You Have A Friend On The Good Reuben James?
In the early morning hours of October 31, 1941, more that a month before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the USS Reuben James (DD-245) became the first US warship sunk in World War II when torpedoed by a German U-Boat while on a neutrality patrol in the North Atlantic. Of the 159 sailors aboard, 115 died.
Read more here.
Listen to the Kingston Trio sing Woody Guthrie's folksong… Continue
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Listen to the Kingston Trio sing Woody Guthrie's folksong… Continue
Posted on November 1, 2009 at 2:12pm —
Bravo Zulu, (OPSEC)
A big BZ to my daughter, (OPSEC), for being named (OPSEC) by Commander (OPSEC) of (OPSEC) for her outstanding performance on (OPSEC) when (OPSEC) was visited by (OPSEC) and other very special guests.
Way to go, Pooh Bear!
Emma
Way to go, Pooh Bear!
Emma
Posted on October 3, 2009 at 7:28pm — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 6:50pm on November 16, 2009,
Helen said…
- Thanks!!! :)
- At 10:27pm on November 14, 2009,
Helen said…
- Thank you so much for all the information!!! I am going to print this out and send it to my son. At least that will give him a lot to know what to expect and what is possible. Can you tell me where your daughter went to "A" School? I thought he said Mississippi.
- At 10:43am on October 31, 2009,
AirmanHutch's Mom from WS NC said… - Hello Lady Hamilton: I appreciate your info on being at graduation...where are you in Mass.? I grew up in Fitchburg.
Where is your sailor at this point? and what is their specialty?
- At 8:26pm on October 26, 2009,
Joanie said… - Would it be prying to ask why you have chosen "Lady Hamilton" as your name? I have read about her and am wondering if there is some symbolism or some characteristic you admire or emulate?
- At 12:41pm on October 5, 2009,
Anti M said… - I enjoy and applaud your forthright comments. Thank you.
- At 1:12am on August 14, 2009,
Bea S. said… - It is strange that it vanished completely. I can see signs of an emergency of some criticism of the recruiting process - nothing we haven't heard before. This young man obviously had some serious issues right now. She might have deleted the discussion herself. Towards to end, she indicated there were other issues involved. I sincerely hope she and her son find a resolution to their problem. My son would skin me alive if I had put out that post but then my son is probably more "military in the traditional sense" - you know - stiff upper lip, suck it up, keep your commitment. The military should do a better job of informing the recruits what being in the Navy is all about. It hard work. It's a hard life. It can be tremendously rewarding but it comes with a price.
Regards, B.
- At 1:50am on August 13, 2009,
Bea S. said…
- I deleted my post on the Genie's discussion. I was trying to be supportive but realistic. Unfortunately, Linda found some of my comments objectionable and thought I should apologize. Well, I wasn't going to. Your comment about another sailor having to pick up the slack is right on. Everybody on a boat hates guys who can't/won't do their share of the work (regardless of the reason). I believe some of the moms have gotten carried away emotionally with their fears. You and I aren't going to be too popular in discussion groups like that. I am glad that there are other moms who share my views.
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