ReneeBC (Ship 12, Div 203)'s Page

Hi Renee, my sailor (son-in-law) has been in the Navy for 2yrs he is ABH3 assigned to the Theodore Roosevelt in Newport News, VA He was on loan to the Lincoln and completed a

8month deployment - that was tough!

Hi Renee, I left you a private message...good to hear from you :)

check your inbox ReneeBC  left you priv. message  :-)

Thanks for the info on security. Yes, I am a newbie!  Had no idea!

ReneeBC, Sorry missed you at the Meet and Greet, I got their late and Sarge was already talking . I got to meet 2 moms only, before graduation. Hope you had a great time with your son. Andrew is now in Pensacola, after that long delay at airport. Here we go again. I had to go right back to work the next day so catching up.  

I am orginally a Jersey Girl.  We did live in the Midwest (Chicago Area) for several years when I was growing up.  We to Evansville, IN about nine years ago from Pittsburgh-my husband is a surgeon and we got fed up with the low reimbursement and malpractice fees.  My son Colin is going into CTI and will be stationed in Monteray after he PIR's next week.  He wants a career in Navy Intelligence if he likes the Navy if not he will do his time and would like to pursue a career in the State Department.  He is a college grad...and a real good kid...I miss him a lot.

     As for me I worked as a lab tech in trauma center for 10 years and then went back to school to become a Special Education Teacher. I just finished my Master's in Reading and I work in the Academic Skills Department at  USI teaching remedial writing and reading.  So, that is why I felt compelled to agree with what you did.  I see this all the time and your instinct probably will have an impact on that SR's life forever. Sometimes we have to go out of our comfort zone and if necessary do whatever it takes.  I am pretty spiritual, so I believe 100% God was working through you and that recruiter.  And, like I said I know some of the addresses we are getting through Letter for Recruits are not released by the recruits but by the RTC's.  So, I don't really understand Lola's reaction-and I won't even speculate as to why she felt the need to speak out about it on the forum.  But, in my mind and I am sure in the mind of many others you did they right thing.

Take care and I wish your Seaman all the best and that God keeps him safe. God Bless.

 Hi Renee.  Just wanted to weigh in on your call to the Recruiter.  I think you did the right thing, the recruiter probably should have asked the SR if it was okay, but I felt he made an executive decision to do somethnig that was in the best interest of that recruit. My son was out of college and twenty four when he decided to join.  The recruiters made all kind of promises to him and heavily pressured him to join enlisted rather than try for officer school. They also tried to make him go into another job rather that wait for an opening in Intelligence where he wanted to be. I was very upset. My son desperately wanted to get started on his life after working jobs not related to his major for a few years - so he was vunerable.  In the end there were no officer slots open in his field for nearly two years, and all incentive pay was not available either, but he got his job.  I did however go into the recruiters office and read them the riot act.  These kids trust them and at times that need to meet their quota can make them forget that they have a responsibility to not only the Navy but the kids who are putting their future in their hands.  Anyway..bravo to you for helping that recruit.  I am also a member of the group started by Recruit Man that provides addresses to recruits in need-obivously those names are released to him and I know the kids were not asked.

I have not been in the dark.  I have stayed in touch through facebook!!  n4ms is overwhelming to me!!!  So, much going on, not as easy to navigate!!  My son is in Div 196.  Yes, I am going to Sarges cannot wait!!

ReneeBC, Time is counting down hope to see you and your family at the meet and greet with Sarge Thursday night. I am getting sooo excited. Be strong we are almost there.