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Ruth VH
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My son has his checks deposited into his credit union account here. Not using the Navy one..but he uses his debit card from his credit union at the Navy Credit Union...works for him better since he has several auto payments coming out of his. So P...
I am not sure...but if you book a flight, make sure it is cancellable. If anything, I would make it one way only. I don;t know if Uli or Sue the Purple Pig would know or not? If I find anything out, I'll let you know.
My son says that they don't usually combine them. Since he is graduating, he is taking leave...that includes Christmas but the Holiday counts as a "leave" day and not "liberty". Chris is tentatively leaving the 17th, grad day, and it looks like he...
Mark, with all that we parents put up with, we should get the tickets! But it really does the heart good when others think your son is special...just like you do! I think a pic of the BCG glasses are in order!
Chon's Mom, lots of stuff can be happening...remember this is the Navy and all plans are subject (no probably will) to change. There is a difference between "liberty" and "leave". Liberty are days that you are off and are not charged against you.....
Really great...no tissue warning...it's a good thing I can type with my eyes shut because the tears were flowing with joy for you Carol...and I'm betting it looked the same for Sharon too! Just think Ruthella, you've done it twice already...ahhh, ...
Sharon, what a N4M's nightmare...waiting for your son and the airlines screwing things up again! You sure sound a lot nicer than what I would have been! At least you didn't have a surprise party waiting for him when you were supposed to get him ho...
Kim, I am so glad you are near Nikki. Tell them all Hello from me. I think you should have my cake and eat it too!
LynnA, don't know the TSI...I would guess Temporary Station Instructions...but it happens all the time. My son got orders on Thursday and then another change of orders the next Monday. But my son is at CP now and he says it is a nice place. After ...
Whatever days are fine...just so they know that they are invited. We live in Grand Rapids which is 4 hours away. Last minute decisions are okay. Keep me posted.
Lynn, p.s. my husband is a paramedic if there is a medical problem that needs watching.
Lynn, we would gladly take both of your boys if they want to leave base. We can pick them up late Wed and bring them back Sunday if they wish. Or if they want to take a train to Kalamazoo MI we can pick them up there. We have room for both and wou...
Oh, and Corpsman Graduation is so worth it...so much smaller and intimate. Your Sailors actually sing for you! Your Sailor will tell you the time to be there...we had to be there at 6:30 am due to other things that the grads had to do before the c...
Carol and Sharon...May the Force be with you! Seems like it was a long time ago when you started to look forward to the date they would come home...and all of a sudden it's here. Enjoy your Sailors and know that we are all enjoying your fun as wel...
lawmungroup, my son is in Field Marine Battalion Training at CP and he does have the weekends where he can do what he wants as long as he is back at night. I am not sure about the evenings if he can leave base or not but they can use their cell ph...
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- About me:
- I have been married for 32 years to my husband Floyd who has been a Firefigher/Paramedic for 31 years. I have a 21 yr old son Andrew, 28 yr old married daughter Leslie who has a 9 yr old son Jordan and 8 yr old daughter Jessica (Jessie), and a son Christopher that will soon be 32 yrs old and just graduated from Great Lakes "boot camp" February 6, 2009. I was a police dispatcher before staying at home with my kids full-time and I have now been a School Bus Driver for almost 10 years.
Chris is now in HCorpsman A-School and is doing very well. Due to his grades he was made an EPO (Education Petty Officer) which is a tutor that helps others that are having problems passing tests. He is also an APO (Athletic Petty Officer) and he leads the PT drills. So I'm really proud that he is doing well. He should be at GL until about October.
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- Was proud and encouraged it
- From my experience with the Navy, the most important thing I learned was:
- I have to trust his judgment and support his choices. I have to just put him in God's hands and use my faith to not worry about him. Because nothing is going to happen to him that isn't in God's plan for his life.
- Through this Navy experience, I now believe:
- It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.
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More importantly, I remember where I was when the World Trade Centers went down. I remember finding out that my father-in-law had dug the graves for the murdered Jewish people and never knowing this until after he died. He told my son, who is now in the US Navy Special Ops/Pre-EOD program at Great Lakes, about it so we would all know after he was gone. He was not proud of it, but he was so proud to be part of the American Forces to liberate the people who needed help and were being treated like… Continue
Posted on March 18, 2009 at 8:33pm — 3 Comments
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- At 6:54pm on November 16, 2009,
Navy for Moms Admin said… - Ruth -
I've been trying to get a hold on the slew of technical problems happening on the site. Ning has been pushing out lots of changes and I think they are impacting everything from duplicate postings, to email notifications, and even the ability to post or delete content. I'll be posting a big blog about this once I get some answers from them.
Thanks for the report and I hope we can have it all wrapped up and resolved before the end of the week!
Elle
- At 8:49am on November 13, 2009,
Sharon P.M. said… - Good gosh Ruth - I need to be checking my page more often! Just found your post about Ruthella's son having to leave early - that just sucks! Remember I mentioned that a corpsman just back from the sand was at my brother-in-laws wedding? Well, he spent more than 1/2 the evening outside on the phone as one of his Marines was having a medical issue back at base. These young men certainly are counted upon to go above and beyond, bless their hearts.
- At 7:48am on November 5, 2009,
Dawn said…
- Hi Ruth! thank you for the invitation. We are in syracuse right now, next week in Colorado and the following week in Kingsville, TX to see our sailor :)We will be back in December and we definitely will get together for food :)
- At 8:48pm on October 26, 2009,
Michelle (EOD Mom) said… - Ruth...Thank you I will call Craig tomorrow and let him know what you said...I think he is thinking military police if he dont make EOD...He has been thinking bout all of it...He said it already was a challenge and hopes to finish..This is the most challenging part of all of it and this is where they weed out most of them...Please send positive thoughts to GL...I think they all will need it :).
- At 8:49am on October 24, 2009,
Jenny said… - Aw thank you so very much! That was extremely kind of you! Blessings to you and your family! :)
- At 3:58pm on October 20, 2009,
Gloria "Corpsman's Mom" said… - Okay so who do you know???? hahaha Love it!!! I know a famous family. Good looking boy and grandkids.
- At 1:36pm on October 19, 2009,
Gloria "Corpsman's Mom" said…
- Ruth where oh where are the pictures????
- At 12:40am on October 19, 2009,
Nani Inga said… - Hi Ruth, lol, the flower child lady isnr me, but I love her message. I dont see a photo page on your profile page, am I missing it somewhere?
- At 9:31pm on October 17, 2009,
CathieRenee said… - Hi Ruth, I'm doing good and Troy is great! He is still overseas, but I get regular updates on him and his squadron. I did get to chat with him yesterday. I'm putting together a Halloween "goodie box" to send to him. Glad to hear Chris is doing well. Let me know if you need anything, I'm not that far away.
- At 10:10am on October 17, 2009,
Vicki said… - Ruth-Thanks for the information. My son just took test 12 on friday and so on to labs on monday. He looked in to, I think diving corpsman pass the PT but didn't have a high enough GPA. So we will see how it goes. I have nothing against him doing dental, I just know he would like to be doing something more physical. I was a DT when I was in the Navy twenty years ago, but back then we just went straight to dental school and off to our duty station.
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