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BEING A MEDIC IN THE NAVY
Replied Jul 22
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welcome home and thank you!!
My son has shared that reenlistment must be earned - it is not a given.
I am a veteran - Army - it is not an easy life but it can be rewarding if it is a good fit. An honorable discharge looks good on the resume.
Tammy, two things, one my son only ever complained to me! I was the person that always was "dumped on" when he felt life wasn't being fair. After several of these conversations I spoke with his grandparents, they said "boy your son sure loves the ...
NavyMomXXYY,
You are one tough cookie. Both my sons are gone (sailor office out in the middle of the Pacific, college student away - ages 25 and 21). I have not changed a thing in their rooms. We have given our younger son three years to get his d...
"Hanging our with all his friends." hmm I don't know. I have two sons, ages 21 and 25. If you have any concerns about these guys, I'd speak up ASAP. Hanging with the wrong crowd is lethal. If this group has nothing going, they will unconsciously t...
Tammy, maybe you already do this, but when I miss my daughter, I think she may be feeling the same way,( she is just very busy and doesnt have time to have heart to heart chats.) I put a box together of things that she can only get here, and lots ...
This is called "Perform To Serve". Every sailor under 12 yrs has to be looked at for retaining in the Navy based on their evals. If their performance is good and they are doing a good job, they will be able to reenlist fine.
yes, Navy Pier is fun! Sears tower is wonderful if you can take the height and the fast ride down..and right across the street is this little pizza parlor...OMG!!!! had the best deep dish pizza EVER!!! It will be cold so bring a good jacket, glove...
If you can...have your parents read this site! Maybe they will have a sense of peace and understanding! Don't give up on what you want to do...joining the military is a very big decision and not taken lightly! Make sure you have a sit down with th...
very well put! you need to stay strong and really make sure you are with him to talk to the recruiter! don't be afraid to ask question! It is very hard at first but as time goes on, it is well worth it! Good luck and welcome aboard!! HOORAH!!!
OH he stays connected....he comes home with his buddies every weekend just about...he has an IPHONE and he uses the computers at the Liberty Center and he emails me during the day from work and calls me a couple of times at night...so, where this ...
Have you ever noticed how when our Sailors drop bombs on us like that, we are sooo at a loss for words?? It sounds like he might be reaching out to you for comfort/encouragement/support about his decision to stay in, rather than the opposite. The ...
You mentioned that he comes home every weekend. That actually could be part of the problem, seeing his "old" friends on a regular basis. He really hasn't had time to adjust to the fact as one other mother said above the Community College is 13th g...
thanks everyone...as I sit here in tears trying to write!! He does miss us...he is at a base that is in the middle of no where..they take so much money out of his checks for the galley and he doesn't even eat there half the time..they don't have m...
I have been telling him...he just says I don't understand! I think he is ok for right this second..but, when something else is said, that may change! He is a good kid...he is just not thinking about the long term! Keep us in your thoughts and I wi...
Another thought....you mentioned that he has a truck. If he has truck payments, remind him that he now has a steady paycheck and if he leaves to go to college, he won't have that steady income (not to mention car insurance). Times are tough right ...
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- At 11:12pm on July 25, 2009,
Melia said… - Hi Tammy. I am very sorry to hear about what happened to your son and his truck.
I just wanted to give you one advice. I read that you wrote to the commander on base. It is actually a "no no" in the Navy to take thing to the top before going through the chain of command. Yes, even for the family members including a spouse, me. It will all come back to your son and he would not like that. There are steps needs to be taken and rules to follow in the Navy.
Sometimes you'll hear or see on this website moms screaming "I'm going to contact my congressman!!" No, that is worse. Blowing things up and going outside of the Navy is the last thing you want to do.
Anyways, I know this is all new to you but it is the way of the military. We Navy wives understand and follow these rules because we support our husbands and will never do anything to hurt their career.
I really hope your son's case will be handled the way it should be and NCIS will find the person who did this. Please let your son know that something like this happens in the Navy very often no matter where he is. (Deployed, on a ship, barracks....etc) So don't purchase anything expensive which he can't carry with him. Purchase those items ONLY when he can get a place to live off base. Good luck to you and your son!
- At 7:46pm on March 13, 2009,
Karen Gallagher said… - Welcome aboard!!
We are so glad that you are here! This is a great place to meet others that know exactly how you feel!
We have something for everyone here groups from boot camp moms to overseas moms and moms that like to scrap book. We have meet and greets to events that the moms set up to meet each other and have dinner or an outing. There are groups to help you with each and every step of this wonderful adventure that our children have chosen called the US Navy.
Please tell us about your sailor and what they have chosen to do in the navy and ohh yeah we LOVE pictures of everyone !!
Please let me know if you have any questions I can help you with.
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My son has been in the Navy now for 1 year! He came home this weekend and told us that the Commands are going to start looking at people to discharge from the Navy because they have too many enlisted and not enough money! Does anyone know if this is true? He is thinking about telling them he wants out because he misses his friends, (even though he has made great ones in the Navy and I prefer them better) wants to go to college with them and play baseball. We told him this would be the worst mist… Continue
Posted on October 6, 2009 at 5:16pm — 20 Comments
Very Disturbed.....very angry!!
Good Day...its almost 1:00 in the morning in California on Saturday, July 25, 2009....
I want everyone to know that if your child is going to Camp Pendleton to do FMTB training..please tell them to not have alot of expensive stuff....in the last 2 weeks, while my son's division has been out on training he has had his truck broke into..they stole his Ipod, Iphone, Gps and his credit card. He locked his stuff in his truck because people have been stealing inside the barricks..laptops, etc. We are… Continue
I want everyone to know that if your child is going to Camp Pendleton to do FMTB training..please tell them to not have alot of expensive stuff....in the last 2 weeks, while my son's division has been out on training he has had his truck broke into..they stole his Ipod, Iphone, Gps and his credit card. He locked his stuff in his truck because people have been stealing inside the barricks..laptops, etc. We are… Continue
Posted on July 25, 2009 at 4:18am — 17 Comments
FMT Training at Camp Pendleton
Hi All...
I know that I am not on here much...but, my son is at Camp Pendleton and doing his 3rd week of FMT Training. We did get to see him on Saturday..and Monday morning he called he got really sick with bronchitis...went to the emergency room, was put on 4 different antibiotics...he told his chief that showed the medicine and the chief told him..if you miss two days because your sick we will kick you out and strip your rank of Corpsman. So, my son who is running a fever and has almost passed… Continue
I know that I am not on here much...but, my son is at Camp Pendleton and doing his 3rd week of FMT Training. We did get to see him on Saturday..and Monday morning he called he got really sick with bronchitis...went to the emergency room, was put on 4 different antibiotics...he told his chief that showed the medicine and the chief told him..if you miss two days because your sick we will kick you out and strip your rank of Corpsman. So, my son who is running a fever and has almost passed… Continue
Posted on June 16, 2009 at 12:02pm — 5 Comments
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