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Comment by Kathleen~Jonis' Ma*** on December 12, 2009 at 10:41pm

Sheiks... My son is also a BM3; but on the USS BLue Ridge... He watches movies on his lap top, reads books, does all kinds of puzzles, they do video games, just a few ideas... Hope this helps...

Comment by Sheikswife09 on November 12, 2009 at 1:49pm

Hello everyone. My husband is a BM3 on the USS Kearsarge. If anyone has any advice or tips on how to keep busy while he is underway or out to sea that would help alot. We just got married a month ago.

Comment by CrackerjackMom on September 8, 2009 at 12:05pm

No, Sandi not yet, she is still waiting for her MRI results.

Comment by Sandi on August 28, 2009 at 12:39pm

Hey, Claudia. I didn't know Tara was a BM. I must have missed that on NP. Is she home on leave yet?

Comment by Sn Thomas on August 20, 2009 at 2:30am

back to my reserve center where i was at previously for a year almost and take it slow for awhile and try to go active duty to a marine boat unit

Comment by Theresa on August 17, 2009 at 5:18pm

Congratulations!!! where to now?

Comment by Sn Thomas on August 17, 2009 at 3:31pm

graduated the 14th

Comment by CrackerjackMom on August 3, 2009 at 7:28pm

Hi everyone, my daughter Tara went in the Navy as Seamen Apprentice almost 2 years ago. She is stationed at Camp Pendleton with ACU5, working with the LCAC's (landing cushion air craft) She just got back from a 6 and half month deployment with the USS Boxer. Teketa, I know about the Bainbridge, Captain Phillips was taken to the Boxer when he was rescued along with all the pirates dead or alive. It was quite an exciting time out there.
Anyway, Tara left a undesignated sailor and came back as a BM. So here I am. She is very excited to be rated BM she worked very hard for it. While we were there for her homecoming she took us on a tour of the Boxer, I was very impressed at what she knows about the ship and all the different jobs she has done. For her I think this is a great rate, she likes to do hands on and likes to try different things, she would get board doing the same thing.
I don't know who said it, but I agree that it is the attitude and the person that makes this job great.
I'm glad there is a group for BM, and I'm glad I found it.

Comment by Tracy, Proud Mom of Darryl on August 3, 2009 at 1:41am

Thanks Teketa for answering my question. The reason why I asked is because everytime I talk with my son he always say that he is very tired and that his job is very hard.

Comment by Teketa, Andy's Mom on July 31, 2009 at 4:43pm

We haven't taken the time to be on in a while. Just getting back into Navy moms and dads mode. Been getting to talk to Andy by cell a few times. Expensive!!!! Andy is on the Bainbridge and is deployed. I suppose that you have heard of the USS Bainbridge. Capt. Phillips of the the Maersk Alabama and all of Somalia have heard of the Bainbridge. For Tracy, BMs do work hard. They are out in the weather and can do, and do anything. I was not a BM, I was a DS, but my son is a BM and proud of it. He loves the RHIBs. He has his Coxswain quals and does recovery boat ops.

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