CS (Culinary Specialist) Moms

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Comment by Lori Patterson on April 27, 2009 at 10:49am

Hello! I am a former member of Navy Moms and have come back from the depths of computer chaos. My son is a Culinary Specialist currently stationed in Kingsbay, Georgia. This August will be his 3rd year enlisted and he has just taken his E-4 test while underway; as usual the results take quite awhile but he said he felt pretty confident. Thankfully he returned home from the longest tour he has had and as always, there is no greater feeling than to hear his voice and know that I am the first phone call before he's off the sub. I hope to get to know all of you; by the way, I live in Indianapolis, Indiana so if anyone is close by, please let me know.

Comment by wanda on April 26, 2009 at 7:30pm

thanks joyce.we kinda knew when she was comming home,but not exact date.it was secret.we didnt know where she was going untill after they ported and left.kim called 2 times in 7 months,i hated it.but e mailed almost everyday.the ship she was on has a web page so that was a big help on info,also the captians careline every sunday.

Comment by ~Joyce -N- Ivan~ on April 26, 2009 at 9:18am

I'm not sure if my girl is being secretive on purpose or what but not only haven't I got to talk to her I don't even know where she is going. Or for how long!

Wow White House mess! Congrats!

Wanda - I guess that means they tell you when they're coming home? BTW she looks so happy,

Comment by obrn91 on April 26, 2009 at 4:29am

OK, let me try to answer some questions. It seems to me Jason has not had as much opportunity to see the sights at their ports-of-call as surface sailors, but I guess he would have to confirm that info. Most of the time he has been on the boomers, only has been on the fast attacks for the last 3 years. The 3 years he spent on shore duty, ironically, was when he got to see the most. He did his shore duty at the White House mess, which was a great experience. The sailors assigned to this duty do a lot of different things, not just cook. He got to travel with the Presidential party on several occasions, especially during the election year of 2004. When he re-enlisted in 2006, he kept his sub qualification, which meant he had to return to the fleet for 3 years, then he is eligible to apply for White House duty again. Due to an injury, he has had to extend his sub duty, so I don't know when he will be able to try for this again.
If any of your sailors get a chance to go to Washington, DC for shore duty, encourage them to do it. The security clearance process was kind of intense, (the FBI came to my house and his high school), but it was definitely worth it. However, he became even more secretive after his White House tour was complete, so if you have trouble getting your sons and daughters to talk now, this may not be to your liking!

Comment by Barbara (Derek's Mom) on April 26, 2009 at 2:54am

Sailors are not allowed to have cell phones on while ships are underway. If they are in port they can turn on their cell phone. In foreign ports they have access to some phones to use if they have phone cards. They have to be special phone cards so don't go buy one and send it to your sailor, they may not be able to use it. Sometimes bases have poor reception due to all the radar and such they have. I've experienced my sons being everywhere from the gulf to S. America, CA to FL, Asia to Scotland and it's always different wherever they go.

Comment by wanda on April 25, 2009 at 7:09pm

hey all,kim made it back after 7 long months.we got to go to homecomming in virgina.it was awsome.virgina beach well to many people for me but.i would not have missed it

Comment by wanda on April 25, 2009 at 7:06pm

Comment by Janice M-P on April 25, 2009 at 2:11pm

Welcome Joyce -N- Ivan. I hope your daughter likes it. When my son shipped out for short trips I couldn't reach him at first but was able to on subsequent trips. I'm not certain what changed, I think he was in other ports on his later trips and at first he was just at sea. BTW, I like that floating cell tower idea. : )

Comment by ~Joyce -N- Ivan~ on April 25, 2009 at 1:46pm

Hello everyone. My daughter is a CS on the Ashland LSD 48. It's her first ship since boot snd I havent heard from her for almost a week. They need floating cell towers so I could call her cell phone lol. I did get to visit her at Little Creek before she shipped out and that was good. I really liked the Virginia Beach area just didnt get to stay long enough. I'm glad to have found this group I cant get to much info. Talk to ya later

Ivan

Comment by Barbara (Derek's Mom) on April 24, 2009 at 3:00am

Wow, 13 years! Tell us more...

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