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Comment by Carol on November 10, 2009 at 1:19am

Stacy, my son is a hospital corpsman stationed at Atsugi as well. If your son has gotten a shot he's probably met my son. I guarantee that wasn't pleasant! LOL He'll be there for another year, but most importantly...he'll be home on leave in 9 days!! :-D

I really enjoyed reading about your son's job and how he loves it. I confess to being a bit of a weather junkie myself...

Comment by Gilda, Ricky's Mom in Florida on November 9, 2009 at 10:55pm

For anyone having a sailor aboard the Patriot (MCM 7), please visit my page to view the latest pictures from my son. Maybe you will recognize a sailor and share their photo with family members.
Hope everyone is great!
Gilda

Comment by T-Lynn on November 9, 2009 at 10:28pm

Stacy - so enjoyed the sharing about your son So very happy to hear that he is living his dream. And please, Navy Dad and Stacy - if your two sailors' meet - please share this and any pictures. I ma hoping to see a picture of the two of them eating one of those burgers! Anti647 - enjoy and enjoy and get hugs! Have a great evening everyone TLynn

Comment by Stacy (Joshua, AG-Atsugi, Japan) on November 9, 2009 at 9:28pm

Thank you for the welcome, everyone.

Claudia: Yes, he is excited to be an AG. He has been a 'weather boy' since the age of 5, when he discovered The Weather Channel. Once he found that channel, the cartoons went out the window. lol. He was one of only 4 AG's that remained on base during Typhoon Melor, having to go outside every hour to take measurements. He sent me a text at one point to tell me that he had been hit by a wind gust of 95mph... I asked him if he had found a light pole to grab (family joke), and he said no, but that the wind helped him find the building. HA.

He forecasted a tornado when he was still in Biloxi at A-school, giving area residents about an 8 minute warning. He was so excited to sound his very first tornado siren that he recorded it on his phone and sent it to me. ~giggles~

Anyway, he has said numerous times in just the past couple of months that he can't believe that he is finally realizing and living his dream.

Mark: You'll have to send me a private message with your son's last name, and I'll ask my son to keep an eye out for him!

Anita647: Glad to hear you're having a good time in Japan. I'm planning my first ever trip to Japan next year in the fall. We are a coaster-loving family, so I told my son, when he asked what time of the year I might come, that I didn't want to go during a typhoon, and any nearby roller coasters had to be open. So he gave me a couple of options, and I picked one.

I am now in the process of getting a passport, and budgeting for the trip- it will take an entire year to do that! Although I am a little nervous about going, I'm also looking forward to seeing Joshua!

Comment by Anita647 on November 9, 2009 at 8:30pm

I am enjoying my visit to Japan. I was pleased to see the varietry and depth of the activities and places our sailors have available to them. It is hard for them to be so far from family but they develop deep friendships and have the best foreign hosts.

Comment by T-Lynn on November 9, 2009 at 12:26pm

Good Mroning and welcome Stacy :)
Stacy - we too, have had that home sick phone call from our sailors. He will be find - promise. Keep sharing about him and ask any qestions you have - this site has the answers! Hope your son and Mark's son meet up :). Marks' son will know the best place to get a hamburger and the both of them will have a great talk. Agree raking is done - well as long as the neighbors leaves STAY in their yard. Anita - Shark is already dictating a letter to your son and told me I had to send him a picture of her too. She got out of her moody mood and now is in her bossy mood. Princess so good to hear from you :) . Micheal is only 19 - I thought he was older. Have to go - Shark is wanting me to finsih up and mail that letter. Have a good day everyone TLynn

Comment by Navy Dad Mark on November 9, 2009 at 10:11am

Stacy...my son is also at Atsugi NAF stationed in the health center for the next three years.

Comment by Princess on November 9, 2009 at 8:32am

Hi all, as many of you know my son is also stationed in Japan. He, too will be home for Christmas. As you can imagine, I'm very excited.

When my son arrived in Japan. He also felt lonely. He comes from a big family and he is also very young. He just turned 19 in October.

Since he's been there he has grown into a very nice young man. In the beginning he was in a state of limbo because his ship was deployed and when he got on the ship he had to get orientated with his job and social conditions of the ship, as well as meet new friends/shipmates. Since that time, when he is deployed he is very busy, no time for lonliness. When he has he days off and he's not deployed, he shops, he calls me, he enjoys his grown up life. Finally, he has gained confidence which has somewhat cured his lonliness.

Another thing because we are people of faith, I have always taught my children to believe that in a big world there's always an even bigger God who's will never leave you nor forsake you. I told them that there will be times when mommy is not around, but God is always around and unlike me some of the times, He is faithful as promised.

Comment by Kim on November 9, 2009 at 12:13am

Wamom, I think it would be MORE lonely when they are deployed. My son had several weeks to explore Japan when he arrived and he loved it. I think they need that "alone" feeling. They are grown up and on their own. It's good for them. Besides, they appreciate their mothers more.
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Comment by Claudia on November 9, 2009 at 12:08am

That sounds like a really great job to have. My son is an AS (Aviation Support Tech). He is assigned to the GW for 3 years. Chip has been in Japan since November 10th of 09. He did get his leave approved for Christmas - Dec. 14 - 29. Christmas was terrible last year because he wasn't here. So I'm glad he will be here this year.

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