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Comment by Melinda Q on October 6, 2009 at 9:43am

My son gets to Norfolk in January but he is going to be attending C school there. That is a completely different situation. He won't have a sponsor until he gets to his permanent duty station, Whidbey Island in June. And his sponsor has already contacted him! I guess some people are good sponsors and some are not!

Comment by Melinda Q on October 6, 2009 at 9:40am

First, she needs to do what ever she needs to get her car on base! It is so much safer! There must be others living on the ship too...she can't be the only one! What ship is she on and what does she do?

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on October 5, 2009 at 11:58pm

Angela, what is C9? do you mean she is sleeping in her car?

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on October 5, 2009 at 11:57pm

Karol, what time is your son arriving tomorrow?

Comment by Melinda Q on October 5, 2009 at 11:35pm

Angela, My son is on the Momsen in Everett.WA. He did not have a barracks room...his "barracks" was the ship for the 5 months they were in port before they went on deployment. He did get barracks when they got back because they built some new ones while they were gone. I do know they have TV and other recreation opportunities on the ship. In Everett, the only sailors that had off ship housing were higher ranking or married sailors. I called and asked him what he did and he said he was pretty miserable. He would hang out on base or go over to friends places after he got to know some people.

Comment by sosume on October 5, 2009 at 11:06pm

yikes Angela, I'm sorry to hear this! My son will be arriving in Norfolk tomorrow. He's been trying to get ahold of his sponsor for over a month. Many reasons they haven't connected - one sponsor retired and he wasn't re-assigned, another sponsor was on leave... my son keeps calling and they always say they can't connect him with his sponsor for whatever reason, take his phone number and the sponsor never calls back. He's even pushed to no avail. Today he was told by someone else (always gets a diff. person) not to expect his sponsor to pick him up at the airport and then was told the sponsor works a different shift than what he was told the last two times he called. Other frustrations as well. Not exactly welcoming. I hope things smooth out once he gets there. I really hope your daughter gets a place to stay SOON!

Comment by Melinda Q on October 5, 2009 at 10:10pm

Angela, what do you want to know?

Comment by Kara, Breane's Mom on October 5, 2009 at 10:01pm

Hi Ladies ! (Hi Nancy !)
wow .... I just wrote this really nice long message & then ... it was gone.

Its been sooo long since I spoke with any of you. I miss having everyone to talk to & hearing about everyone & their sailors. Well, I lost my job back in the beginining of the yr & was so worried abt finding another. And everyone here was so supportive, Thank you ! Well, I did ! And I got a promotion ! I am a college Admissions Advisor ! And, I work with MILITARY PERSONNEL ! Helping all ACTIVE DUTY, Veterans, & Spouses get their education. We help them with their TA (Tuition Assistance, for Active Duty & Reserve), GI Bills, & veterans who have expired their time eligibility, and spouses. My school even offers a discount for Military Personnel & their spouses. I am so happy to help them & tell them about the benefits that to my surprise, alot of them do not even know they have ! I enroll students everyday that get their education for free ... yea, I said FREE ! (Any questions, PM or eMail me @ kgb218@gmail.com)
Hope you all & yours are doing well ! I know the ship has been out for awhile now & everyone can hardly wait for their return !
Take Care & keep in touch ! I will try to come back soon (now that I had to reset my password, cuz I locked myself out, duh !)
~ Kara ~

Comment by sosume on October 5, 2009 at 9:19am

John, I laughed out loud when I read about the parrot. Tooo funny! Boy you sure are busy! What church are you Pastor of?

Comment by TroubleonFire on October 3, 2009 at 11:12pm

John and Yvonne, Congratulations on being grandparents, I have a new granddaughter due on November 13th. This will be number 6. My son is stationed in Virginia, on the Carl Vinson.

That is just too cute about the green parrot. You'll have to let me know if you get the parrot to say praise the lord.

Have a good week, T

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