NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NAVY MOMS

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Comment by Noe 5 hours ago

Thanks TrekkieDad! Great stuff!

Comment by Wendy (Bo's mom) 6 hours ago

Thanks for the info! I can see that one never knows everything..and am excited to learn more about my son's adventure:)

Comment by Heloisa/N's mom 7 hours ago

Hello, everyone!
Please read what I posted for Bea, Happy Holidays to all! I hope to be able to connect again as soon as I take the exam (and pass it).

Comment by Heloisa/N's mom 7 hours ago

Hello, Bea
I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving. I did! I wanted to tell you that I would appreciate it if you manage the group not just temporarily, because I am getting closer to taking the exam, and I rarely come to the site. Moreover, I started the Northern Cal moms because I felt we needed it, but I did not plan to manage it like you are doing because I don't have the gift or time to do it, and since you care and are able to be more involved than I am, it would be the right thing to happen, don't you think?
My sailor just arrived back in Japan on the USS George Washington, after a six week trip. We miss him, but he has been calling us, and it helps. We may be going to visit him in May, if it is possible.
Thank you again for caring about the site! I haven't even seen the calendar, but as soon as I take the exam (if I pass), I will spend a lot of time just catching up on this wonderful site that helped me get through the first months when my son left home for Boot Camp, and later, Japan. I will post this also on the Northern Cal site so everyone will know.

Comment by Rvogt (Derek's Mom) 7 hours ago

My son called from boot and his doing great. Only issue is blister on his feet. Other than that he is great. He said food was ok but really-really miss my cooking, family/friends, cell phone, tv and a good beer. Told him he was doing great and that we were so VERY PROUD of him.. It was great...

Comment by Raylene (ray's mom) 7 hours ago

My son was on the uss essex this summer and they passed the equator. He said it was a big deal and he has a big certificate for crossing over. He said they had to do formation and there was a reading and celebration. He said it's a really big deal.

Comment by TrekkieDad 8 hours ago

A shellback is a sailor who has crossed the equator. A golden shellback has crossed the equator at the international date line. Before one becomes a shellback, the sailor is a pollywog. More info here:
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq92-1.htm

Comment by Noe 8 hours ago

Hi Wendy. DLI is the Defense Language Institute. (Sorry about that). The Institute teaches languages to all branches of the Military. Someone correct me on this if I'm wrong, but I believe it used to be an Army base.
My son will be a CTI (Cryptologic Technicians Interpretive). That's a mouthful! And very hard for me to remember! He will be learning Arabic when classes start.
O.K. I'm still new to this also-TrekkieDad-what is a Golden Shellback?
Oh these terms!!!

Comment by Cindy 9 hours ago

Good evening ladies (and gentleman),
I'm here to post a friendly reminder for next Sunday's M&G. I look forward to meeting those of you who can make it, and for those of you with other plans, I look forward to seeing you at some point in 2010. If you're interested in attending but not sure you'll be able, please just drop me a note and I'll get the location details to you. If you're not able to be there, no worries, but I'd rather you have the information to be able to join us if your weekend can accomodate.

On a side note, I did a scan of the history of posts in this group and added the information I found to the PIR Tips and Advice discussion above. There's some great information from the last couple of years. Hoping this helps a mom who hasn't yet experienced the wonder of PIR to have an even more incredible visit.

While doing this, I read some fantastic posts and tip my hat to Jody G for my all time (so far) favorite. It's a post that responds to a mom whose son was going to be deployed and away from his family. Jody describes her son's pre-deployment preparations, including recording a video for his daughters of him reading them their favorite book. Definitely tugs at the heart strings! (Thanks, Jody!).

Good night!

Comment by TrekkieDad 9 hours ago

Our son posted on his facebook page that he is now a Golden Shellback.

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