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Debbie Satterfield commented on Lynn "Derek's Mom"'s group 'Navy Reserve Moms'
Hi Linda E. My son Derek was active SeaBee at Port Hueneme for 4yrs. It's a beautiful area near the base. He is now a reservist, NMCB15. As far as Guantanamo Bay, the only thing I have heard lately, is that they are thinking of closing it down, so i…
November 13
Debbie Satterfield commented on Chris from Missouri's group 'Missouri Family and Friends'
Karen, I am so sorry to hear about your son. I guess we all know that there is a chance, of it going the way it has with your son, the things that they have to deal with, and experience in the sand-box. My heart goes out to you and your family. I wi…
November 4
Debbie Satterfield commented on Chris from Missouri's group 'Missouri Family and Friends'
HOOYAH HOOYAH Enjoy every minute with your sailor, and you are sooo right about sending away a "kid" and have an independent, self suffencient adult return. Doesn't it just make your heart swell, with so much pride?? Please thank your sailor for his…
November 4
Debbie Satterfield commented on denise's group 'NAVY SEABEE SPECIAL FORCES MOM'S GROUP.'
Hi davidswifey22, My son also went to Gulfport about 5 plus yrs. ago. I'm sorry to say that I don't know about leave time during A school. He was down south and we are in KC MO, so I only went there for his graduation. So sorry that I'm no help in t…
November 2
Debbie Satterfield commented on Lynn "Derek's Mom"'s group 'Navy Reserve Moms'
You know moms, it may be one of the hardest things (letting go of our sailors), but as I have found after 4 yrs of my son in active service, and supporting him in every way possible, I now have the most independent, caring, self-suffencient, wonderf…
October 29
Debbie Satterfield commented on Chris from Missouri's group 'Missouri Family and Friends'
Hi marsbars232, My son was at the game also, (but he goes to all the home games, now that he's in the reserves). He said that he got goose bumps when the helicopters flew over. What a shame it wasn't a better game huh?? Is your husband home on leave…
October 26
Debbie Satterfield commented on Chris from Missouri's group 'Missouri Family and Friends'
Hi Karen, So is your son a SeaBee? He looks the part in the pic. I don't know about that credit card thing??? I've never heard of such a thing, but if that keeps him out of harms way, how bad can it be? My son has done the Iraq thing as well. For so…
October 26
Debbie Satterfield commented on Chris from Missouri's group 'Missouri Family and Friends'
Hi Melissa, Boy can I relate to how nice it is to have your son near you. Mine has been stationed in Florida, Miss., and CA (never over-seas like yours). But now, as a reservist, he lives here, reports to Belton 1 wk-end a month. So I get to be with…
October 25

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I am here to support or represent my:
Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy Career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I:
Was proud and encouraged it
From my experience with the Navy, the most important thing I learned was:
That it was okay, to not be in his life every minute. That he was growing everyday, becoming the wonderful young man that he is today.
Through this Navy experience, I now believe:
It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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At 1:22pm on June 14, 2009, Lois C T(momma T) said…
Hi Debbie, my son is a construction mechanic. He didn't tell me a lot about what he did, except to say he repaired vehicles, sometimes on base and sometimes in the field. He also told me he wasn't in a dangerous situation (like a mom believes that). He was stationed on a base the entire time. One thing he did tell me about that he really enjoyed was going out on convoy and throwing stuffed toys to the Iraqi kids on the roads.
At 1:04pm on June 14, 2009, Robyn Schwartz said…
Debbie - Dan was lucky, he went reserves in 2000 and wasn't seployed until 2005! Then it was to Kuwait. His Dubai det was a 'voluntary' deployment.He is talking about taking a det to Bahrain in January, his employeer is pro-military, his father and grandfather were Seabees so he has a soft spot!
At 8:53pm on June 11, 2009, Robyn Schwartz said…
Debbie - my Seabee son did 5 years active and after about 6 months out joined the reserves for more money for college. 10 years later he is still a Reservist, just returned from 6 months in Dubai.
Pluses, he earned 8 times his annual salary (from his regular job) in 6 months. Drawback - advancement is painfully slow, 15 year he is still just a Petty Officer 1st, hopes to make chief soon, advancement rules in reserves made it difficult, he was PNA so many times it was discouraging. New advancement rules make him more optomistic.
Negative - potential employers are all enthused about him until he reveals his reserve status them pfft! He has TONS of expereince, adn he would make any company a great employee, he works like a bull, he is so ethical, he had so much construction experience, but...even with a college degree he is working at a non-degree related job. I am urging him to go to OCS. Maybe he says...
Tell your son, if this is what he likes, hang in there. Dan is glad he has, he is even talking about his next det.
At 8:05pm on January 26, 2009, Karen Gallagher said…
Welcome aboard!!

We are so glad that you are here! This is a great place to meet others that know exactly how you feel!
We have something for everyone here groups from boot camp moms to overseas moms and moms that like to scrap book. We have meet and greets to events that the moms set up to meet each other and have dinner or an outing. There are groups to help you with each and every step of this wonderful adventure that our children have chosen called the US Navy.

Please tell us about your sailor and what they have chosen to do in the navy and ohh yeah we LOVE pictures of everyone !!

Please let me know if you have any questions I can help you with.

 
 

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