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Paula S.
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- Woodridge, IL
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SAILOR RESCUE LIST
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Military and Patriotic G…
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VFA-154 Black Knight Moms
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NAVY HISTORY
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Chicago Mom's
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Welcome to our group, tmsy22! Good luck to your daughter... I still remember getting the phone call, "Mom... I'm a sailor!!" Hope you're going to PIR. If you need any info, please ask! Keep us posted.
Congrats Jackie! What a fabulous Christmas for you!
Beautiful photo, Annie... that is the Tomb of the Unknown, correct?
Ruth... so glad to hear Mark Kirk responded quickly. Good luck, keep up posted.
Is Christmas over yet???? Arrrggghhh! :)
According to my daughter, after two (2) alcohol-related incidents (i.e. sustaining an injury while drunk, possession of alcohol underage, fighting while intoxicated, and the usual DUI), you are OUT of the Navy. The Navy is getting extremely tough on…
Sam just posted in the general blog... she has two very nice pics of the Stennis arriving at her home port.
Sam... wish you would come back to CVN-74, I always enjoyed your posts. There are as many opinions as shoes out there and a whole lot of passion. I think you have alot to offer the younger women. Please reconsider! Thanks for the photos... I will mi…
Great Lakes is in the 10th Congressional District represented by Mark Kirk. Judy Biggert is the 13th District. I would definately start with Mark Kirk.
Ruth... Mark Kirk is active duty Naval Reserve. Also Judy Biggert is very proactive in stuff like this. Good luck... keep us posted.
Kathy... I'm so happy for you! I'd be crying too. Enjoy having Jillian home... if she's anything like Holly, it will be as if a "bomb" went off in your house! Gotta love AOs.
Ruth... Mark Kirk, 10th Congressional District
Bravo Zulu on a job well done, Elle! We will sincerely miss you!
Just received this picture... thought I'd share. Frocked to 2nd Class
Kim... check with your sailor and make sure he is allowed to have one... some are and some aren't... depends upon his command/ship. Many commands have special holiday activities for single sailors who are away from home. I know my daughter is collec…
I'm doing just fine! I'm having 16 for Christmas Eve dinner and I still have my mom and dad. My sister and her family are coming in from St. Louis. So I will be busy, busy, busy... but I sure will miss Holly & Jenn having a little too much Sailor Je…
Holly's busy rounding up people who can't go home for Christmas... she was always bring home stray animals too... lol. This will be my very first Christmas that neither of my daughters will be home... it will definately be wierd.
I just love that web cam! Thanks DonnaS!
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- About me:
- Single mom, my youngest daughter Holly has been in the Navy for almost four years now. She has served an 8 mth. combat deployment in 07 to the middle east and ia 6 mth. deployment to the western Pacific. She is attached to VFA-154 strike fighter group out of Lemoore NAS California. At the end of the '07 cruise, her grandfather (who is a WW2 Navy veteran) and I flew to Hawaii and participated in the Tiger Cruise. Her sister and I were on the Tiger Cruise from Everett, WA to SanDiego this past summer. I had the honor of pinning her in front of her squadron with her Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist pin (ESWS) during the cruise. It's all been the thrill of a lifetime!
- 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:
- To enjoy every moment... and watch my daughter become an awesome, independent, responsible young woman and follow in the proud Navy tradition of our family. Her grandfather was a 2nd Class Gunners Mate in WW2 and we are thrilled that she has also made 2nd Class.
- Through this Navy experience, I now believe:
- It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.
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Request for Admin
Can we please get the music player deleted from the Blog section? I like to check the site while I'm at work and it's very annoying to have to mute someone else's post of a music player. Members... please refrain from doing this stuff, we all don't share the same taste in music. Put it on your personal site. Thanks!
Posted on October 29, 2009 at 10:02am — 17 Comments
Navy Times Article - Women on submarines
An interesting subject, to say the least!
SecNav, CNO: Women should serve on subs
By William H. McMichael and Andrew Scutro - Staff writers
Posted : Friday Sep 25, 2009 9:34:42 EDT
Women should be allowed to serve aboard submarines, and the Navy is “moving out aggressively” to make it happen, according to the service’s top civilian.
“I believe women should have every opportunity to serve at sea, and that includes aboard submarines,” Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Thursday in a statemen… Continue
SecNav, CNO: Women should serve on subs
By William H. McMichael and Andrew Scutro - Staff writers
Posted : Friday Sep 25, 2009 9:34:42 EDT
Women should be allowed to serve aboard submarines, and the Navy is “moving out aggressively” to make it happen, according to the service’s top civilian.
“I believe women should have every opportunity to serve at sea, and that includes aboard submarines,” Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Thursday in a statemen… Continue
Posted on September 25, 2009 at 11:14am — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (62 comments)
- At 11:22am on December 3, 2009,
Love_my_Sailor (Navy Fiance) said… - :) Well I am going down a day before graduation and my recruit's family and I are trying to find something to do. Do you reccomend any places to go or see?
- At 10:55am on December 3, 2009,
Love_my_Sailor (Navy Fiance) said…
- Thank you for the advice about the weather :) I apprecite it very much
- At 12:57pm on December 1, 2009,
Debbie (Stephen's mom) said… - Thanks I will check it out. I did find a necklace that said NavyMom on it and it came with the chain for around $44.00, that was nice but I wanted the anchor on it too but that might be possible. I will keep looking, I wait a day or two for a e-mail to come back if not I might just order the one I found. I am getting something. LOL
- At 12:11pm on December 1, 2009,
Debbie (Stephen's mom) said…
- I did call the number and it is out of service but still wating on the e-mail. Sounds like fun baking with your friends, I could just see you laughing and having a great time. I wish your girls could be home with you too, that would be the best Christmas present every. One day we will have them home. I will keep you updated on my mission. LOL Yes if I get a catalog I will bring it the next time we get together.
- At 11:20am on December 1, 2009,
Debbie (Stephen's mom) said…
- Hi Paula, how are you doing? Well I sent an e-mail about the pendant today so I will see if anything comes back and I am going to try and call. I am soooo excited, I hope I can get it. Thanks again!
- At 1:55pm on November 26, 2009,
Laurie Proud Mom of Josh said… - Thanks Paula
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family : )
- At 10:28am on November 6, 2009,
Michelle Chicago Mom said… - Paula,
It was great to meet you and thanks for getting everyone together.
Michelle
- At 10:34am on November 5, 2009,
Deborah said… - Paula, small world! My first job was at York Theater and I used to work for Boise Cascade Office Products in Itasca. When I was in college my parents moved to Wood Dale. The boxer is our boy, Asher, and Martha is very close to him. He is 10.5 years old so he is nearing the end of his life. He's had cancer and been hit by a car but he still plenty of spunk. So, is your daughter going to be a pilot? Martha was accepted in Aviation and Surface Warfare. She told her recruiter that Aviation was her first choice so what did she get put in, SWO! We are still new to this Navy stuff. Thanks for writing back. I enjoyed hearing from you!
- At 8:56am on November 4, 2009,
Deborah said…
- Wow, Paula, your daughter really has seen the world! My daughter hasn't seen a thing yet. She arrived at her base in June and the ship is in dry dock for another year. She's been in school some, working on quals for her SWO pin and then the poop hit the fan. Even though she is only 6 hours away, has email, cell phone, etc. we hadn't heard from her in 2 weeks. I am NOT used to the lack of communication. Sunday she finally called for about 5 minutes and said they failed a huge inspection. Very disheartening since she was doing things the way they were done before. Anyway, whoever it was that failed them told her, "Don't plan on having ANY holidays this year." So, my hope of her being able to come home or us going up to Virginia for at least one holiday are dead. I could certainly understand that if she were deployed but she has yet to go underway. Okay, my pity party is over! Thanks for letting me vent. :-) By the way, I am originally from Elmhurst, IL.
- At 2:08pm on October 29, 2009,
Bea S. said… - Paula,
Stupid me! Forgot to add that your daughter is welcome to bring friends - even a car load. I think I have room. LOL. I even know how to cook a turkey and if the kids don't like turkey, we'll have some New York steaks.
Bea
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