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Cooper, is your daughter USNA or ROTC? 10 years????
Regarding years of commitment, my husband and I think it is total of 5, with one year being Nuke School.
Regarding Nuke school housing. I think my son lived in Mt. Pleasant. It was the town across the bridge from Charleston. He often said that he wished he had chosen to live closer to base, for he spent almost all of his time there, and driving the dis…
Congratulations to your son, Rebecca! How exciting for all of you. Good luck.
Welcome, growlermom! Glad to have you a part of our group!
I just checked, Leslie, Tonight is Aviation. Next week???? I set my DVR. Thanks for letting us know. Hopefully it is a good series.
HI Ladies,
It is fun to read your postings. I was where you were a year ago. My son finished up the year and one half of Nuke School last November, and his first assignment is on the west coast - Seattle area. We are on the East Coast. Yes, it is ha…
navymum, Welcome to our group! Lots of questions answered and friends made. My son arrived at his first duty station and one and one-half weeks later was on his first patrol. Luckily he had a place to stay for those few days and could wait until his…
My son, in high school, did cross country and marching band. He also was involved in Robotics and Boy Scouts. In college, NROTC and his engineering major left no time for any extra-curricular activities. The NUKE program was a great experience for h…
My son got his 5th or 6th or maybe 7th choice. Yet, it worked out and he loves where he is living and has a great crew. Not everyone can go to Hawaii!
Good luck, and I remember waiting and waiting to find out where he was going.
What is the NUPOC program? My son went to Nuke school after college, and quite a few of our children on this site did. Is it the same thing? Search back in our archives for descriptions of the NUKE program. Welcome to our group!
Paula H: I finally heard back from my son regarding the Navy Chaplain. I wasn't able to respond at the discussion group, so here is the info:
LT Aaron Roberton
360-265-6435
aaron.roberton@navy.mil
He works at NSSC (Naval Submarine Support Center).…
Speaking of empty nesters, right outside our screened in porch is a cardinals nest, right at eye level. As of this morning, we have three eggs. The momma seems to be doing a good job, and I feel like I am going to be a grandma soon. I told my oldest…
I just talked to my son who went through ROTC (mechanical engineering) and then did the Nuke program. His advice is 30 miles away to do ROTC is too far. He said PT at 5:30 would be almost impossible to do, and scheduling ROTC classes with his regula…
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- I am an Associate Director of a large childcare center and have been married for 26 years. I have two chldren, my oldest is an Ensign (ROTC) and my youngest is graduating college next Dec.
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Comment Wall (14 comments)
- At 3:30pm on August 2, 2009,
navymum said…
- Great information, Sandy. My dad had USAA as he was a Coast Guard lifer and that sounds like a great idea. I really appreciate it.
- At 10:10am on June 24, 2009,
Paula H said…
- THanks so much, Sandy, for your info re: the Navy Chaplain. I wish all the best for your son.
Paula H.
- At 5:39pm on June 6, 2009,
LorrieA said… - Hi Sandy,
We are in Cranford presently. We've made an offer on a house in Berkley Heights and hope it will close by end of June. Looks like we are only about 30 minutes from Somerville. If there is ever a "meet & greet" I'd love to be a part of it. Or help organize one if there are more N4M's in NJ.
My son Brian was ROTC at Northwestern in Chicago and has been commissioned about a year. He is stationed in San Diego getting ready to be deployed in July. He is working on becoming a SWO. He'll be in Rhode Island for SWOS-ASAT for the next two weeks and we are thrilled to get to see him one more time before deployment. Yes, I love it that everything is so close!
- At 7:28pm on April 22, 2009,
Cathy Wiggin said…
- What sub is your son on? My son is stationed o n the USS Kentucky out od Bangor, Washington and is an LTJG. He has been out there for a year and a half. I also grew up in NJ in a little town called Island Heights, near Toms River, NJ. Have you lived there all your life? I also corrspond with a woman who's son is on the USS Nebraska. Would love to hear more/ maybe our sons know each other or have run into each other? Cathy Wiggin
if you would ratheremail my address is cathywiggin@yhoo.com
- At 9:47am on April 21, 2009,
Sally Proud Mom of Drew said… - Thanks for writing. During Katrina, Drew stayed in Baton Rouge and worked at the shelter that was set up in the basketball arena. One of his jobs was to take the sharp objects out of the care packages-go figure! He loved LSU and still has many friends in Baton Rouge.
- At 9:00pm on April 20, 2009,
Barbara Proud Mom of Scott said… - Hi Sandy,
I asked if anybody knew where the secret decoder "acronym" ring was... They sent me this. Hope it helps. My oldest did AF ROTC at GA Tech. He blew out his ankle during his 1st semester. He still stayed at Tech. It was tough to give up ROTC, but luckily for him God was one step ahead. Can't imagine how much harder it would be to leave the AF Academy in Colorado Springs.
http://www.all-acronyms.com/tag/military%20slang
- At 11:13pm on April 19, 2009,
Sherry James said… - LOL...finally an easy question that I can answer... PIR=Pass In Review; the march-in/ceremony for RTC (recruit training command in Great Lakes, IL) Graduation or boot camp graduation!!
- At 7:57pm on April 19, 2009,
Sherry James said…
- Toledo, right down the road from here. So your son is a Nuke...obviously very smart! Yes, three months is very long not to talk to them and I have read that the email on subs is almost non-existent because of its very nature. With my daughter, so far (less than a year) we speak usually several times a week and email a couple of times if needed. We speak less often when she's been underway but that was stateside now that she's headed overseas ... we'll see how it goes. Yes, she is headed somewhere safe and very interesting;>)
- At 9:54am on April 19, 2009,
Helen (Haley's Mom) said… - Career.......yep, she says that she will stay as long as they will keep her. We are spending Sat afternoon and much of Sunday together this weekend in South Carolina before she leaves for the sand sometime this week.
- At 8:53pm on April 18, 2009,
Sherry James said…
- Hi Sandy ~ actually I'm in MI but things do have a way of changing!! ;>) My daughter is stationed in Norfolk and I really like the area there. Yes, I really like the huge Navy presence in Norfolk...seems like every fifth person is Navy or military. Where do you live now? My daugther is headed out on her first deployment.
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