New to the Group - Navy For Moms2024-03-29T05:01:36Zhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/forum/topics/new-to-the-group-1?groupUrl=momsofofficers&commentId=1971797%3AComment%3A10572097&xg_source=activity&groupId=1971797%3AGroup%3A1286480&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHello Lakeviewmom,
I'm just r…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2020-04-02:1971797:Comment:108664902020-04-02T20:47:14.767ZAnchorsawayhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Jillmcdaid
<p>Hello Lakeviewmom,</p>
<p>I'm just reading your post from last year and so many things are similar for me, but we are going thru it a year later and things are very uncertain. My son is also in the northeast and he is finishing his college senior year at home. We still haven’t heard if they will be having a group commissioning ceremony. He was drafted for SWO nuke and is going to SanDiego after commissioning. Your son must be a year into by now. How was the first year? Did you get to see…</p>
<p>Hello Lakeviewmom,</p>
<p>I'm just reading your post from last year and so many things are similar for me, but we are going thru it a year later and things are very uncertain. My son is also in the northeast and he is finishing his college senior year at home. We still haven’t heard if they will be having a group commissioning ceremony. He was drafted for SWO nuke and is going to SanDiego after commissioning. Your son must be a year into by now. How was the first year? Did you get to see him. Does he have any time off to come home? We are not a military family, so going into this with so many questions. Thanks for any feedback!</p> Hello Dancingqueeninsc!
Firs…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-06-24:1971797:Comment:105949262019-06-24T21:06:32.642ZLakeviewMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/LakeviewMom
<p>Hello Dancingqueeninsc! </p>
<p>First, sorry for the delay in answering. We were away at a family wedding and my Ensign leaves for his duty station very soon, so there have been lots of family gatherings the past few weeks. </p>
<p>Thank you for the warm welcome and congratulations, as well! I am not sure how it was for you, but we found the Commissioning Ceremony really moving and emotional. It was not like anything I have ever experienced. It must be extra special when it caries on a…</p>
<p>Hello Dancingqueeninsc! </p>
<p>First, sorry for the delay in answering. We were away at a family wedding and my Ensign leaves for his duty station very soon, so there have been lots of family gatherings the past few weeks. </p>
<p>Thank you for the warm welcome and congratulations, as well! I am not sure how it was for you, but we found the Commissioning Ceremony really moving and emotional. It was not like anything I have ever experienced. It must be extra special when it caries on a family tradition, as it does for you. I am sure it is different for every mom, but I find that I am not only extremely proud of my ensign, but all of the men and women of his Battalion who commissioned with him. They are truly wonderful young people. And while I am very happy for all of them, I am going to miss them, too.</p>
<p>I hope your ensign is happy with his posting and as excited as mine is to get out there and do the work they have trained so hard to be ready for! Take care, LakeviewMom</p> Hi LakeviewMom! My Mid just…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-06-13:1971797:Comment:105886142019-06-13T12:47:27.926Zdancingqueeninschttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/dancingqueeninsc
<p>Hi LakeviewMom! My Mid just commissioned too, so you and I are in the same boat, except that I was raised by a Navy Officer, so I have some insight into Navy life. Yet I imagine you and I have some of the same things to learn as our kiddos head to the fleet. Congratulations to your Ensign!</p>
<p>Hi LakeviewMom! My Mid just commissioned too, so you and I are in the same boat, except that I was raised by a Navy Officer, so I have some insight into Navy life. Yet I imagine you and I have some of the same things to learn as our kiddos head to the fleet. Congratulations to your Ensign!</p> From the outside looking in (…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-05-23:1971797:Comment:105734012019-05-23T14:06:10.437ZChrishttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Chrisva
<p>From the outside looking in (no one in my generation served--as a Gold Star wife, my Mother wouldn't allow it) I view the Navy as a large corporation with tremendous opportunities and benefits. Unlike corporations, Navy sailors put themselves in harm's way, thereby earning the benefits available to them. </p>
<p>As the parent of an only child, I'm not comfortable with the added risk, but, I've learned to live with it.</p>
<p>From the outside looking in (no one in my generation served--as a Gold Star wife, my Mother wouldn't allow it) I view the Navy as a large corporation with tremendous opportunities and benefits. Unlike corporations, Navy sailors put themselves in harm's way, thereby earning the benefits available to them. </p>
<p>As the parent of an only child, I'm not comfortable with the added risk, but, I've learned to live with it.</p> Wow! That is wonderful! Wha…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-05-23:1971797:Comment:105733282019-05-23T00:03:24.000ZLakeviewMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/LakeviewMom
<p>Wow! That is wonderful! What a great family legacy. </p>
<p>I am still working on getting my family to understand basic things about the Navy.</p>
<p>I sounds like your son has an amazing career. I think all the great places (literal and figurative) that the Navy can take them, is one of the best things!</p>
<p>Wow! That is wonderful! What a great family legacy. </p>
<p>I am still working on getting my family to understand basic things about the Navy.</p>
<p>I sounds like your son has an amazing career. I think all the great places (literal and figurative) that the Navy can take them, is one of the best things!</p> Yeah, My son hear that a lot…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-05-22:1971797:Comment:105733262019-05-22T23:53:02.248ZLakeviewMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/LakeviewMom
<p>Yeah, My son hear that a lot, too! He was aiming for SWO-Nuke, though, so he wasn't too worried about it. He went to an engineering school, so a lot of them stood the chance of being "drafted" nuke, but to my knowledge only one of them actually was. </p>
<p>From what I hear about the kids who wanted aviation, the best bet is to do really well on the aviation selection tests. I think all the kids get nervous about what will happen with their selection, (probably because they have no…</p>
<p>Yeah, My son hear that a lot, too! He was aiming for SWO-Nuke, though, so he wasn't too worried about it. He went to an engineering school, so a lot of them stood the chance of being "drafted" nuke, but to my knowledge only one of them actually was. </p>
<p>From what I hear about the kids who wanted aviation, the best bet is to do really well on the aviation selection tests. I think all the kids get nervous about what will happen with their selection, (probably because they have no control over where the Navy sends them). But none of the mids I spoke to after selection were anything but very excited to be heading to their prospective duty stations, so in the end, I think it all works out.</p> Makes sense. Different paths…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-05-22:1971797:Comment:105731472019-05-22T21:46:57.187ZChrishttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Chrisva
<p>Makes sense. Different paths indeed. My son enlisted in 2006. He was a Nuke ET for four years before becoming a OC candidate through STA-21. He commissioned in 2013. He is now a winged aviator! </p>
<p>I have four nephews who serve(d). One Air Force (E1 to O5, retired), another Army E5 served five years, another UNSA grad currently serving -- NFO O6, and one other USNA grad who just finished Nuke school and is now on a Boomer (LTJG). Different paths.....</p>
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<p>Makes sense. Different paths indeed. My son enlisted in 2006. He was a Nuke ET for four years before becoming a OC candidate through STA-21. He commissioned in 2013. He is now a winged aviator! </p>
<p>I have four nephews who serve(d). One Air Force (E1 to O5, retired), another Army E5 served five years, another UNSA grad currently serving -- NFO O6, and one other USNA grad who just finished Nuke school and is now on a Boomer (LTJG). Different paths.....</p>
<p> </p> My son is hoping to be a pilo…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-05-22:1971797:Comment:105730642019-05-22T18:57:07.571ZGlennihttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Glenni
<p>My son is hoping to be a pilot. He wants to fly the MH-60 helicopter. However, each semester when he goes for counseling with his commanding officers, they always say something like “you know, with your grades you just need to stay open to the fact that you could be drafted as a Nuke...” He did sign up for a sub cruise for this summer. So I guess it’s just wait and see.</p>
<p>My son is hoping to be a pilot. He wants to fly the MH-60 helicopter. However, each semester when he goes for counseling with his commanding officers, they always say something like “you know, with your grades you just need to stay open to the fact that you could be drafted as a Nuke...” He did sign up for a sub cruise for this summer. So I guess it’s just wait and see.</p> Chris,
I was being non-speci…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-05-22:1971797:Comment:105730512019-05-22T17:21:34.967ZLakeviewMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/LakeviewMom
<p>Chris, </p>
<p>I was being non-specific when I posted because I was not sure what information would be too specific, so I was waiting to check with my son. He had planned to go SWO-N, before he knew about NR. </p>
<p>I joined this group, in part, to find people like you who understand both having a child in the Navy, and how many different paths there are while serving. </p>
<p>Chris, </p>
<p>I was being non-specific when I posted because I was not sure what information would be too specific, so I was waiting to check with my son. He had planned to go SWO-N, before he knew about NR. </p>
<p>I joined this group, in part, to find people like you who understand both having a child in the Navy, and how many different paths there are while serving. </p> Sounds like your son will be…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2019-05-21:1971797:Comment:105720972019-05-21T18:45:13.844ZChrishttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Chrisva
<p>Sounds like your son will be a SWO-N (Nuke) which are URL (unrestricted line) vs. a <span>Naval Reactors Engineer that are RL (restricted line). Very different career paths and jobs. If so, your son will be going to Power School (@ 6 months) in Charleston, SC (great town), then to Prototype (@ 1 yr.) in either Charleston, SC. or Ballston Spa, NY. Once completed, he will be assigned to a carrier out of San Diego, Bremerton, WA, Norfolk, VA., or Japan. </span> </p>
<p>Hard work. I would…</p>
<p>Sounds like your son will be a SWO-N (Nuke) which are URL (unrestricted line) vs. a <span>Naval Reactors Engineer that are RL (restricted line). Very different career paths and jobs. If so, your son will be going to Power School (@ 6 months) in Charleston, SC (great town), then to Prototype (@ 1 yr.) in either Charleston, SC. or Ballston Spa, NY. Once completed, he will be assigned to a carrier out of San Diego, Bremerton, WA, Norfolk, VA., or Japan. </span> </p>
<p>Hard work. I would look at SailorBob.com and Nukeworker.com for more information.</p>