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AB - Moms

Aviation Boatswain's Mates ABE,ABF,ABH a major part in launching and recovering naval aircraft.quickly and safely from land or ships. preparing and fueling planes prior to take- off, fire fighting and salvage and rescue.

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Latest Activity: Oct 10, 2023

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ABH job description questions

Started by lizzy_hamilton17. Last reply by Rod Sep 28, 2019. 5 Replies

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Comment by MissMyHero on October 11, 2011 at 4:45pm

Thank ladies. I've known my boyfriend for about 7 1/2 years and we've been together for almost 2. He means everything to me and this experience is definitely tugging at our strength. But he's the greatest person I've ever met.

Dawnn, I have no complaints about the buffing up part :] haha I'm sure working out will make him feel better, because of the endorphins released. Once again, no complaints. lol

Janet, make sure your daughter is writing her boyfriend as much as possible. I absolutely loved going out to my mailbox on Tuesdays and having a stack of letters to read. Hopefully she can come home for a bit after graduation. My boyfriend got to stay home for 2 weeks because it was Christmas/ New Year time. Best 2 weeks of my life....so far. I'm sure when my boy comes home next, it will be even better. It's about 5 months right now since the last time I saw him. This is the toughest thing I've ever had to do: stay miles away from the man I love.

Now the question is....when will I get that ring? :-D

Comment by MissMyHero on October 4, 2011 at 2:41pm
Dawnn, you have answered the question nobody has been able to answer for me! I would like to receive emails from my boyfriend as often as I can. To hear that you got a lot makes me happy! Was he working on the flight deck at the time? My boyfriend is definitely one motivated guy :] He talks about how he'll work, eat, email, and workout as much as he can. I will be going to cosmetology school next fall, which is a month before his ship deploys. So at least I'll have some distractions there. I want to accumulate as much money as possible so once he gets out of the Navy we can get married :-D How does a Fourth of July wedding sound? :] Thank you so much Dawnn.
Comment by MissMyHero on September 29, 2011 at 9:43pm
Of course. I went into our relationship knowing he was going to be doing the military. It's unfortunate that we miss out on so much stuff. I'm young and he's the jealous type: no parties and not too much fun. There are things I've missed out on because of him being gone, but I just hope we can make up for it when he's on leave and when he's officially out. He missed my high school graduation and my 18th birthday. I'll miss his 21st and 22nd birthdays. It's hard :-/
Comment by MissMyHero on September 29, 2011 at 6:06pm
Thank you, Donna! I've joined the Nimitz's page as well. Not much information yet from ABE families. And thank you, Kim. I'm worried about how often he'll actually be able to email. I was told by a recruiter who was an ABH that ABEs can work between 18 and 24 hours a day. That scares the daylights out of me, not only for communication purposes but for health reasons as well. I don't want him getting kidney stones or losing weight from not eating much!
Comment by Donna (Christopher's Mom) on September 29, 2011 at 10:03am
Welcome MissMyHero. My son is an ABF. I can't give you the info you need but, Just wanted to welcome you. My son has only been in since April and his first deployment is not until early 2012 on The USS Harry S Truman. If you know the ship he is going on you may be able to get some information on that ships facebook page.
Comment by MissMyHero on September 28, 2011 at 9:30pm
Hi ladies. I'm the girlfriend of an ABE. I know it says "MOMS" so I hope you don't mind. But I would really like to know specifics about what to expect when my boyfriend is deployed, mainly work hours, health concerns, and communication. I know it's pretty much all emails, but I would like to know about how often. This boy is my life and I'm the only one he has truly supporting him in all of this. Please help me out.
Comment by danag2011 on September 13, 2011 at 11:28pm

Hi Everyone, I don't look on here too often, spend most of my time on the Stennis group page.  My son deployed July 25th and it has been very hard.  I have been sending care packages and had not heard from him until last week when they were in Malaysia. 

Dawnn - I am on the Central Coast of California.  I think my son is a blue shirt, but not quite sure.  He just graduated bootcamp on April 22nd, so things have gone pretty fast. 

Comment by Kim on August 1, 2011 at 6:12pm
The Stennis left for deployment last week and it's been a very difficult and  emotional month for my husband and I. I've never gone 7 mos. without seeing my son, but I have to thank God he is on the Stennis, one of the safest places to be. (if there is such a thing during a war) Thank you for being here to let us convey our feelings....
Comment by Donna (Christopher's Mom) on July 10, 2011 at 8:00pm
Laurie- Thank you. Sounds like your Sailor is doing great. Mine has so much ahead of him to experience.
Comment by Rod on July 9, 2011 at 4:09pm

Can't answer that one.  My son came out of boot camp undesignated airman.  He went to P'cola for some type of basic aviation training to get him ready to go to the ship. When he got to San Diego the ship had already deployed and he had to wait a few months before they could get him to the ship and when he got there he was assigned to V3 (hanger bay).  Of course that was seven and half yrs ago, things change.

 

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