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Comment by Anti M on March 2, 2009 at 12:38pm

When I was in, we "girls" read Shape and other health magazines aimed at women.

Comment by Anti M on March 1, 2009 at 11:42am

I had a friend stationed in Whidbey, I don't recall much about the one visit I made, but it seemed as though a car would be very useful there. The place he rented was on an island reached by ferry.

A "star chaser" is a ship that provides promotion opportunity to a commanding officer, up to admiral level, hence the "star". The Dubuque is set up to be a forward deployed command ship like the Blue Ridge. As I understand it, the Dubuque is a hard working ship. I'll try to get a better explanation from Troy, but he's not the best at remembering to call, LOL.

Comment by Anti M on February 28, 2009 at 11:10am

Shirley, my friend has been on the Dubuque for over a year, maybe almost two. He arrived when the ship was still in dry dock, and has been out on one deployment. I get dates mixed up if I don't write them down. He says the ship is a "star chaser".

Comment by Anti M on February 27, 2009 at 12:23pm

Hi, I have a good friend on the USS Dubuque, my friend Troy, he's an ET2. He loves his ship, the Navy and San Diego.

Funny story, my hubby was stationed on the Dubuque, back when it was homeported in Seasebo, Japan. When our friend Troy decided to joint the Navy, he went into electronics, just as hubby and I had done. Troy was in A school and talking to a visiting detailer, a Masterchief, and mentioned he knew my hubby. This Masterchief was the one who set him up with orders to the Dubuque; as far as we can figure out, he used to work for my hubby when he was the LPO. Small, small world!

Comment by Elane on February 26, 2009 at 6:58pm

"Mama Wojo" If your son is in port on his birthday have you given any thought to maybe sending him a gift card to a place like Dairy Queen..if you & he have one within a resonable distance. They have ready made cakes you can just go get. Or find out if there is a bakery/grocery store nearby him that might deliver or he could got pick up at? These ideas might not work if he is at sea like mine will be..I can't imagine that you'd want to get ahold of the cooks on the ship..as some ships play childish games to birthday people..juvenile pranks..etc.

Comment by Elane on February 23, 2009 at 11:56pm

NO haven't heard from him since mid last week but he's been on some shore or at least his credit card has. That's my way of knowing where he's at lately. I hope they are his charges since they show up from places I've never heard of but I'm Learning a lot about Geography in WestPac by googling bank charge locations. so far they don't appear too fraudulent, tho which is good as communication is lax from him.

Comment by Elane on February 23, 2009 at 11:14pm

My son's NFCU account gets charges to Navy Cash thats something he's doing on the ship to add to his ship account & only appear when the ship is near a port..stores up until then. but NFCU would not discuss anything about his acct with me until I showed up at a recently opened branch with the POA in hand. Now we're like good friends with what they help me with. Don't know if that's the type of charges you speaking of if it's something else. I do watch mine's acct closely and even relay to him stuff to make sure he made the charges. By the way NFCU is trying to open branches in every state. Get on their site and see if there is a new branch or one coming soon closer than the main one in VA to most of us.

Comment by Elane on February 17, 2009 at 7:32pm

Shrley..Ship to shore are special phone cards that they can use to call stateside from their ships. the US Navy does not foot that phone bill. I've been told you can get them from the AAFES system. I think there is a website where civilians can buy only the phone cards for deployed sailors they can be purchased by the sailor, on some of the ships. WestPac.. there are lots of countries in that area.. some ships go to some some go to others but among them would be Guam, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Phillipines, etc. any country in or accessible from the Western Pacific Ocean.

Comment by Elane on February 15, 2009 at 9:01pm

Shirley, I trying to hold up.. no phone calls from him but I get emails..when I send him one with questions..although he did write me one for my birthday. Hope your son's was happy.
last I heard mine might be back late July or August.
Mail comes in spurts.. they don't get dropped off on the ship by helicopter but it finds them at ports, I guess. makes for sending them things a bit of a challenge.. they might not need it when they finally get it. Make sure yours has phone cards Int'l & ship to shore when he leaves and some US postage stamps.. & most important YOU have his ship email address.. email, email, email.. he'll respond or ignore but he's still getting contact from home.

Comment by Elane on February 15, 2009 at 1:57pm

all I get is occasionally emails from mine..glad some are getting phone calls. He did say at a port call they were at long enough to load/unload stuff including some mail & he got alot so he's "busy" for a few more days going thru it. Hope all are coping at least.

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