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Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 8, 2009 at 10:26pm

Hi Gayle and welcome to our little group! What ship is your son on and what's his rate?

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 7, 2009 at 5:01pm

JustMe:
Here's some Moms from the Nitze:

Click Here

Comment by Dianne on May 7, 2009 at 1:25pm

Hi Justme, Yes, this is a site for mothers. You can search for other mom's with sailors on the Nitze up in the right hand corner of this and every page. I would say that most of us who leave messages on this page are mom's. I do believe we have a wife/girlfriend or two also.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 4, 2009 at 9:31pm

Re: Up above in the discussions, I started one called "How do I contact the Ombudsman and FRG?" In that discussion is the link to the Ombudsman group. It's such a popular topic I figured we need to start organizing this group (well, you know who I'm referring to) lol

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 4, 2009 at 6:58pm

I suspect each and every ship may have different procedures depending on the command. I have made an effort to check out as many ship websites as possible and most of them have the link to register as a FAMILY MEMBER for the ship's website. Here is the wording I used to when registering:

Dear USS _______ Webmaster:

I am the parent of a Sailor currently serving on the USS _____. His name is FC2 William F. Smith. His date of birth is: January 1, 1887. He reported to the USS ______ on _______.
At this time I am requesting a log on and password for the ship's official Navy website. My name and e-mail address are: __________________. If you require further information, please feel free to contact me.
I would also request the name and e-mail addresses for the ship's Ombudsman and the President of the FRG group.
Your anticipated courtesy and cooperation are appreciated.
MAM
Home address: ___________
Home phone number: _______________


I did not ask my son if he was contacted by the webmaster to confirm my e-mail request. It took about a week before I heard back from the webmaster and at the time the ship was deployed. I believe the crew may work a lot harder during a deployment then when assigned to shore. If you were to ask my son who his ship's ombudsman is and what the FRG is, he would NOT have a clue.

If I had contacted the webmaster and not heard back for 2 weeks, I would try again.

As I learned at my son's homecoming in April, wife's are given priority over moms. My advice is to provide as much information as possible to the webmaster, in a professional yet courteous manner.

Mary, thanks for covering this morning! I hope you all know that at some point in time during the day, we do connect with each other and that's whats important.

Jackie, since you have the experience of an ombudsman, I'd like for us to start a discussion on the topic for all the new members that will eventually find their way to our neat little group. It's a topic that comes up often and I'd love to have all of us just refer those questions to a discussion topic....what do you think?

Someone in my surfing I ran across a site for ombudsman e-mail addresses and I desperately need to find that! lol, lol

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on May 4, 2009 at 2:02pm

I suspect you are right Carla. I do know a couple of moms that reached out to their ships ombudsman and they were told...only the sailor could register them.

Perhaps if you can provide the ombudsman's email to your sailor...

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on May 4, 2009 at 7:55am

Ann - Melissa is on the west coast time zone so she will be sleeping for hours!!! Here's the info for your ombudsman:

ombudsmanddg93@yahoo.com

If you go to your ship's website and click on ombudsman, she has written a really nice letter about herself and her role as an ombudsman.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 3, 2009 at 11:36pm

BJ: Here's the e-mail address for the USS Lassen's Ombudsman:

lassen.ombudsman@gmail.com

Ask for instructions on how to register with the ship's website and ask to be added to the FRG e-mail list. Let me know how it works.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 3, 2009 at 11:31pm

Here's the e-mail address for webmaster of the USS Mitscher:

webmaster@ddg57.navy.mil

Send the webmaster an e-mail and request a logon and password for the "USS Mitscher" website and ask for the e-mail address of the ombudsman and FRG PresidentLet me know if you have any problems.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 3, 2009 at 11:23pm

Here's the link for the USS McFaul:

http://www.family.surfor.navy.mil/reg/(gccvspeijuxusgqqo1rrajbj)/Registration.aspx?ID=97

You will need to submit your name and e-mail address and your relationship to service member. You should receive an e-mail with your logon and password. Once you receive your logon and password, send an email requesting to be added to the FRG e-mail list. If you have problems, let me know.

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