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Comment by Regina on February 5, 2022 at 12:35pm

Navymom- my son went into the Navy in 2011 on an EOD contract. Guam was his first duty station after the EOD pipeline.  He was in Guam from March 2013 until August of 2020.  
There’s so much to history on the island.  There’s a museum just outside the Navy base that’s nice, also  there’s the area where the US stormed Guam to take the island bake from Japan in 1944. There’s really so much to see. If you have any questions, ask hopefully I can find the answers from my son or daughter in law, she from Guam.

Comment by RooDog on February 4, 2022 at 8:25pm

Hi all,

So great to hear from many of you! Karenlee, will keep your son and his team in my prayers.

My son will be graduating from EOD school next month! So excited to attend and spend time together. He just got his orders and will be in VB when finished with training. So happy, proud, and excited for him!

Blessings,

RooDog

Comment by Karenlee on February 4, 2022 at 3:44pm

Hello

Sounds like everyone had wonderful holidays.

my son wanted Guam but ended up in Spain, which he truly loved. He has said that Guam was beautiful. He is getting ready for deployment within the month. Please keep him and his team in your prayers, thanks

enjoy the weekend 

karenlee

Comment by prayermom on February 4, 2022 at 12:21pm

BTW, I am also open and very happy to connect with anyone to private message as well.

Comment by prayermom on February 4, 2022 at 12:20pm

Good beautiful cold morning!  Glad to see some conversation coming back around.  Hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful holiday season and got to see your son or daughter.  

My son also is headed to Guam for the first time.  He seems very excited about the opportunity.  However, it is a long way from home for this mom.  I would appreciate any other comments or suggestions.  He is currently in the mad scramble to find housing, schedule shipping his belongings and ALL that entails for moving across the world!  We really want to help out but just don't know how.  I'm excited for him to have this experience.

Thanks to all :)

Comment by NavyM♥m on February 3, 2022 at 10:53pm

Regina, so glad to hear from some one who's been there done that. I am sooo looking forward to going! My son is always so busy it's hard to find time to spend with him. When I do get any sort of timeline it's always subject to change....and it usually does. Then Covid comes along. Airlines shut down....BUT I'LL GET THERE!! 
  What were some of your favorite things to do there? How long has your son been in EOD?
Thanks for any suggestions you may have for me.

Comment by Regina on February 3, 2022 at 10:01am

Navymom,  my son was in Guam for seven and a half years and he loved it.  We went 3 times during his stay there, if you get the chance go it’s so beautiful. I hope your son enjoys his stay in Guam. My son and his family are now stateside until 2023 in driving distance so we visit often. However he wants to go back to Guam if he can.

Comment by Gmoneymom on January 15, 2022 at 1:08pm

Happy Saturday! I havnt been on here in months. My son is officially starting the pipeline in Panama City. he arrived yesterday and i am very excited and beyond nervous!!  The training is intense and i am quite proud he passed all the PT tests to receive his certificate to officially begin his training. The holidays were great he was home for 2 weeks. His Bday is 12.17 so we had him home for both. :) Lots of prayers now and any advice is helpful.

Comment by NavyM♥m on January 15, 2022 at 12:54am

Hello Moms!
I'm happy to hear so many of you got to see your EOD techs over the Holidays! My son enlisted 10 years ago. About the first 5 Christmases he was able to come home to Florida. I went out to Coronado for 1 Christmas. But now I haven't seen him the past 4 Christmases. He earns extra vacation days when he's deployed out of the country. Sometimes he flys to Fla. for a few weeks after he gets back from Deployments. Currently he's in a Mobile Unit living in Guam for the next few years. I'm just playing the waiting game now for word when his work will allow him time to spend with me when I go there. It's too far to go if he'll be working the whole time I'm there. He LOVES his job. I was scared at first, but after seeing how long the pipeline is and what all he's learned, I'm comfortable knowing that all the drills & exercises they do causes muscle memory & quick automatic reaction times. He takes his Master Board soon. Another big milestone!
Hope everyone's 2022 is btter than 2021.
~ Navy M♥m

Comment by RooDog on January 13, 2022 at 9:23pm

Hi again,

Oops didn’t mean to re-post same comment!
Wanted to add that we also had wonderful time with our son home over Christmas.
He loves the EOD community and very excited to finish school and graduate.

Blessings.

RooDog

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