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Comment by CCR on February 9, 2009 at 10:23am

Kellie, I think its addictive! My son got one on his back about his Straight Edge Lifestyle. (The recruiter at the Ft. Worth get-together is one also) then he got a presbyterian cross on his arm you can see on my page. It looks good, but I wish it was art you could frame and put on a wall instead of his body. Oh, well.

Good news Pam! and congrats to Claire and Joseph!

Millye, I got lots of compliments on my banner. I had to rush order mine when they lost my order but it was well worth the look on Patricks face at the airport - trust me!

Comment by Anti M on February 9, 2009 at 12:41am

Tattoos, LOL ... I got my first at 40, after I was no longer a sailor... and now that I'm 50+ it still looks just fine, thanks. But I am glad I didn't decide on one at an early age, mine is complementary to hubby's (ankhs); we married at age 30. I think it very much depends on the individual, and if the time isn't right, it isn't right. Yes, I wanted more, but I have this odd shock reaction and good ink artists wont touch me if I tell them about it.

Always wonderful to hear good news!

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on February 7, 2009 at 11:50am

Wow ...I go away for a few days and look at the growth in this room! Hope all is well. Welcome to our new members...Cathy, LiferMom, Jennika, ET3Wifey777, Lori and Anita. I hope I did not miss anyone!

I tried to read thru the last week of posting...problems on a ship are never ending. What was the "best" ship yesterday can be the ship with the most problems today. There really is no rhyme or reason - it's just a matter of who is stationed on it and the leadership of the ship on any given day. With that being said IntelChips, I would agree with Hoppi..."I am wondering what that young Sailor considers "recent history". I am wondering what that young Sailor considers "recent history". Every ship has it's problems - some just get reported back to the parents more than others.

Hopefully they will move forward with school soon and staying busy often eliminates these problems.

Comment by Anti M on February 4, 2009 at 2:41pm

San Diego is great ... dad was stationed there in the very early 60s so I remember the Zoo when you could ride the giant tortoises, we lived in Coronado. I was at 32nd St. in the 80s, and hubby got orders to North Island in the 90s. We lived in Birdland, over by Childrens' Hospital and Juvie. It is like home for me in many ways.

Comment by Anti M on February 3, 2009 at 10:07am

The travel bug never wears off for some of us! I realistically have Fiji and Australia in my sights over the next five years. Takes some scrimping and planning, but I think we can swing it.

Comment by Anti M on February 1, 2009 at 2:46pm

Sorry to hear about the laptop, but I'm not surprised, sadly enough. Theft in the Navy has always been an issue. I had items stolen from my room, but became more and more careful over the years. I went ballistic when my roomie in DG let a guy hang out in the room to wait for her at lunch, leaving the door unlocked for him. I told her she had to give me a $5,000 deposit on my stereo if she was going to pull stunts like that. (let's not get into single sailors with disposable incomes, lol).

Warn your kids that even wet laundry is at risk! With the high cost of uniforms, even with names in them, these are often swiped right out of the washers and dryers. Even civilian clothes. Hanging out in the laundry room sucks, but has to be done.

A cautionary tale, and please don't think too badly of me for it: my friend and I did laundry together on Diego Garcia, but the room was so small and hot we couldn't stay in there. This is right below the equator and the laundry room was over a hundred degrees most days. There were only three washers and three dryers for our entire barracks. We'd put our clothes in to dry and go a room down to the lounge, even set the timers on our watches so we wouldn't hog the dryers, but there was one guy who'd take our wet things out and use the dryers himself. (the washers were much, much faster) We never caught him at it, but we knew who it was by the name on his shirts. I talked to him and he denied it vehemently. So the next time it happened, my friend and I took his tighty-whites out of the dryer and spread a thin layer of unscented Nair in the crotch. He never touched our laundry again.

Comment by Anti M on January 31, 2009 at 11:08am

LOL, Intelchips, I do indeed know all that about tubes and audio.

Comment by Anti M on January 31, 2009 at 9:23am

When I went through ET school it was entirely instructor based. We did the computers for BE/E (now ATT) and I excelled at it, but didn't retain it well until I got to the hands on parts. I was part of a different pilot program back then, when the crows (E-4) were awarded at the ten week mark instead of at the end. The Navy is always trying to improve training programs, sometimes they even get it very, very right. I'd love to see what they're teaching now, I bet it ain't vacuum tubes.

I never had to crank, women weren't allowed on ships at the time. Supply ships, yes, but there weren't billets for my NEC. It was Communication stations on shore duty the whole time. My sea duty rotation was in Diego Garcia, because it counted as isolated duty. Anyway, even at the shore commands, there is work done by the E-4s and below. Someone has to mop and buff the deck and take out the trash. That someone is usually a junior sailor. All part and parcel of the adventure.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 30, 2009 at 11:53am

Your son will make it out of GL IntelChips but don't rush it - school will pass fast enough and then what...they get seaduty for years. I wish they could stay in school forever!!!

Food service will be a new line of work for our son but...they survive!

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 30, 2009 at 11:51am

That is great news kellie and good for all of our A school students! Calling it a pilot program is interesting, I'd say they are getting back to basics and that is good for all of our Navy! They used to always have instructors at the A schools, the classes were inactive, more hands on, more info sharing, more everything! I'm happy to hear they are trying to roll back into the instructor mode - our sailors will enjoy the program much more and everyone will benefit!

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