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Comment by Bubweena on April 12, 2014 at 1:38am

I hate go be stupid but I can't find the Guam Mom's Face book page.

Comment by Bubweena on April 12, 2014 at 12:40am

Thanks everyone for responding so quickly.  My son is a MA and is not assigned to a ship.  He will be on shore duty on Gate Duty.  He does have a sponsor who has been helpful.  We also live close to the military base, he already has her in the system.  She has her military I'D card.  They have applied for her passport.  She still needs an overseas screening which I assume can be done at the VA Hospital here.  We have 3 locally.  She also has to get Command Sponsored.  Does anyone's Sailor have a recommendation on where they should chose to live.  They are  not bringing a car and she doesn't drive anyway.  I assume there are busses.  Do the housing units have washer and dryers?  Sorry for the number of questions.  I am just really worried.  Until the Navy neither one has ever lived away from home.  She had never flown until we flew to TX for graduation.  They are only 19 & 21.

I can't remember if I mentioned it or not but my oldest is in the Army in S Korea.  But he is almost 25 and very independent.  Tommy is my baby.  The Army also does not have very much support like the Navy for mom's.  I have been connected  since boot camp and it has been so wonderful and everyone is so supportive.  I am so grateful.  Navy moms are the best.

Comment by Momof2sailors on April 11, 2014 at 8:23pm

Hi all! I just recently joined. My girl has been there since Dec. She is a surg tech. Thanks for the Facebook info!

Comment by Rhondazacsmom on April 11, 2014 at 7:10pm

Welcome Bubweena - nice to see new faces and lots of activity here. And thanks to Charlotte for the Facebook page - I found it and joined  - it looks like a lively group as well!  

Comment by ceej on April 11, 2014 at 9:51am

Bubweena,

We just went through this same situation only in December. My son was married on December 6th and left for Guam on December 17th.  His new wife was able to go about 3 weeks later but only because we live close to an Army base that was able to process a lot of her paperwork quickly.

We had to pay for his wife's travel to Guam.  She flew United which gave her a special military discount and she was able to take 3 very large bags without any additional charges. There may be other airlines that give a similar discount.

On base housing is plentiful and he will have several units to choose from.  Our son and his wife are in a 2 bedroom duplex with a garage and a walk out.  There is no one occupying the other side.  In fact there are a number of units unoccupied all around them.  If they had to do it all over again, they probably would chose a unit that is more densely populated because they just dont have very many neighbors.

The Navy will ship your son and his new wife's household goods for free.  It takes about 90 days to get there once it is picked up.  In the meantime, they can get loaner furniture and furnishings from the Nex.  Its nothing special but it certainly does the trick. In fact, our kids household goods just arrived in Guam on the 30th of March.  Because my son is currently at sea, he hasn't seen any of his stuff yet.  

Hope this helps and yes I agree they need to get new phone service in Guam.  My son has found his command to be so welcoming and helpful since the day he landed that he quickly began figuring out how everything needs to work.  I'm sure your son will find the same. 

Comment by Charlotte(ship02Div930) on April 11, 2014 at 9:09am

Welcome Bubweena, My son has been in Guam for 2.5 years and has enjoyed his time. Regina is correct about the phone service. You may go a day or two without hearing from him while he gets it figured out but you will definitely be able to communicate and of course via FB and email. The time difference stinks!! But we all figure it out.

As far as married housing he needs to get with someone at his command and find out details.

There is also a Guam Facebook page called Guam Moms and Families. There are some great people on that page and we all understand how it feels to have our loved ones so far away on a little island.

Good luck to him, I'm sure he will love it and when his wife gets there they will spend time together in paradise!

Is he assigned to a ship? Mine is on the Frank Cable

Comment by Regina on April 11, 2014 at 8:24am

Bubweena- Welcome.  My son has been in Guam for just over a year and loves it.  Your son just needs to get the local phone service ( I believe it's GTA ) and he should have no problem. Don't let your local cell provider tell you his phone will work there, it won't, ( well it will work it's just expensive ). 

I don't know for sure, but why would the military only pay for spouses to move only if they were married before boot camp?  Many service members get married after boot camp. Your son should ask someone at his command post.

Good luck to your son.

Comment by Bubweena on April 11, 2014 at 8:00am

Hello I am new to the group.  My son leaves this Saturday for Guam.  Be is an MA.  He just graduated as a Distinguished Grad on March 28th, got married April 6th and leaves on the 12th.  Talk about a whirlwind.  I have been worried about the phone situation, but have read some things on hear regarding that.  His new wife will be following him soon we hope, but we know it can take a while.  This is why we want to get the phone situation taken care of immediately.  I have a question, his recruiter told him that because they weren't' married before he went in, that the Navy will not pay to move her over there.  Does anyone know if this is true?  There is  no way they will be able to afford that.  Any suggestions?  Also does anyone know anything about on base married housing.  I tried looking it up but couldn't' t find anything.  I am assuming they are one bedroom apartments.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

Comment by Rhondazacsmom on March 29, 2014 at 9:10am

Welcome Palmbeach! those boys! I had to hassle mine forever to get him to connect me with the obm. If you haven't already, you might want to join the sub moms group. There you will find several helpful pages including "How to email a sub" You might also see if the boat has a facebook page. Good luck!

Comment by palmbeachnavymom on March 29, 2014 at 7:20am

My son is on the USS Oklahoma City.  As a typical boy he did not get me info for the ombudsman for that sub.  He has been gone for 3 weeks.  Does anyone have info on who to contact to get info on where he is or how I can email him.  I do know that he put me on his list as who to contact.

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