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Comment by Mindy4boys (ship 04 Div 806) on October 8, 2012 at 7:40pm

Sammie, that is good to hear. I was hoping my son's was just a bad luck of the draw and not normal practice.

Comment by Mindy4boys (ship 04 Div 806) on October 8, 2012 at 5:46pm

If your daughter/son is heading to Guam, my son just got over there. Please make sure yours has contact with his/her sponsor plenty of times to have definite plans of being picked up by their sponsor at the airport. My son and his sponsor had emailed each other a few times and he had given his sponsor his flight arrival date/time. However, his sponsor was not at the airport to pick him up. He didn't answer his phone either. My son finally called the ship phone # and they sent over a duty driver. The driver showed up an hour and half later. It was around 2:00 in the morning Guam time. His cell phone didn't work so all he had was the pay phone at the airport to use.

Turns out he didn't have to report to anyone until Tuesday, since it was a holiday weekend. So he was on his own for 3 days in a place he had never been to before, with no phone and no transportation. He ended up walking to the mall so he could buy a new phone. (GTA is a good cell phone choice.) They say not to use cab service either. Extremely expensive.

Needless to say, his welcome to Guam was not an enjoyable experience. I'm sure it will get better from here on out, and I certainly hope this is not the norm for all sailors who arrive there.

Just want others to be aware. Have your son/daughter make clear arrangements with his/her sponsor ahead of time so they have a buddy at the airport waiting.

Comment by rsv227-Devin's Mom on October 2, 2012 at 4:26pm

My son didn't hear from his mentor until shortly before he went to Guam. My son flew home right after his ASchool graduation & then went from home to Guam. He had about a week home before he went.  Enjoy your time w/her & your Thanksgiving even if it is early:)  This will be our 2nd Christmas w/o my son being home but I know he'll be home in the end of March, I can't wait!!

Comment by cmacdon on October 2, 2012 at 11:53am

Thanks for the information!  My daughter will be a corpsman also!   She has not heard from her mentor yet, but cant wait to find out the details!  She graduates beginning of November, I think the 6th and she is to be in Guam Nov 25th.  I am not even sure if she gets off right after graduation or if she only gets so much time and then they ship her out!  Thought we would be able to have Thanksgiving together but looks like it will be a early one this year!  Can you guys remember how that worked with your sailors?

Comment by rsv227-Devin's Mom on September 29, 2012 at 9:59am

Welcome to Guam Moms cmacdon!!  My son is a Corpsman in Guam & has been there 1 1/2 yrs, he will actually be leaving @ the end of March.  As for the car, I agree w/Charlotte, she's better off buying 1 when she gets there.  My son actually bought his from 1 of his LPO's. Guam is beautiful but unfortunatly it's not very big so there isn't a whole lot to do. My son has enjoyed his time there but is ready to get off "the Rock" as they call it.  His girlfriend is also stationed there & will remain there for another year after he leaves. Like Charlotte said, let us know if there is anything else we can help you with. Good luck to your daughter!

 

Comment by Charlotte(ship02Div930) on September 29, 2012 at 9:43am

Hi cmacdon....congrats to your daughter. My son has been in Guam since Dec. and likes it. We did not ship his car because it would have taken 2 months to get there so he purchased a used car and he will sell it when he leaves. She will need a car unless she likes to ask for rides all the time. It's not really walking distance from the barracks to the ship. She could purchase a bike but they have a lot of rain! She can't stay off base unless she is an E5. She will be assigned a mentor who should contact her via email and help answer her questions. Unfortunately this page isn't very active :(. Let me know if I can help with anything else.

Comment by cmacdon on September 27, 2012 at 3:00pm

My daughter is reporting to Guam at end of November!  She is so excited.  Can you tell me if it is a good idea to have them ship her car?  We are torn with this decision.  Also, is she better off staying on base or trying to find an apartment?  So many questions!  Is there anywone she can talk with to answer some of her questions?  Thanks so much!

Comment by Charlotte(ship02Div930) on September 20, 2012 at 10:21pm

Sammie...he will need to get a new phone. My sons plan was to jailbreak his phone from verizon but the phone company in Guam said it won't work. I did send my son with his phone just so we could keep in contact while he traveled. But as soon as he got to Guam he turned it off! He later mailed his phone back to me and I put his phone number on hold with our Verizon account. I hope this makes sense and helps :)

Comment by rsv227-Devin's Mom on September 19, 2012 at 1:31pm

Saw this quote on fb & just had to share:"I will cry without shedding tears, cringe without showing my fears, pray without moving my lips, dream always of incoming ships...for I am the mother of a U.S. Sailor." ♥

Comment by Charlotte(ship02Div930) on September 18, 2012 at 10:29pm

Wenlower.....Verizon will not work. We found this out the hard way. I called Verizon before my son left and they said he would be able to use his iphone from Verizon and just transfer his service but GTA said he had to purchase a new iphone. If your sone gets an iphone and you have an iphone you can download a free application called Voxer and you can text and send voice messages for free. My sailor did take his phone with him so he could stay in contact while traveling to Guam. What is your sons rate? Mine is IT.

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