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Comment by luvinmatt on January 19, 2011 at 4:25am

You cant edit posts in here?? Ah well

In addition to all that if he plans to get a rental car while he is here keeping your own coverage is cheaper than buying the rental car places insurance. We actually ended up having an accident in the rental. Go figure my husbands first accident ever was in a rental.  I thank god we had our insurance or we would have been in big trouble.

Comment by luvinmatt on January 19, 2011 at 4:17am

I would check with your insurance company. We were told we needed to keep our insurance. The insurance the shipping comapny has is not as good as your vehicles coverage. Say the ship sank or caught fire. Yes the shippers insurance would pay for the vehicle but your personal insurance would pick up the amount for a rental car.  What is the likely hood of something like that happening, no clue. But that is the example they gave me lol

Comment by luvinmatt on January 18, 2011 at 6:27pm

Marlese who is your son insured with? He needs to keep the insurance on the motorcycle in case something happens to it during shipping. Also  insurance on Guam is not like in the states. They have very few companies that offer it here and it is very expensive. We decided to keep our USAA insurance coming here. the coverage is great and decently priced.

Comment by rsv227-Devin's Mom on January 18, 2011 at 5:03pm

Marlese~~where are you from? Your weather sounds very much like what we've been having here. Yesterday morning it was -20 & today it's 38 & raining.

My son is very excited about being stationed in Guam. That was one of the things that appealed to him about joining the Navy, was having the experience to travel. We've been to Florida, Texas, & No.Carolina several times on vacation & he loves to travel. I am the one who will be having the "separation anxiety". My son is the oldest of my 2 children. He graduated high school in June, turned 18 in July, & left for boot camp in Aug. So to me, he is still my little boy. Fortunately, he is quite mature for his age, has had a job or 2 since he was14, & is very responsible.  I know he will be fine & that he will be outgoing & take advantage of his free time & explore the island.  Thank you all for the info & encouragement. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all.

Comment by luvinmatt on January 18, 2011 at 1:10am

rsv227 tell him to bring lots of summer clothes and tell him not to be afraid to come off base. The majority of people are awesome. Skype and an unlimited calling plan are your best friends. And always ship priority mail lol.

Comment by rsv227-Devin's Mom on January 17, 2011 at 1:50pm

My son just received orders last Fri. for Guam.  He is currently in "A" school @ GL for Corpsman & will be finishing up in early March. Not sure yet when he has to report to Guam. Although I am greatly relieved that he won't be going to the "sandbox", I'm a bit anxious about him being so far away. We are from Northern New York, near the Canadian border & it is a least a 22 hr flight to Guam.  Any information and or suggestions to help both of us adjust to this next phase of "Navy Life" would be greatly appreciated.

Comment by luvinmatt on January 7, 2011 at 11:47pm

@ Becky, no worries!  I did not take offense to anything that was said in here.

 

The only thing that did bother me was that any child would consider their parents a stalker or annoying for calling and checking in. It just kinda made me sad that that would even be a worry for some people.

 

I understand about not knowing when to call. It took a couple months for us to figure is all out. Between my free calling to the US and Skype it has all worked out.

Comment by luvinmatt on January 7, 2011 at 9:13am

Thanks Gerry, My mom and I have been through a lot and I am so glad that we could work through all of it and get to the place where we are now.  I am VERY thankful for the relationship we have now. Be safe in the snow. Here in Guam it is warm as always. Time for me to head to bed now. It is getting late.

Comment by luvinmatt on January 6, 2011 at 11:54pm

I hope I am not coming off like you should be calling 4 or 5 times a day. That would definitely be excessive but trying to call 2-3 times a week is not excessive, stalkerish, or annoying. It really kind makes me sad that someone would think that way about their parents.  My mom is also not holding on to us or invading our lives in anyway.  We had a really awful relationship before I got married and moved away. Moving away has definitely built our relationship up and since we have kids she wants to make sure they know her and see her face regularly so it is not awkward when she visits. My kids freak out everytime they have too see the inlaws because they don't know  who they are :(  IDK ladies good luck with your communication endeavors. Hopefully, your boys will keep in regualr contact without much prodding.

Comment by luvinmatt on January 6, 2011 at 8:05pm

wow, I guess people are different. I would never feel like my mom was stalkerish or annoying for calling and checking in frequently. She does call me or message me everyday. When were in the states she called me multiple times a day. I am glad she shows interest in where we are and what we are doing. I think that is kinda crappy they would only message or call back when they need something...eek! :( That would make my mom extremely sad.

 

FRG's are very hit or miss. I generally don't even bother with them. They are really just there to put out info and have an occasional get together. We usually don't participate unless it is a kid related event. I have had better luck going online and participating on messages boards like these and finding people through them to talk to.

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