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Comment by Charlotte(ship02Div930) on February 7, 2014 at 10:58pm

kttsong! We will miss you! good luck to you and your son!

40inthebox, your son will want to get the service offered in Guam. My son had to buy a new iphone from them. He will want to download a free app named VIBER. It's free texting and phone calls. We also skype often.

I hope all of you back east are surviving your crazy winter weather!

Comment by Rhondazacsmom on February 7, 2014 at 7:14pm

Hi 40inthebox - I just left you a comment in the Chicago group - glad to see you are here as well - this is a great, very active group with lots of ideas!

Comment by ccpoet on February 7, 2014 at 6:10pm

My son had to change his service for his iphone, but the reception is great. We text, talk and skype when he is on base.  He likes it there.

Good luck!

Comment by 40intheboxShip11Div155 on February 7, 2014 at 1:19pm

Thank you all for the advise. I'm full of questions though. How is communication? I mean what is the best way to stay in contact? Cell phone? Land lines? Skype? I see Verizon charges $0.55 per txt. My son will blow all his pay chatting with his girlfriend!

Comment by ktssong on February 4, 2014 at 11:55pm

My son was stationed there little less than year so he didn't buy a car or have one sent over; instead he bought a bike.  He used it to ride to work everyday.  I can't wait to talk to him face to face and hear his stories.  I want to ask with all that rain did he get wet on the bike?  Anyway moms, I may be going on to the Sseabee Moms group for a bit but I think I may be back for another deployment next year sometime.  I appreciate all the Guam moms that helped me through this deployment and I love Navy moms.  You are all awesome!  I know moms that talk on more than one group but I work two jobs so I usually just post on one group at a time depending where we are deployed or stationed.

I was at the bank a couple weeks ago and a car was in front of me with "Navy Mom" on her bumper sticker.  I didn't do this but I wanted to and regret I didn't.  I wanted to jump out of my car and run up to their car and introduce myself.  I felt like I knew them even though I didn't.  I instantly realized those bumper stickers really make a difference and since I bought a car this year myself, I hadn't gotten my new Navy Mom bumper sticker and I think I will because hers gave me great comfort knowing we are all waiting on our kids.  God bless.  Love you all. And just like the bumper stickers make a difference each group does too and this one has been great.   

Comment by 40intheboxShip11Div155 on February 3, 2014 at 11:09pm

Thanks for the input. I think he is going to trade cars with his sister because hers is older and it's a Saturn with the plastic side panels (less rust?). We just need to get the registration in his name. He is not sure yet how long he will be there. He was supposed to get the orders today, but class was cancelled due to snow in CT. Here is another question. Those that did ship a car, where did it ship FROM? He is in CT now, but is coming home for a week before going to Guam. Home is Norfolk, Va. It would be nice to send it from here. Also, what happens if your car shows up and you are out to sea?

Comment by LMD Iowa on February 2, 2014 at 8:10pm

Yep, my son plans on selling his there when it's time to leave.  He got sent to Guam with not enough notice to sell his car in the states & have the $ to buy one when he got there, so he said heck with it and opted to take it with him. 

Comment by Charlotte(ship02Div930) on February 2, 2014 at 7:20pm

My son bought an old car when he got there two years ago but now that he has a year left he purchased a brand new vehicle because he knows it will be fine for a year. 40inthebox, your son will not have a problem finding a used car for a couple thousand dollars or he can have his shipped there.

Cindy I am so sorry for your weather misery!

Comment by OKCsuzieq on February 2, 2014 at 7:13pm

My son said that the advice he got was to buy a very cheap as he calls it a rust bucket and use it the three years he is there abs then sell it when he leaves. This way you don't have to ruin your own vehicle. I've heard of others doing the same.

Comment by LMD Iowa on February 2, 2014 at 6:01pm

Hi, all....normally I just read through the postings as they roll into my Inbox but today I wanted to log in and add something to the conversation for a change! :)   I would say yes, your son will probably need a car in Guam--it may be a small island, but it is also big enough that he won't want to walk everywhere.  Even walking across the base you'd want a car, especially when it's raining. (Which it does there a lot during rainy season.)  The Navy shipped my son's vehicle over there for him when he left San Diego.  There was some minor paperwork involved and they loaded it on a cargo ship a couple days before he got on the plane.  He was car-less for a while when he got there, which was frustrating because he didn't really know anybody so didn't exactly have anybody there to bum rides from so that was tough.  The base is big enough that you'd want transportation to get around, plus if he has to go to the Air Force base for any reason, that's a ways away.  Since he's going to be there for 2 yrs, he didn't want to be without transportation.  As a GM, he also has to go up into the mountains for gun shoots & where they have some storage, so he is very grateful to have his vehicle!  Of course, there might be an entirely different scenario for someone who might be at sea a lot!  My son is currently at sea (volunteered on a sister ship for a 4 month trip) so one of his buddies is taking care of his car for him (so that he has a way to get to work!) and to make sure that it gets moved once in a while so that base security doesn't get all bent out of shape.  :)   Good luck!

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