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Moms of Aviation Rescue Swimmers

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Members: 317
Latest Activity: Aug 18, 2021

This group is for family members and friends of Aviation Rescue Swimmers, or sailors in training to be Aviation Rescue Swimmers

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Comment by Melissa on July 4, 2015 at 4:12pm: Happy 4th of July to everyone!

Guess whose Navy guy showed up for a quick/unplanned visit?!! Best surprise ever. =)

Comment by Saltyocean on July 3, 2015 at 4:13pm: Proud mama,

Now graduated . Drove across country in all the rain/flooding in Texas without any accidents,with wife, puppy and towing a car! Got to the housing; pipes broke when hooking up washer, refg not cleaned and were told that the unit below could never be rented! Welcome to Mayport!!! His chief went to housing office and got them out of there. Now in a place they love, still putting things away. What a chief, don't you agree. Seems to like it so far.

Oh, a San Diego buddy helped him with the second move. These guys do seem to be make good friends. Hope your son has friends too. Good luck to him,

Comment by mtnestr on June 29, 2015 at 10:00pm: Heading to RSS graduation this week! We'll have to be on the road before he is actually finished so I hope we're going to see him graduate!

Comment by proudmama on June 29, 2015 at 8:38pm: Congrats to everybody! Classing up, making it through, being mentally tough! Happy for all those who get to spend time with their sons!

Comment by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on June 29, 2015 at 10:32am: Congrats Marianne for getting to see your sailor! That is always a super special time. Enjoy your surprise :)

Comment by Marianne on June 28, 2015 at 8:41pm: Just wanted to share a happy mom moment- I came home from a weekend trip to find a surprise- my navy boy!!! He surprised us with a 10 day leave!!!!

Comment by Melissa on June 26, 2015 at 12:10am: Any chance any of you who just had guys move to San Diego are in HSC 8? Curious as my son just told me they got several new guys over the past few weeks.

Comment by TXmom on June 25, 2015 at 1:17pm: MaryMama - I would add to tell your son to not take anything the instructors yell at him, personally. Remind him it's the instructor's job to see if they can break him down, and to make him mentally tough for any situation. I told my son I thought some of the scream fests he and his Dad had during his teen years prepared him well for what he had to endure in RSS :) My son just completed all his training after a year and a half (only one brief hold when he first went to Pensacola) and is now stationed in San Diego and very happy. Tell your son to hang in there and that the day he graduates RSS will be one of the happiest days of his life.

Comment by proudmama on June 24, 2015 at 11:28pm: MaryMama- Great news!

Comment by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on June 24, 2015 at 9:50am: MaryMama, I agree with Melissa. Your son can make it through if he really wants to, that is the key. He has to really want to be a rescue swimmer.

I think my son must be a lot like Melissa's. He didn't seem to have a real hard time with the physical part, although he was tired and sore a lot, but the mental would get to him sometimes. I would just tell him I believed he had what it took to get through it and I was cheering him on. That will be your new role for the next few weeks - Cheerleader Mom!!!

We are all here to support both your son and you. This group of women are here to help you in any way we can. Feel free to lean on us when you need to.