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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 Eaglemom2 on March 29, 2014 at 11:46am: jaxie, please send me a message on facebook - we can start a support chat group so that no one can see what we say - safer for our boys.

Comment by aster on March 28, 2014 at 11:47pm: lots of new people, congratulations on the path your sailor has chosen! My son is graduating the last Friday in May as Romeo in Coronado. Does anyone else in this group have a sailor graduating this date or prior that can give me some info on what to prepare for.

Comment by Melissa on March 28, 2014 at 9:19pm: Bravo Zulu to your son and his friend Jodi! Hooyah to all of our Sailors - new and old.

Jodi - did you say your son was going to San Diego? Does he know what Squadron he will be with? I'm curious if our boys will come in contact with each other there.

Happy weekend to everyone!

Comment by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours) on March 28, 2014 at 10:58am: Jaxi and Eagle Mom..... super duper prayers for the boys!!! Keep us posted okay!

melissa..... stellar!!!!!!!!! I can see your smile right now!

Cs.... that is great... it will go a bit faster now for him. They all seem to love NACCS... and yes Phase 3 is great.. so much more freedom for him.

Soupmom..... my B's bff from elementary school who went in a year after B, is in Japan and he loves it... so much to do there and places to go and see.

Jodi, very awesome story about the boys! Enjoy his visit!!!!

All the training and hardships that our Sailors go through in this Pipeline makes them hyper ready at all times to run to the cause and get the job done... it is why the attrition rate is so high... But it is also understandable!

Beth, you read my mind.... I was going to ask you about the radiation health issues that so many of the Sailor DO have that were there... but I was going to PM you, so sigh of relief that you have mentioned it! It is sooo great to have you back here gf!!!!!!!

Well, my B is on his way back home from the Middle East now...it wont be long!!! Im soooo excited that I will get to see him sometime in May..!!!!! Speaking of Care packages, I am a member of a VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) here in my area and one of the things we do is ship to no less that 125 soldiers every few months.. the emails we get in return would melt your heart and make you cry... means the world to them sooo a shout out to yall for that! But it is funny cause I have personally my hubby and I shipped a ton of them to B's Black Jack Squad that are on the Boxer with him and he said that I am the adopted mamma and they have done a CD of hundreds of photos for me.... hehehe I can not wait to get it... I love pictures!!!!!! That is their thank you for all the boxes over the past 10 months!

Anyhooooo.... love and hugs to you all! Being a military mamma is the hardest job in the world !!! Yall are all super stellar!!!!! Super star mammas!

Comment by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on March 28, 2014 at 8:30am: Melissa, congrats to your son on his service award. One day my son and another rescue swimmer went to a fast food restaurant and as they walked in a lady collapsed to the floor. He said no one went to help her so they rushed over to her. She came to so they kept her calm while they called 911. She almost passed out again before the medics took over. She refused to go to the hospital but she did buy the boys lunch! He said it was the coolest feeling being able to help. I think what surprised them is that no one came to the lady's aid.

Comment by SoupMom on March 27, 2014 at 10:12pm: Beth, thank you for sharing the inspiring update on your son. My son recently arrived in Japan beginning his journey there. It's comforting to hear your stories about Japan.

Comment by C's mom on March 27, 2014 at 8:18pm: Received a txt today - Phase III - well it was a picture of him holding a card with his name and Phase III on it. So weekend liberty! He stated in a later txt that he classed up today for aircrew candidate school and he starts tomorrow. I'm excited for him!

Comment by Melissa on March 27, 2014 at 7:54pm: Looks like everyone is moving along in the the pipeline - congratulations to those of you with graduates. I am envious that you got to spend time with your son - I sure miss mine.

He was finally (after 6 attempts!) able to complete his final flight and is status complete for FRS, though not graduated. He will have to wait for the next class that is ready for graduation and slide in with them - though they did get billet assignments. He will be staying in San Diego, which he is a bit bummed about as he had his heart set on Guam, but the upside of him being there is that I will have the opportunity to see him occasionally.

I have to brag on him a bit and tell you that he had his first actual rescue; not sure exactly how much information I can divulge, but there was a medical incident on a training flight and he handled it. He will be receiving an award for service at graduation. Pretty proud of my son - he is an impressive young man if I do say so myself!

Comment by Eaglemom2 on March 27, 2014 at 6:02pm: My son starts Monday also. Are you on facebook?

Comment by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on March 27, 2014 at 11:54am: jaxietwo, congrats to your son for moving along in the pipeline. Just remind him to keep focused and to work really hard. My son's class started with 38 and I remember him saying they wanted to get it down to 20 the first day. If I remember correctly only 8 or 9 graduated with 2 or 3 of them rolling in from a previous class. Its hard but if he keeps his eye on the "prize" he should be okay.

Beth, it sounds like you have had a very busy few years. I'm sure your daughter and sons appreciated the support you gave them through letters and boxes. It's nice to hear that he decided to stay in. My son likes what he is doing but I'm curious to see how he will feel now that he is out of the schoolroom and heading for his first duty station. If all goes right he will be home next weekend for a week before he heads to San Diego.