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Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on September 26, 2009 at 10:04am

Joanne and I are in the chat room.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on September 26, 2009 at 9:51am

Joanne, no way! My class was 1958 (told you I was ancient). The reunion was in 1990. The reunion included classes from 1946, when the school was established after WWII, through 1990. We started with a reception at the old high school. Then activities included a boat trip up and down the Neckar (so much beer was consumed that they had to add beer at the first lock ... only a mile or so up the river.); dinner at a fancy restaurant on the mountain; a picnic in the American housing area; and a dance at the castle (our proms were held in the castle). We re-lived many of the highlights of our time there. My husband kept asking if we really needed to cram a year's worth of activities into five days. I think he asked because there must not have been a flight of stairs that we did not go up/down or both.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on September 26, 2009 at 9:33am

Pat, Maine has the best crab! I make crab cakes sometimes. I love it.

Joanne, my computer did not ding for most of those who appeared on the list, only the last one. That is how I came up with my hypothesis. I'll have to plan an experiment sometime when you are there.

Pat, If you wish to change your name and/or your chat picture, you click on the weird name it gives you. I type a message to make sure which one I am. Of course if there is only one weird name, it will be you. When you click on it, a box will pop up and there you can change your name and select a chat picture.

Maggie, I went to three high schools. One was in Germany and in 1990 there was an all years reunion in Germany. Over 500 came and we had a grand time! The reunion lasted five days.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on September 26, 2009 at 9:11am

Still don't know how V. did. Running is not her strong suit either ... everything else is fine.

Maggie, I'm doing well ... many thanks.

We tried the chat room out last night. I thought it worked nicely. There were some things I didn't understand. A couple of times "strangers" appeared on the list but no one responded when we said hello. When you first use the chat room, the program assigns a name to you, something like Snoogleplum. You can change it to something we will recognize, e.g., DC. Then one appeared and there was a "ding" when it appeared on the list. So here's my hypothesis: When a person visits MoD2, s/he shows up in the chat room box. When a person goes to the discussion, it dings. At that point the person can see what is being said and participate.

Personally, I like the chat room for evening chatter. Items to be discussed belong here.

Comment by JM-ISmomx2 on September 25, 2009 at 9:01pm

Hey Pat, Did Jenn have any results from her testing. I hope they came up with something to say.

Comment by Anna on September 25, 2009 at 5:07pm

DC,
I realize she is having to PT with Marines right now but is there really anything they can do to her in her job or Navy career? f she passes the Navy standards isn't that all that really counts? I know they are trying to break her - probably makes them feel superior - but I don't think they can "fail" her because she does not meet the Marine standards. Is there anyone else she can talk to about her situation?
Why are so many of our girls dealing with superiors who are trying to prove a point??!!!

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on September 25, 2009 at 4:34pm

Kristen, i don't blame you for changing your profile. I will keep "M" in my prayers and hope that the DC doctors are able to straighten things out. M. is right, this should not be happening!

Amber's Mom: This is about the time you get this "No more" letters. Amber is having it rougher.... 'ar because of the blisters, toenail, and dental. That has to take her down. It should improve. I do know how bad you feel.

I am so worried about my granddaughter's mental outlook right now. The PT problems have really broken her. She feels that they would be just as happy to wash her out. Like you, I have remove her pictures and name from things and I also removed my name.

It is unfortunate but we do need to be very careful about what we say. This is not only a security issue but can come back on our daughters. I once mentioned that V. had not called and I was missing it. Next thing I knew her petty officer told her to call me. It turns out his mother is one of my friends on N4M. She had been helpful and told him about it. So assume that your daughter's petty officers are going to see to see what is being said and you will be safe. It hinders getting the support we would really enjoy. One alternative would be to create a private group on FB where we could chat about some of these issues.

Comment by Anna on September 25, 2009 at 3:26pm

Kristen,
I am so sorry your daughter is still having issues with the members of her chain. I know she probably won't bring it up herself but if any of them say anything more about her going to you and that being outside the chain of command, she can just tell them she talks to you about everything - they can't stop communications with the family. However, contacting the doctors in DC was your doing - not hers. She didn't go outside the chain of command - you did. And there isn't anything they can do about your actions.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on September 25, 2009 at 10:12am

No, I didn't mention the blankets. Don't remember who did.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on September 25, 2009 at 5:36am

You're in mountain time zone?

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