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Moms of IS (Intelligence Specialist) sailors.

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My son has found the perfect job for a teenager! When I ask him, "What are you doing?", he honestly tells me, "Sorry, Mom, I can't tell you."

Members: 194
Latest Activity: May 17, 2023

IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN MILITARY. THANK YOU.

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Comment by Samantha on May 3, 2020 at 5:20pm: My son has his rate confirmed for IS!! He should head to Dam Neck mid May but things are a little up in the air. My question is when should I send him a care package? We can not go to graduation since they no longer have those. So taking clothes and extra electronics will need to be mailed.
Any advice is Also welcomed!

Comment by Susan on January 30, 2020 at 9:27am: M's mom...That was very much inplied in our brief calls lol

Comment by M's mom on January 30, 2020 at 1:58am: Welcome, Susan!

My son tells his father and I that he can't tell us anything, or he will have to kill us! We THINK he is kidding, but we don't ask any questions! haha (Loose lips sink ships.)

Comment by Susan on January 29, 2020 at 1:48pm: Hello! am new here. I can relate to the fact that my daughter told me the same thing..."I can't discuss that." She was already good at that lol

Comment by Anna on December 16, 2018 at 10:52pm: M's mom,

Our family lived in Annapolis for 11 years. We lived in Hillsmere Shores right on the south river. Also had many a blue crab steamed with Old Bay along with a cold beer!!!!!

Comment by M's mom on December 16, 2018 at 6:23pm: Anna,

Yes, that would be funny if our sons wound up working together somewhere, and never knew the connection!

As far as your earlier statements about Annapolis, we have visited Baltimore and Annapolis several times. Took a tour of the Naval Academy with our son when he was in high school. (Saw John Paul Jones' crypt being guarded by midshipmen.)

Have eaten many, many delicious blue crabs there during the season. My husband's aunt had a cottage on an inlet of Chesapeake Bay south of DC, and we caught them live in crab cages right from her dock! Steamed them over boiling water with some Old Bay seasoning. YUM. Since we are landlubbers living in the Midwest, we don't get actual FRESH seafood very often, so it was a treat.

Looking forward to visiting son & D-I-L in Baltimore and eating some more blue crabs!

Comment by Anna on December 15, 2018 at 4:21pm: M's mom,

He was at Kadena!! I'm sure they could run into each other sometime but we'll never know!!!!

Comment by M's mom on December 8, 2018 at 11:43pm: Anna,

Sounds like our Intel sons have been at several of the same places! My son was at Whidbey Island for 2 years or so before deployment on the USS Carl Vinson. He had some temporary duty at least twice in Fallon, and then went to Japan. Maybe their paths will cross someday in the same place, but of course, they probably won't know, since we are somewhat anonymous here!

Where was your son in Japan? Mine was at Yokota, near Tokyo.

Comment by Anna on December 8, 2018 at 10:55pm: NAVYMOMK,

I hope you get some feedback from some moms who have had recent experience with someone at this school. My son was there so long ago that I would be afraid all the info has changed since then. Any new moms out there who can help????

Comment by NAVYMOMK on December 6, 2018 at 1:39pm: I previously saw somewhere on here a link to a list of things to send in care packages to A School but cant find now Can one of you moms who is much better at this than this newbit help me out??