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Comment by SouthernCalimom Ship 13 Div 333 on September 23, 2013 at 2:26pm

Does anyone one know the travel distance they can go from  Dam Neck? 

Comment by SouthernCalimom Ship 13 Div 333 on September 22, 2013 at 11:10pm

Hi Mom w...my son arrived 2 weeks ago. I only know one other parent whose son is there. Send me an ad and we can talk. :)

Comment by Mary (Chris' mom) on September 22, 2013 at 10:36pm

Hi mom w! Hang on the ride is just beginning! It will be nice getting to know you. A big thanks to your sailor and Navy hugs to you.

Comment by marla.rae on September 16, 2013 at 7:50am

Thanks Kim. I think whomever I spoke to the first time gave me the wrong information and then whenever I called someone else  regarding the form, it just grew out of control from there. Like I said we didn't need it to stay on base in Aug. and if you didn't need to do anything but sign in at the school, we should be good. Thanks again! 

Comment by Kim on September 15, 2013 at 5:52pm

Marla.rae- I didn't fill out any form and just had to sign in at the school house for the graduation. BUT, I did not stay on base. I surprised my son for this graduation so he didn't even know I was coming! I've never heard about filling out forms or anything. It could be different if you are staying at the Navy Lodge, though.

Mary, three years ago when my son finished his first C school we didn't go upstairs either. This time they had a memorial hallway and the doors to the rooms open. Seemed like a lot friendlier atmosphere!

Comment by marla.rae on September 15, 2013 at 2:23pm

Kim, my daughter graduates C school Oct. 11th and my husband and I are going. She has a car and I will ride back home with her ( 10-11 hr drive ) My questions is, did you have to get special clearance ( non- military access form ) before you attended the C school graduation. I was told before our past visit in Aug. that we needed this form filled out and submitted by our daughter before we could stay on base..We did not do this and she got us on base and to our hotel just fine. She thought maybe they told us that because I said we were attending her A school graduation ( which we did not because they had it a day early.) They supposedly request all sorts of information on it, SS#, DOB,place of birth, full name and address etc. I wondered if we really need to get this clearance to attend, as my daughter is dragging her feet about filling out the form to submit. I asked before our previous visit, if I could have the form faxed and return it to them and they told me no the sponsor/sailor had to submit it. I think I was just given the run around, as we had absolutely no problem getting on base and staying at the Navy Gateway Inn & Suites. I just need information from someone who recently attended graduation...Sorry this is so long! 

Comment by Mary (Chris' mom) on September 15, 2013 at 12:13pm

Kim, that was my experience over 4 years ago except we were not invited upstairs to the classrooms, we could not even go inside the barracks to help them move out. We were allowed to take pics, and I have pics of my Chris and Anna's Chris, and my Chris' roommate. I also have a couple of the class photos and photos of a frocking ceremony. We were only allowed in the hallway between the door and the auditorium/seminar room and the front lobby area. They had refreshments for the sailors and families, but we opted out of that since we were going for lunch up the beach before a very long drive home.

Comment by Kim on September 15, 2013 at 9:35am

I was going to add that a camera was OK to take in but not a cell phone...either had to leave it in the car or they gave you a locker to put it in. The only thing they didn't want pics of was if they had their security badges on.

Comment by Kim on September 15, 2013 at 9:31am

I just attended my sons second C school graduation (actually went to the first one, too!). There were some families there, not a lot. The graduation was in the school house auditorium. There were three different classes graduating. They had a speech by a Chief and then one from the base commander (?) then called each class up and handed out certificates on the stage- naming the sailor and where their next duty station was. It was at least an hour. They invited us to look around so we got to go upstairs and see the classroom, etc. I look at it as a way to support my son. I know many of his friends wanted hugs! It is always fun to go and see what they have been up to and put names and faces together after hearing stories.

Comment by Mary (Chris' mom) on September 13, 2013 at 8:57pm

Thanks moms for all the great info! I guess it depends a lot on your sailors, how far away you are from the VA Beach area, and the instructors.

Blondie, Liz likes it pretty good, unfortunately, her pregnancy has been pretty tough so the past several months she has not felt like doing much. She was so involved in stuff on base until she started being sick 24/7. Once the little sailor recruit is born in a few weeks, I think they will both feel better. The connection at their base is not very fast so we don't Skype as much now (though I plan to do much more of it after the baby is born!!) We do a lot of phone calls when he is on the beach and email when he is at sea.

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