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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 Laura on September 7, 2012 at 2:41am: http://www.badasscoffee.com/

Love Bad Ass Coffee!

Comment by Laura on September 7, 2012 at 2:40am: http://www.vbmotorworld.com/AdultSpeedTrack.html

link to Motor World

Comment by Laura on September 7, 2012 at 2:39am: If you are looking for a fun activity in Virginia Beach check out "Motor World". It is an outdoor kart race track with 10 tracks all with different skill levels. Some are pretty darn quick. Word of advice, don't race with a cell phone in your pocket. My sailor took a fast turn and when his leg bumped against the metal bar cage of the kart he shattered the screen on his Droid.

There is also a very nice aquarium close to Dam Neck.

And if you love coffee, you have to go to "Bad Ass Coffee". The coffee is fabulous! FYI: they also have a location in Hawaii.

Comment by Mary (Chris' mom) on September 6, 2012 at 11:53am: Oh and I ditto Anna's comment. I don't think I would join the page if it were at FB. Hi Anna, I hope all is well for you. Saw where you and hubby have moved again!! Must give you a call and find out where you are this time!

Hugs

Comment by Mary (Chris' mom) on September 6, 2012 at 11:50am: Welcome aboard ladies! I don't believe there is a facebook page for IS folks but once your sailor is out in the fleet many of the ships and bases have facebook pages and some of them have very up-to-date webpages. You just have to look around on the web and see what is out there.

Comment by Anna on September 6, 2012 at 11:20am: laughlin,

With the security nature of the IS community I wouldn't think there would be a facebook page. And if there is one, I wouldn't be on it - again because of the security nature of their jobs.

Comment by Clangsto on September 6, 2012 at 10:28am: Welcome! My sailor is at C school now and looking forward to the next step. I don't do facebook, so I don't know.

Comment by laughlin on September 6, 2012 at 10:17am: Hi There...I'm a newbie here as my son just arrived on Sat. from Great Lakes. He will be attending both A & C schools as an IS. Considering I'm totally clueless, I'm looking foward to reading everyone's post to educate myself a little bit. Could anyone tell me if there is a facebook group for IS? Thanks :-)

Comment by gabrielsmomma on September 5, 2012 at 6:41pm: Hey ProudMama! Awesome! Your son sounds great..."u get paid 2"... I love it! It seems like there's always opportunities to train popping up & our son takes advantage of what he can. Sometimes it seems the working schedule of an IS can make it tricky to schedule other things but it's definitely doable. He's currently out on the deep, blue but I'll ask him about some of your questions when I speak with him next. Re: "fun place to unwind in VA" --- I do recall our Sailor speaking often of learning the good places to go & the not so good places to go by speaking with other Sailors who had been there longer than he had. His 1st roommates were "on hold," done with school & waiting for orders - so they'd been around. Unfortunately, our Sailors do need to be quite safety conscious. He'll have plenty of time in the beginning to find some peers who can give him a little guidance & of course, he should always have a buddy with him when out & about. I will ask my Sailor if he remembers any specifics though & get back to you. He absolutely LOVES the Navy & being out on the deep blue! I'm going to take a wild guess that, just based on how you've described your son, he's going to love it too! I look forward to staying in touch with you also...

Comment by ProudMaMa-USS Triton 305 on September 4, 2012 at 1:28am: Thank u so much for the message. It is very comforting knowing u are not alone. I understand and truly appreciate the opportunities the Navy has given my son. He is a great kid and will make the best sailor. He has been talking about the Navy for years and at one point we were talking about the pay scales and he said "u get paid too?" He was going to join the Navy to serve his country and his training was his reward...that being said, IS is the cherry on top. He is loyal and likes to have a plan, he will be a great IS. It is also so comforting to know that with IS's like your son, who are dedicated and appreciate the position, are going to be training with my son! Is he still training? Does he have any advice for an upcoming IS, recomendations for C school? Fun place to unwind while in VA?

I do look forward to keeping in touch and maybe we will meet one day or our sons will for us! God Bless your family and our Navy!