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Comment by KatK on July 17, 2009 at 11:46am

Congratulations to Michael and to you Cheryl!

Comment by OBRIENFM on June 23, 2009 at 2:33am

Hi, Lake George Sue!
Great to be your friend. I'm really not too computer savvy so don't know what a "pm" is so you'll have to be patient with me.
My son rented a house in or just outside of Ballston Spa with about 3 other guys when he was there. I googled the address one time & came up with a picture ~ a 2-story wood house painted white.
Mary Ann

Comment by OBRIENFM on June 22, 2009 at 12:14pm

Hello, Lake George Sue!
How nice that you will be seeing your son soon.
Our son left California a little over a year ago with his family & is now living in Virginia Beach not far from Oceana NAS. We haven't seen him but we do use Skype to communicate back & forth, especially to see our 2 1/2 year old granddaughter. Hoping to get back there but we have no firm plans.
Our son is not shipboard as the squadron is based in Oceana & goes to the "boat" when it's out at sea or on deployment.
Do you live up by Lake George in NY? Early in his Navy career, my son attended Nuclear Power School in Ballston Spa & even dated a girl from that area. He was then assigned to the USS George Washington as a "Nuke". He lived aboard the "George" until getting a room along with others at a house in Virginia Beach. He put in for OCS & his present journey began with getting a college degree & ultimately flight school.
Your son sounds like he's well on his way. Wish I could give you some hints about visiting him in Virginia but we've never been there. Is your son living on the HST? I'm sure he'll make sure you get a nice tour.
Mary Ann

Comment by KatK on June 20, 2009 at 8:28am

My son is shipping his car across country in the next week. Since he is not taking it to Japan and instead storing it at home he will have to pay for it himself. If not, I think the Navy takes care of it.

Comment by OBRIENFM on June 20, 2009 at 1:09am

Yes, my son is a Lt. on board the HST as an F/A-18 pilot with VFA-37.
Mary Ann

Comment by Paymaster on June 19, 2009 at 10:21pm

All.....Our son is returning from Afghanistan in a few days.

As all things Navy our best laid plans have gone out the window and now have a new time line of classes and report date to his new ship.

Has anyone had to ship a vehicle cross country? I would appreciate any information and or suggestions you may have!

I would suggest we posted it here on this site, because this information may be helpfully to others in the future.

Mom in waiting,
Jody

Comment by BunkerQB on June 13, 2009 at 6:35pm

Hi Cheryl S.,
Our son went to Wash DC and had a big interview with some staff and an admiral who gave him the thumbs up. We thought they would get him into OCS immediately. Well, OCS didn't start until six months later. Here's the funny part - around late Sept some middle-age, innocuous, employed-by-the-government looking woman knocks on the door inquiring about some people who had lived down the street. She say, "Oh, I see you have remodeled your home, blah, blah, blah..." My husband invited her in and we chatted for around 30 minutes. I know everyone on the street, we moved in back in '83, some of our neighbors have been around since '53. The name she mentioned was not familiar to any of my neighbors. We have nothing to hide. What you see is what you get. I was convinced that she was doing a background check on us. Shortly thereaftert things started to move along. I tease my husband all the time about his wayward relatives. My husband is sure that it's my side of the family. After all, we can trace his genealogical line back to the early 1700s and my line can only go back 3 generations.
I don't know whether it's normal or not but you would not be the only one who had scratched her head and wondered what now? and why is this taking so darn long?
B.

Comment by BunkerQB on June 11, 2009 at 1:08pm

For those of you with FACEBOOK profiles, I just got this announcement from my company's IT department.

A form of the well known Facebook virus that appeared late last year has begun to resurface.
If you receive an email (in any mailbox, not just APR) that appears like it was sent from one of your Facebook friends and has a video/file download link you should DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY! The links leads to a file download that is really a Trojan virus that can wreak havoc while searching the internet.

Comment by KatK on June 9, 2009 at 7:39pm

Thanks for the advice and stories ladies. It is always good to read other people's journey with their children and the military. We are just embarking on the first assignment so I will probably be asking lots of questions, too.

Comment by BunkerQB on June 9, 2009 at 2:39pm

Our young men and women are at the beginning of a wondrous journey. Let this be the beginning of OUR journey as mothers to rediscover our own identities. When our sons and daughters see that we are enjoying our lives separately from theirs, they will feel more at ease in growing up and assuming their places in the world. Revisit old friends, dig up old hobby or make new friends and find new projects. It does not matter if we don't do these things well. It's the act of learning something new. Take a risk, get out of the comfort zone. This will keep us young and in tune with the changing world. We can always start to pay lots of attention to our husbands - now, that would really start them worry and wondering ...
Cheryl S., you wrote "Fear this will break him" discussion that you have concerns regarding your son's ability to cope with the stressful life as an Naval Officer. If this is truly what your son wants to do, he will find a way to survive and thrive. The Navy will do everything possible to help him. However, if he was led to a career in the Navy because of your family member and he is not truly committed about being in the Navy, then his chances of succeeding will be greatly diminished. I apologize if I missed your comment which indicated that your son, himself wants this badly. I reread all your comments around midnight.
As with everything else in life, one can choose to look at it as half full or half empty. Not succeeding in one thing is just an opportunity to find something else to succeed in that may be even better. Stay strong. Stay positive.

Regards, B.

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