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Comment by velvetlace on November 18, 2012 at 5:53pm

My son is a HN living in Jacksonville, FL.   This will be the second Thanksgiving that he has not been home for Thanksgiving.   It makes me sad, but we live in Northern California, so it is too far away for us to go to JAX.   He told me that there are some families that will take him in and feed him.  Blessings to those families who take care of our sailors during Thanksgiving when our sailors are far away from home.   Thank you!

Mary

Comment by gabbyhat on November 17, 2012 at 11:18pm

Aww, how exciting for you Tee! How many days in JAX? Got here Thurs night...Her graduation was yesterday....we just wiped out St. John's Town Center...great place...lots of nice shops and restaurants...Tuesday will come too soon :(

Comment by ZZsMom on November 17, 2012 at 9:11pm

Jealous! We cancelled our trip to JAX since the sailor gets to come home for Christmas! Enjoy your trip!

Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on November 17, 2012 at 2:44pm

Hi everyone, just thought I'd say "HI," not much activity here lately.  I'm very excited to be spending Thanksgiving with my sailor.  Not a fan of flying, but it'll be worth it.

Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on November 9, 2012 at 10:56am

Just before returning from deployment mine was told that a single E-4 would no longer be able to live off base.  He was VERY upset about it until he got E-5.  I guess having them live in the barracks saves the gov't $$.

Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on November 9, 2012 at 10:54am

I only know about he food allowiance when I was speaking of the galley thing.  They don't get anything for free...if they eat in the galley, it's taken out of their check, if not, then it isn't.

Comment by Kalynn on November 8, 2012 at 1:01pm

They should all be receiving it but if they are living in the barracks it gets taken out as an allotment as well!  This is different base to base, because NAS JAX has 2 galley's available they deduct BAS from any sailors living in the barracks, however the base I'm currently living on (NAS PAX in Maryland) doesn't have a galley so our guys in the barracks are receiving their BAS.  So if your son is new to Jax this is probably why they are feeling that financial burden!  It does stink for many on aircrew, or mids shift because the eating times are not available to them, but they will learn real quick not everything is fair and they will adapt!  Once they reach E4 or add a dependent they can live on their own and receive BAS and BAH...which alot of sailors do, but they also realize additional dependents (either spouses or children) don't come cheap!

Comment by Becky on November 8, 2012 at 12:50pm

I thought they gave everyone BAS regardless. My son is Aircrew. When did they stop giving it? Im like you trying to come up with healthy options. How can they give some ranks BAS and others not?

Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on November 8, 2012 at 11:35am

Gee, I hate giving bad news, but here's the scoop on BAS.  If your sailor is Aircrew and lives in the barricks they are often working during the hours the galley is open, so they decided not to pay for it.  This means they have to figure out how to afford to eat when they can't cook in their rooms.  My son had a horrible time trying to eat healthy with such a limited space and only a mini-frige, which they share, and a microwave.  He ended up eating out until he couldn't afford that anymore.  I spent a lot of titme trying to help him think of theings to eat he could keep in his room. 

Comment by ZZsMom on November 8, 2012 at 11:19am

Thanks gabbyhat and enjoy your trip!  I don't think I am ready yet to share my sailor with a significant other so I hope she stays single for a while. I know that selfish but I just can't help it.

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