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Comment by Kalynn on March 8, 2011 at 1:35pm

livlaughluv - yes our cottages/cabins are amazing!  There are 16 Heritage Cottages on base they are 875 sq. ft. individual private units in the woods along the golf course across the street from the hospital, they are 2-bedroom cottages (2 handicap accessible). All units sleep 6 with 1 queen bed, 2 twin beds and 1 queen sleeper sofa. Fully equipped with complete kitchen (dishes, silverware, cookware...cause you know your honeys gonna want a nice home cooked meal!), washer/dryer, linens, screened patio, 2 TVs, DVD/VCR. Daily housekeeping service provided.  It costs $69 a night and worth EVERY penny!

Comment by Kalynn on March 8, 2011 at 1:27pm

OSWife3- A bunch of my friends and I rotate hosting family game night at our houses on base.  We usually meet around 5:30 have dinner (sometimes pot luck) then we play a game (dominoes, spades, phase 10, things, taboo, monopoly, life).  You are more than welcome to come join us!  Our next one is this Friday, message me if your interested and I'll give you the details.

Comment by OSWife3 on March 8, 2011 at 1:21pm

My husnabd and I are new to NAS JAX and I was wondering if there are any get togethers for wives, or activities to do so we can get to know some people that are stationed here?

Comment by ILivLaughLuvU on March 8, 2011 at 1:18pm

Thanks Kalynn, yeah I dont see as to why Id have anything on my record. There's cottages? I havnt heard of them before...

Comment by Kalynn on March 8, 2011 at 1:09pm

I know for sure Air Squadrons do because my husband is a P3 squadron, and I know afew friends in the p3 community and they have ombudsman.  I would assume as long as someone is willing to do the job, there will be one.  I know they have training that they have to go through because Fleet and Family Services is always trying to recruit more Ombudsman volunteers.

Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on March 8, 2011 at 1:01pm

I'll be in JAX in June for a short time.  I'm SO looking forward to seeing my son....he bought a pick up, so he finally has his own wheels.  He's very jazzed about that. 

 

Do I understand correctly that Aircrew Squadrons have Ombudman's like ships?  That would be great!

Comment by Kalynn on March 8, 2011 at 12:05pm

WOW!  That's a crazy experience!  Well hopefully there is nothing on your record for when I call you in a pass...and make sure you don't get in trouble this time cause it would be on my husbands record! lol 

 

I would try to make friends with your bf's command ombudsman (a designated volunteer spouse of the command).  On my husbands last deployment, the ombudsman would give me information before my husband even knew!  It was great to be on top of things!!!  Call Fleet and Family Service Center 904-542-2766  and request contact information for her.  Also if there were to be an emergency and you needed to get in touch with your bf, the ombudsman is the quickest way to get it done!  Once you call and introduce yourself to the Ombudsman, she may ask for your contact info and they typically have a e-mail list they can add you to and they send out weekly updates on different stuff that going on! 

 

Also I would recommend making your reservations at the Cottages soon if you want a nice place to stay with your man when he gets back!  They cost the same as the lodge but MUCH MORE comfortable.  I called them last week though and their earliest opening is April 24th and May is not far behind there!!! =)  Reservations - 904-542-3138

Comment by ILivLaughLuvU on March 8, 2011 at 11:35am

Aweh so I guess im counting down till May and you don't want May to come! But yes, the things we do! Im just scared that Im gonna drive down to Florida and he wouldnt have come back yet =/ I only get one phone call mid through his time away.. So I just have to pray that the day he gives me when he calls is the day they get back and that they dont get delayed!!

 

About the driving, I hope Im allowed to because my guy got his base driving privilages revoked last time I was there! Got slapped with 7 points. Which tallied from driving his friends car who had expired tags (we had no idea!) then he got an attitude with them because they were going to make me walk back to the NavyLodge while he had to drive the car to the target outside the base down the road! They eventually got someone to bring me to the lodge but he still had to run back from Target, I dont remember the time but it was dark and cold! and I was so scared! so many cop cars at once, it was a little overboard hahaha!  What sucked was having to walk to the target everytime we wanted to go somewhere! haha.

Comment by Kalynn on March 8, 2011 at 8:24am

Ok, I kinda have an idea of who your talking about.  I only know of 2 commands that are deployed right now and they're coming back around the sametime....unfortunately the time my husband leaves! =( But yes, I live in Base housing so they give us a special password and we can call in guest passes that don't require a sponsor.  Your lucky though, cause when I was in your shoes no one did that for me so yeah he had to walk to the gate from the barracks to come drive my car on base, and then I had to pray the entire time I was onbase driving without him that I wouldn't get caught!!!  lol  Ah the things we do for our LOVES!

Comment by ILivLaughLuvU on March 8, 2011 at 3:31am

No I dont have access, unfortunately. I thought as a civilian I need to have a sponsor with me on base at all times? idk. I've only been to the Jacksonville base once so thats all new to me. But that would be so awesome if you could do that! It would be greatly appreciated!! My boyfriend should be coming back in May, and Im secretly counting down the days already! I'm not sure if I'm allowed to air that his unit is gone so I'd like to respectfully not answer that question for now. I hope you understand, its just for his and his units safety! =)

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