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Comment by CheriH on March 18, 2016 at 9:20am

And he's off!  Got a phone call the night before to say good-bye (I was a crying mess) and a text from the airport saying he was boarding.  5 Flights and something like 36 hours of travel to get on the boat.  He's in VFA-14; the Tophatters.  I'll be holding my breath til I get that first email. 

Comment by Helomom on March 14, 2016 at 5:25pm

We just got home from our drive from the PNW to the southwest/northern Mexico and back with a side trip to Coronado to visit our son and his family. We caravaned with my sister and her husband on the trip. It was their first opportunity to visit a squadron and get an idea of what our son has been doing for the last 18 years. With the new budget his squadron will be defunded as of the 2016-17 fiscal year. They have decided to extend his command tour until the turn over of the building to another squadron and then he will be off to DC for his last two tours. It will be nice to have him here on the west coast for one more year. They have already started the process of looking for something in the DC area. As always things are subject to change but it currently looks like he will be sliding into something in policy and planning which was his main focus at the War College. We are looking forward to lots of sightseeing around our nation's Capital.

Comment by Marianne on March 14, 2016 at 4:56pm

helenp-  Same here. "Our" winging was in August so husband and #2 son wore sports jackets and khakis; daughter and I wore simple "church dresses".

That was for the ceremony & reception at the OC. In the morning when we were touring the sims, etc., everyone was in jeans or shorts!

We went out to dinner together, but the after party was only for military.

Comment by Barb on March 14, 2016 at 1:19pm

helenp, my husband, son, and son-in-law all wore suits and ties to my DS's winging in Kingsville and my daughters wore dresses and I wore a suit.  People came in varying levels of business dress.  Then everyone changed to more casual clothes for the party. Good luck and congrats!

Comment by helenp on March 14, 2016 at 12:42pm

I love reading about all of your DS/DD's accomplishments and experiences. Can someone tell me what the dress code/proper attire is for the guests at the Winging? 

Comment by jsefamily on March 13, 2016 at 8:45pm

Suzie, I understand how you feel about watching him sleep in his room.  There are days I can't believe I am such a lucky mom.  I easily feel the rush of emotions.  I miss seeing our DS regularly.  Due to one reason or another, we didn't get to see our DS for 11 months last year.  I vowed that wouldn't happen again this year.  If he's due to come home next month and another change occurs, we will go visit him.  

Reading where all of you are in the process is fun and interesting.  Our DS just started in Kingsville.  Rumor has it Meridien is 12-15 months for the beginning of advanced training to winging, and Kingsville is 15-18 months.  His squadron is the 18 month group.  So we know he will be there for a while.  He chose Kingsville, but it really is a long, long way.  The southern tip of Texas is a long trip to home in Minnesota.  He, too, has a dog so travel isn't as easy with a quick plane trip.

Barb, I'm so sorry to learn of your DS's burglary.  That stinks on so many levels.   

Keep the stories of their adventures coming!  It helps the rest of us.  I'm a complete newbie.

Comment by Barb on March 13, 2016 at 8:29pm

And I think some guys never get a call sign that really sticks, either.  Our DS told us about a couple that are pretty cute/funny, but I'm sure there are some that moms never hear about either.  ;)  Glad you had him home for a visit, Suzie.  I know what you mean...I still see that little boy.  I took a picture of our daughter on the front porch the day of her wedding and it made me cry to think of that front porch and all the milestones it has witnessed.

CheriH, it was a real bummer about his garage.  He's done a ton of home repair, owns a vintage car and took up woodworking so he had thousands of dollars of tools out there that are now gone. It makes me so mad...we think it was his neighbor and the police were not any help.  Grrr.  

The new F-18s have arrived I guess, but not directly to his squadron since most guys have to train on that platform.  He went in over the weekend to do some flying and seems really happy.  I'm so glad! 

We're hoping to go for a visit in early June...it's nice to have him to ourselves for a bit.

Good luck getting ready for the deployment, I'm sure there are tons of details.  CheriH, you'll become the expert to share the experience with us!  Have a great week everyone!

Comment by JudyM on March 11, 2016 at 7:10pm

Suzie, I know how exciting it is when your DS has his name put on a plane. Our DS had his name put on a few months ago.
I hope your DS likes his call sign. Our DS was not able to pick his either.

Comment by Chris on March 11, 2016 at 9:05am

Thank you Suzie.  IIRC VFA-37 are Charlies--my son was assigned Charlies.  Things are forever changing, of course.

helenp

It was a great day.  

Comment by helenp on March 10, 2016 at 4:24pm

Congratulations Chris. It sounds like a wonderful day! 

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