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A group for moms, family members, spouses or significant others of Naval Flight Officers. A place to share stories, information, and to support each other.
Members: 43
Latest Activity: Dec 13, 2021
My son graduated in 2004, was winged in 2006, has been on one deployment, and was recently selected for Test Pilot School- yes they take NFO's! It's been an exciting and sometimes emotional few years.
Please tell us a little about yourself and your NFO. If you have questions about training, deployment, or anything else, please ask. There will be several members with experience to help out the newbies.
Discussion Forum
Travel on USS Theodore Roosevelt - Parent of Officer
Started by ProudStepMom. Last reply by ProudStepMom Feb 14, 2018. 4 Replies 0 Likes
My son said there was a possibility that a family member could travel on the aircraft carrier from Hawaii to California (at the end of deployment). He didn't know if this opportunity was limited to…Continue
Merry Christmas, all!
Started by PattyM Dec 25, 2010. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hope you all are having a wonderful holiday! Tracy DID get to come home for Christmas weekend :-) I LOOOOOVE having her on the West Coast for the first time in 4 years :-) Love to all....
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Comment by Rose on November 30, 2015 at 10:08am
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I am doing a happy dance to know about the sheets & towels, Marianne. Thanks for being my sleuth! Your other recommendations are very helpful as well. :-)
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Comment by Marianne on November 29, 2015 at 5:37pm
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I learn something new every day in the Navy! Was able to text DS (he's now an instructor at Top Gun). He said he did buy his own sheets ( twin XL best) and towels (cheap ones) because the Navy supplies them but they are "awful". I wish I would have known that when he was on cruise.
Anyway, those sound like a great present.
The other thing that is always welcome on cruises is lots of magazines. Not for XMas maybe, but in general. I had several friends who would save everything from National Geographic to car mags, and DS would put them in the wardroom/ready room. Again, they are heavy, so the flat rate military boxes are great.
If he doesn't have one, a Kindle is a super gift. They have limited internet access while at sea, but in port my DS would load his up with books & games.
Boxes are such a great way to let your DS know you are thinking about him that whatever you send will be appreciated.
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Marianne, I read somewhere that officers need to provide their own sheets & pillowcases. Not sure if that simply means they fork over money for the bedding or if they actually need to bring their own. If it's the latter, that could be a nice gift -- but would also need to know what size mattress. Do you know if that's something your son had to deal with when he was on the GW?
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Marianne, thx for sharing your good ideas!
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Hi, Rose.
It's always a challenge due to the space they have. One thing my DS always liked (he was on the GW in Japan for 3 years) was workout stuff, especially socks. He swore the laundry shrunk them, even though he doesn't have big feet! Athletic socks as well as good boot socks were appreciated.
One year I found one of the tiny Christmas trees at the Dollar store that fold over & fit in the military boxes (thank God for those boxes). It was pathetic ( a real Charlie Brown tree), but he put it up, they decorated it, and sent a pix in the wardroom with half the squadron gathered around. It made me laugh & cry at the same time(something we Navy moms do a lot).
A Christmas stocking loaded with candy is nice and doesn't take up a lot of space. Any "goodies" to share are welcome. Avoid chocolate if your LO is in a hot region - it will end up a mess.
I also would send small games for the wardroom. The silliest was a set of small wind-up mice - he thought I was crazy, but they had races with them and they cost about $10.
A nice leather toiletry kit is great, especially if it is filled with his favorite toiletries.
The only other thing I can think of was UnderArmour Ts, thin turtlenecks, etc. They are hard to get overseas.
Whatever you send will be appreciated. My DS would get teased about the number of boxes he got, even though filled with little things. His response - "It just shows how much my Mom loves me." Awww...
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Looking for Christmas gift suggestions, keeping in mind the limited space while living on a carrier. Any things that your LOs are glad to have?
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Thanks for all your help. Looks like Angel Cove or it's sister complex next door will be it. Now he just has to get through this blizzard and graduate! I love reading all your posts and learning what your kids are up to. What an exciting life he has ahead of him.
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Slyvas -- Angel Cove Apartment Homes (formerly Austin Woods Apartments) is located handy to base, with nice apartments & amenities. My DS lived there for the two years he was in P'cola.
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I have a LO who finished OCS Jan 2014 and is down in Pensacola going through NFO training. A lot of it depends on the "pipeline" and having enough to fill up classes. He came home for about a month in Feb. Officially he was attached to the recruiting office here in St. Louis. Unofficially he worked out and on his own started looking over material in preparation for studies. He and a couple of his fellow OCS guys sort of planned to room together. I believe they searched on the internet and found some possibilities. My LO went down early and checked in. Finalized the housing and then reported to work. Again a lot of just hanging around for him but a great way to get the lay of the land so to speak. Having said that he just completed Primary 1 (so his has been there just short of a year) and is waiting for Selection for land or water based aircraft. I am still learning a lot (in fact he prepared a Powerpoint presentation for me to help learn about all the steps he has ahead of him). Hopefully this helps.
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Welcome, Sylvas! With only 300 NFOs in the entire navy, this is a unique community. Some of use may not post as much as we read (yours truly, for example), but I've found these moms and LOs (Loved Ones ) to be a godsend.
Congratulations on OCS! My son did ROTC, so had to go to Pensacola for flight school before heading to Norfolk for NFO school. There was a lag of about 2 months, but I don't know what it is now. DS just got back from his first deployment - 3 yrs. in Japan- and is heading to Nevada as an instructor. He made it home for the the first Christmas in 3 yrs. and it has been great. I have him for another week before he heads off to the desert. I have been laughing because the last 5 years in hotter climes have spoiled him for our brutal Midwest winters!
He's on the Hawkeye and NFO training was just about 9 months. My understanding is that is pretty standard. I hope this helps.
Kris P. - Congratulations on the new grandsons! Sorry I haven't written sooner. I hope NFO Son #1 will be back in the States soon so you'll get to see all 4 grandsons more. They may be on opposite coasts, but it's better than Japan and Europe. When does #3 come back from his latest teaching overseas? I'm just thrilled to have Conor with only a 1 hr. time lag instead of 16. It certainly makes communication easier. Are you surviving our latest blast of the "polar vortex"? I'm beginning to hate that term. We had two teacher days this week, but the first day for students has been cancelled tomorrow due to the wind chill in Chicago. At least we've missed all the snow you've gotten and it's better than last year.
Good health and peace to all of you and your LOs in the New Year, everyone!
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