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Comment by Grasshopper on March 30, 2012 at 1:21pm

Sorry CLAMOM...my Son just went back to Norfolk last night from NC.  What part of NC are you in?

Comment by CLAMOM on March 30, 2012 at 1:16pm

Is there anybody in Norfolk coming to North Carolina this weekend??? My daughter needs a ride home.  We thought she would be able to rent a car on base but they said she had to be 21. I thought Military could rent at the age of 19.

Comment by Veronica (Ariel's Mom) on March 30, 2012 at 11:18am

My daughter is on the Jason Dunham. It is a destroyer named after a Marine. How fitting since her brother was a Marine. :)

Comment by Veronica (Ariel's Mom) on March 30, 2012 at 11:04am

When my son was in the Marines, he had the same thing happen to him. He had just bought an expensive new cell phone. It was locked in his lock box under his bunk, but he did not know that his was broken and that all you had to do was lift the bunk to get in his box. They caught the kid that did it and he was already in trouble for drugs etc... so he got in a lot of trouble. I hope that they do the same to this girl. My daughter has been lucky that she has had some good room mates so far. A little too messy for her, but none of them have taken what doesn't belong to them. They may just be afraid of my tiny little dynamo. LOL 

Comment by DebbieinCA on March 27, 2012 at 9:38pm

Momofbp- I'm so glad the map helps! The link I sent has phone numbers for personell support, which says they help with transportation. I'm sure they'd have bus and trolley schedules, as well as Navy shuttles and group activites with transportation. Coronado is heaven and a very elite area. It's when you get a couple miles away from the base that you get into some of the worst neighborhoods in San Diego. A little further out gets you into much safer areas. The Hotel Del Coronado is over $400 a night. The Coronado Marriott is also wonderful but still over $300 a night. Your son might be interested in walking through the Marriott to get to a small boat ramp to catch a small ferry across the bay to the convention center/Gaslamp Quarter area for only $4.25 each way. It's a great place to spend a day or evening. Gaslamp has lots of great hotels and restaurants, but you really need to stay close to the water to stay in safe areas, and you should always be careful in touristy areas (this is a big tourist area!). While you're there, you might want to go about a mile down the main thoroughfare to the little hole in the wall BBQ place from the Top Gun movie. It's across the street from Seaport Village (also a beautiful spot to spend some time!). I used to work at Seaport Village and loved their lunch food. Back to hotels, I like hotels.com for good prices and a wide variety and cost of hotels. I'll take a look at what is there for San Diego and get back to you with some suggestions. :)

Comment by CLAMOM on March 27, 2012 at 1:21pm

marine navymom....but you would think that they wouldn't tolerate such foolishness . If you get in trouble while you are in DEPS that can disqualify you, but it's okay to break the law while serving!!! I just don't understand.

Comment by CLAMOM on March 27, 2012 at 8:09am

Arlene i'm glad that your grandson and his wife are in a safe place now!!!  I do know that there are several sailors waiting to go meet the same ship. Hopefully they will be traveling together. @ Debbie thanks for the words of wisdom!!

Comment by DebbieinCA on March 27, 2012 at 1:25am

Wow, Arlene, that's a horrible story! I'm so glad your grandson and his wife are in a safe place now! My niece lives in a wonderful apartment in Virginia Beach. I went out there when I visited my son/sailor in November. It seems like a great area, and the beach is beautiful. :)

Comment by DebbieinCA on March 27, 2012 at 1:22am

CLAMOM- I'm so sorry this happened to your daughter! It makes my blood boil to think of our sweet, dedicated sailors being victimized by other sailors who do not deserve to wear the uniform!! It's a hard-learned lesson, but not that hard. It's a violation, but ike others have said, "It's stuff." Stuff can be replaced. Thank God she was not hurt or endangered. Hopefully this will be a lesson that keeps her safer in the future.

Comment by DebbieinCA on March 27, 2012 at 1:13am

Momofbp- Here is an image of a map of NAS that shows were almost everything is.  Barracks, NEX, Galley, etc are all around Gate 1 and within walking distance of each other.  Hope this helps a little bit.  If you can't read it or download it, send me a private message and I'll email it to you so you can send it to your son. :)

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