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Comment by arlene40 on March 26, 2012 at 11:45pm

I posted this a little while back but my grandson reported to Norfolk in Sept. 2011 and he and his wife got there a week or so early to find a house etc. They had contacted a real estate company who would show them what was available etc. Well they got to Norfolk, started looking at houses and everyone in Norfolk was ordered to evacuate because of the Hurricane they were expecting in. So they looked that morning, went ahead and rented one of the homes, was nice and on a main street, they did not have time to check the neighborhood, but then they had to get out of town and he had over a week to check in to base so they came on back home to Georgia for the days, they returned in about a week, furniture arrived from San Diego and they seemed to be all set. But then they realized they were really not in a safe neighborhood but had signed a year lease, but Thanksgiving came and they packed their car and headed home to spend thanksgiving with us, only gone that weekend returned on Sunday to find everything they had of value gone from the house.  Someone had to have been watching them pack up the car coming home and probably went in immeditely and stole all their valuables,  They broke through a side window... houses all around but no one would admit they saw anything.  They did the police report etc and they have checked the pawn shops etc but they lost all the electronics, and lots of new furniture etc.. so you really have to be careful in finding a place to live.  They talked to the landlord and got out of the lease and they moved to an apartment at Virginia Beach where they really feel safe.. he does not have to go through any tunnels getting to work etc so it is better.   It is sad that someone would just go in and steal from a Sailor that has put his heart into protecting our country... so sad.    He is based in Norfolk, attached to the USS Bainbridge ddg-96, My grand-daughter is actually working on the Oceana Naval Air Base but she has assignments to the USS Laboom.  She was off the ship while she was on maturnity leave and after she went back to work they assigned her to the Laboom.  She was previous on the James E Williams ship.  She works on the engines.  My grandson is a Sonar Tech, both are already petty officers but she is ranked a little higher than my grandson.  She has been in a year longer than he has.. She has already experienced being deployed having to fly to meet her ship and she said she was really frightened during the trip to get to the ship but my grandson has not been deployed yet for he was in school until last Sept and the ship he is assigned to is in dry dock now being worked on etc.   All we can tell everyone just be very careful there are mean, bad people out in the world... 

Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on March 26, 2012 at 10:18pm

she's attached to the bush but is getting out in june

Comment by CLAMOM on March 26, 2012 at 10:13pm

Thanks Carol.....We are learning and yes she is staying in the barracks right now. She should be flying out to meet her ship next week.  What ship is your daughter on?

Veronica,

Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on March 26, 2012 at 8:17pm

clamom,

i'm sorry this happened to your daughter.  it is sad when this happens, especially in the military.  as the others have said it's stuff, yes, it was her stuff but at least it was minimal.

is she living in the barracks?  if so tell her to make sure she locks EVERYTHING up.  my daughter lived in the barracks for a while and she never knew when she'd get new roomies.  she woke up one morning at 3 am to a new girl.

also, a few others said, theft does occur on the ships.  when my daughter was out on deployment last year there was quite a bit of stuff stolen, high dollar stuff at that.  mostly in the men's berthing because the women seemed to be more mindful of locking their stuff up.  one guy was sleeping in his rack, had his cell phone plugged in charging and the phone under his pillow and someone actually stole the phone while he slept on it.

one had stuff stolen while he was in the shower, figured he was right there in the berthing shower so he didn't have to lock his stuff up, nope, gone.

sad part is, usually nothing is done about it.

hope she enjoys the rest of her stay in norfolk.

Carol

Comment by CLAMOM on March 26, 2012 at 7:31pm

Thanks for the info Marcy!!! @Soonergirl...that is so sad....I guess I put the Military on such a high pedestal...i guess the jokes on me:( ....I will make sure when she gets to her ship that she locks up all her stuff!!! She will be on the Abe Lincoln. She should be flying out to meet her ship next week.

Comment by soonergirl99 12/159~5/6/11~Big E on March 26, 2012 at 6:04pm

I'm sorry your daughter was "violated" by this girl.  Many years ago I had my purse stolen at work (not a fellow co-worker) and about 5 years ago my car broken into and both times I felt "violated."  My son is on the Enterprise and he said things are constantly being stolen.  He works in security so he knows all of the reports of theft.  He's had the following items stolen since the ship returned last July (the date when he was stationed on the Big E): one work boot (they left the other boot), a dress whites top (the pants were left), shower flip flops and two pairs of tennis shoes.  He said space is so tight that even when he hides things the thieves/thugs find it and steal it.  As I told my son, "you can take the thug out of the "bad area" but you can't take the "bad area" out of the thug."  I hope the thug that stole from your daughter is disciplined but unfortunately that may not prevent her from stealing again in the future.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on March 26, 2012 at 5:49pm

Good points Jess.  CLAMOM, just sent you a friend request with my son's contact info if she needs anything :)

Comment by CLAMOM on March 26, 2012 at 5:44pm

Marcy no worries darling!!! I'm just glad it wasn't her lap top!!!! Yall would be reading about me on the news!!!! Navy Mom Snapped!!!! No but real talk....as long as she was not harmed!!!!! It's all good!!!

Comment by Jess_0411 on March 26, 2012 at 5:43pm

I can tell you right now, the Navy won't dishonorably discharge a sailor over some make up, capri sun, and a necklace. There have been people on my husband's ship who have stolen i-pads/ pods, cell phones, and lap tops and they got in trouble and put on double duty or whatever, but not kicked out. Unfortunately, as my husband is very quick to point out to me, just because someone wears a uniform, that doesn't mean they are a good person. Always keep your guard up and keep anything you don't want stolen under lock and key.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on March 26, 2012 at 5:38pm

Please don't gang up on me for calling it "stuff"!  I'm just so grateful she wasn't harmed, that's my #1 concern when I hear about bad things happening.  Stuff can be replaced.  I've lost sentimental items to the bad guys, too.  I did call my son right away when I read this and he's the one who told me who she should report it to  :)  All the best........

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