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Comment by New2Navy on November 13, 2015 at 1:46pm

NancyJo, PattiP and B'sNukeMom - thank you! You have made me feel so much better. Of course, his success will be up to him but it is great to hear that your kids had a similar background to mine and they are making it in the Nuke pipeline!  Have a great day.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on November 13, 2015 at 12:05pm

Hi all - Happy RED shirt Friday!

CoTwin - hugs to you as your son starts his deployment. Fair winds & following seas sailor!

BuzzBeck - wow that's awesome what your family did! Yep, I would have been crying too <3

Michelle - well that's interesting....let's hope somehow they can get everything done in time & can still have graduation as scheduled. 

Tomorrow is college son's final cross country race of his college career.  He made it to Regionals so he's happy but it's kind of weird that this is it.  At least we still have his track season to look forward to!

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on November 13, 2015 at 11:46am

BuxxBeck, what a wonderful, heartwarming story. What your family did, and continues with the service of your sailors, is what makes our country the best place in the world to live. I hope you were able to take pictures. That's a story for your grandchildren to hear someday.

COTwin, I know your heart is aching today. Six months is a long time. Prayers that your son and his crew stay safe and that the time passes quickly.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on November 13, 2015 at 11:38am

BussBeck,,,What a fantastic experience for your family with the parade. I hope you took pictures.

Well my boy is off on his first 6 month deployment. I sure will miss him. 

Comment by DonnaEricsMom on November 13, 2015 at 11:28am

My son finally started Prototype on 11/2/15.  I know that graduation is a few months off, but I'd like to start looking for things he will need when he's finished.  I saw listed that a good small flashlight is a must have, and the gloves he'll have to buy himself so they fit properly.  Is there anything else that someone can suggest or knows that he needs for deployment?  Sorry if this has already been ask previously, I'm just not that good at guessing what he needs and he's not good at all at telling me.  Thank you.

Comment by Michelle0206 on November 13, 2015 at 9:02am

Buzzbeck, we received a call last night from our sailor saying they may not have their A-School graduation Thanksgiving week after all. Something about the MM's they were supposed to graduate with not being ready. It's still up in the air, and their officer said he would do what he could, if anything. The new date may be 12/3. We are still going down as scheduled, and if we miss that ceremony it would stink. But all the arrangements for accommodations are paid and made, time off from work, etc., so there it is. I pray things somehow work out for us all. There will be many in the same boat if nothing can be done.

New2Navy, Welcome here! Our son was not a sturdier and never reached his potential in High School or community college. The Navy has transformed him in less than 8 months to the point that I wonder what happened to our son...he is NOT the same person...well he is, just a better, stronger, more committed and determined one. The Navy does provide such a level of structure and motivation that college can never offer. One beauty thing is there are certain hours they need to log in to the academic building for study time. NO CELL PHONES are allowed, so no distractions. It's a beautiful thing! Plus they are surrounded by others who are staying physically fit, which is a great way to clear their heads, she'd stress, and get pumped with endorphins. Your son sounds a lot like ours. He should do well. Keep him grounded and realistic, be his greatest cheerleader, when things get tough, let him know you love and support him and to talk to someone. There is help and support. He sounds like he's already determined, that's half the battle. This is a wild ride, but so worth it! Blessings to you both!

Comment by Buzzbeck on November 13, 2015 at 12:15am

Michelle 0206: I am staying off base but nearby, and have no firm plans yet for Thanksgiving, may try one of the restaurants recommended by other moms.

I have a Veteran's Day story for all: We attended the nearby parade yesterday (largest west of the Mississippi, 2 hours long) and when I saw no one lined up to sing the national anthem, I convinced the announcer to let my daughter and husband sing it! So there they stood out in the cold, bundled up, singing their hearts out, tears streaming down. It all means so more much now, with our sailors in the pipeline studying so hard. They fit the definition of "the Home of the Brave".

Comment by New2Navy on November 12, 2015 at 4:35pm

Thank you for all your comments. We really believe that the Navy will be great for our son. Also, it was his idea and from the start he wanted Nuke.  It took him 3 months of back and forth with the recruiter and all the requirements and things he had to submit for clearance until he finally got the contract and I was impressed that he hung in there. It showed me that he really wanted it. It scored high on his ASVAB so I think he understands that he CAN do it. But to me it sounds hella hard!! LOL

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on November 12, 2015 at 3:48pm

Wow, CoTwin, that's ambitious! When my daughter was looking at colleges as a junior in high school, her college counselor told her to go ahead and add that dream college that some might think was unattainable. If you don't try, you don't do.  That's an attitude that we can carry through everything we do. Your son sounds like a "can-do" kind of guy.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on November 12, 2015 at 3:41pm

Yes my son said all through training that there is so much $4 invested they really do everything they can to have these sailors succeed. Mine still has not made p his mind if he will go for a reenlistment or call it quits after his 6 years and go to college. He wants a Mechanical engineering degree and to complete a nuke engineering degree also.

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