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Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 22, 2013 at 9:51pm

His twins A School group is alot of fun.  He was only in school for 6 months and is now on deployment.  This twin though I am feeling stressed for him. It is much longer and it seems a much harder program. I pray for him everyday that he will meet this challenge.  It does help me to have some light chatter to ease my nerves. 

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 22, 2013 at 9:32pm

My son will not let me mail him anything.  He said it is too much of a pain to go get it.  He has been in class a whole week now.  He said there is so much to absorb.  He gets the material isn't that hard for him it is just getting through the amount he needs to each day is hard,  He gets up at 5 to run and is only getting 4-5 hours of sleep.

Comment by BoyWonderMom on July 22, 2013 at 9:22pm

I never thought that stealing could happened in Nuke school, were integrity and respect is fundamental. My son is not one to be careless with his money, and he spent a good amount on comfortable running shoes. He is very careful with his stuff but he tells me everyone put their shoes at the door before putting them inside the dorm. It's very upsetting, but it is what it is, got new shoes already and won't give that person the opportunity to steal again, shoes or anything else for that matter, and I agree with William, how can anybody trust someone that its capable of stealing SHOES, with our nuclear warships! My son was angry but got over it really quick, didn't have the time to dwell on it, had a test to take, and a lots of studying to do. Thank you all for listening

Comment by MichianaMom on July 22, 2013 at 9:08pm

CO-TwinSailorsMom I am a newer newbie than you! My son got there June 29, just started class today, class 1342-M. I'm just reading everyone's posts and taking it all in. I've been lurking in the group for awhile, since beginning of DEP, learning as I go, and I've learned a lot! I've already sent him the correct bug spray (lotion actually, cuz it's better), and warned him to watch out for Charlie! Subway gift cards will be in the next letter...I've learned a lot, but figure he needs to learn about most things on his own. That said, even though I'm not very active with posts of my own, I don't think there is a better place for us newbies to get info from.

Comment by wiscmom1 on July 22, 2013 at 8:57pm

My son just arrived in Goose Creek on Sunday.....after PIR on Friday, July 19th. I would like to connect with mothers of other sailors that just arrived as they are INDUC and learning to adjust to post Boot Camp life. Let me know your info! Thanks!

Comment by Cybermom on July 22, 2013 at 8:46pm

I can't imagine stealing going on, how upsetting.  Is it possible that maybe it was just a prank to blow off steam?

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 22, 2013 at 8:11pm

I seem to be having a hard time connecting on this group. My son Just started there, He has been in GC since June 24th. This group seems bigger and ladies are on here longer as the school can be so long.  So I find it hard to get to know anyone as many are in power school or prototype.  Is there anyone else that is a newbie? I know he got there with 20 others from Great Lakes. 

Comment by William in Nashua on July 22, 2013 at 5:51pm

Anybody who is a thief that would steal a classmate's shoes lacks the integrity to operate the nuclear power plant on a Navy warship, and should never become a Navy nuke.  Since we are still talking about students in phase I of  A school there are many chances for them to be weeded out, so just let time take its course.  They will trip themselves up by cutting corners in other areas. 

Comment by britefuture on July 22, 2013 at 5:45pm

I just got the craziest/scariest news. My son is on T Track and had been enjoying his, "summer off", until last Thursday. He woke up covered with hives. He went to medical and they put him on the usual, Benadryl. It happened to be that he used a fabric sheet of his roommates the night before. Therefor, we thought, as well as a Chief at medical, that this was a simple allergy. NOPE He has been pretty miserable. The hives were not responsive to the Benadryl and continued to spread. Oddly, they went way in one area, then popped up in another. I felt so horrible and cried because I couldn't be there to take care of my son. He was taken off of watch and sent back to medical at 0500 today. After blood work, a urine sample and a loading dose of 60 mg of Prednisone, they diagnosed him with a rare skin disorder. I assume that I can't post, here, what it's called. They said that it's not life threatening or contagious. He did have a conversation with his Chief who assured him that it won't disqualify him from the Nuke program. That made me feel a little better but I'm still worried. My son is 18 and has been on antibiotics just twice. Once for bronchitis and when he had his wisdom teeth pulled last month. He NEVER gets sick. We always referred to him as, "the carrier monkey", in our family. Finally, he's feeling better.  The hives are nearly gone and he's out having dinner with his Buddies. While I'm very thankful that he's feeling better, I'm also very concerned about his future. Both with the Navy and in general. This ailment COULD last days, weeks, months or years. There's very little know about it.

He's in good spirits though. He's not worried or even thinking about leaving the Navy. He's, very much, focused on Power School's beginning. They gave him a start date of Aug 28th.

Ugh! Prayers to our Sailors. For ALL of their struggles.    

Comment by BoyWonderMom on July 22, 2013 at 5:03pm

Suebal, thanks for the tip, I will let my son know what to get to get rid of the terrible odor so he can take his shoes inside. And yes, it's true, nuke school doesn't mean instant honesty, while I do trust the select few will develop it with time.

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