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Comment by Gulf Coast Mom on February 14, 2009 at 1:40pm

Marybeth - no pets are allowed in the villas. Melody

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on February 13, 2009 at 2:28pm

Hi all! Talked to Spence yesterday. He called me, and I thought something was up, cuz he never calls me - I call him. Anyway, he said that they are starting LIMITED training in Ballston Spa!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He said that it is very limited, but that they are getting them going.

He also said that they are sending another class up from SC! Which I can't believe they are doing, but he said that they are moving classes up still because they have no where for them at SC. So for any moms that have sailors going to NY for prototype they will be frustrated, but know that things are SLOWLY moving.

On a good note, Spence and his roommate did find a new house, that is much better, so they are moving into it the end of the month. So I am glad for that. I am thinking of taking a trip out there this spring, and then again in the summer with my other two kids, so they can see their brother.
Trina

Comment by Pat L. in IL on February 12, 2009 at 11:31pm

Congratulations to all Power School Graduates!! Due to Ballston Spa being down, I have heard that "grad holds" are being sent to college classes.

Comment by NevadaSierra on February 12, 2009 at 11:53am

Welcome Cheryl: I just found this page a couple of months ago. Our sailor has been in six years. I totally agree with you - I wish I had found this then. Sill have some of those questions - and learning tons. This has helped more than I realized. You are so right abour families. Ours has a 14yrold step, and 13mo old girls.

Comment by carols_kitchen on February 12, 2009 at 9:25am

Edwina
We liked the villas--but they didn't have much for cooking--so we got a really cheap frying pan and got some plastic tableware for the big group of guys. Have your sailor take you to the NEX for any food stuff if you don't want to venture out to Food Lion.
Have a great trip!

Comment by carols_kitchen on February 11, 2009 at 3:10pm

Cheryl N--so glad to have you on this page, as many of continue to have questions. Best of family wishes to you.
Carol

Comment by Mark on February 10, 2009 at 11:38pm

I have to give you credit for thinking out of the box, Dianne. Your hunch is correct, no nuclear carriers have been decommissioned yet. The Enterprise is the first, and is scheduled for decommissioning just a few years from now. It is a one-of-a-kind design, with a total of eight reactors on board, as opposed to two much larger reactors on all the other carriers. I initially qualified as a nuc on the prototype for it's plants, in Idaho. I don't think the rest of the ship would be considered useful, except for classrooms. They wouldn't use the bunks in the berthing areas, I don't think, because it would be unfair to the nucs assigned to it to have to live like that while their counterparts at other sites lived off-base in apartments. You're right, the galleys could be used, but wouldn't be a big factor - they might look at the rest of the ship as a huge liability, as far as maintaining it, and the potential safety and security issues it would present. It's not a crackpot idea though - who knows? I know that the schedule for it's decommissioning and dismantling in pretty locked in. The Nimitz is the next oldest carrier, and it will be around for a long time, as it's reactors were refueled not too long ago, and the Navy needs all the carriers it has, especially with the Enterprise decommissioning coming soon. The last of the Nimitz class carriers is being completed, and the next class is still on the drawing board, with no firm schedule for construction yet, as far as I know.

Comment by LLovesmysailor on February 10, 2009 at 10:57pm

Grantsmom, I would encourage him to stay in Goose Creek. The Saratoga prototype has been a pain for decades. Chance are they will get it up and running but the question always is "for how long". So if he likes Goose Creek, try to support his choice.

Comment by Mark on February 10, 2009 at 9:25pm

Grantsmom,
The closer your son is to prototype, the less likely he is to get NY. However, if he is early in "A" school, things should be running more smoothly by the time he finishes Power School. The NY prototype sites will not be permanently shut down any time soon, and once they restart (which should be in next few months), the backlog of students there should be cleared within about four months or so.

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on February 10, 2009 at 6:19pm

Grantsmom - no one is going to NY so the chances of your son getting there is slim to none. My son was supposed to graduate prototype in 10 days - he hasn't been in school since October, and they now have no idea when he will graduate.

Last I heard SC is slow also because they can't send anyone to NY.

If any mom has heard of what is going on in NY at this point, fill me in. My son is not being told anything. He is in class 0803 and and there are two other classes that are before him. They have 0801 - 0804 sitting up in NY right now.

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