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Comment by Gigi on October 4, 2023 at 12:22pm

Thank you so much Chipmunk. I guess we’re all set with his banking arrangement. He will be using the one that i am on it and not the Navy Fed. I have no idea about the ombudsman, i will tell him about giving me an access. And as of now he is not set up yet with this new ship, but he will eventually he was just invited to join this ship. Again thank you 

Comment by Chipmunk on October 4, 2023 at 10:23am

If your sailor is headed out to sea, the ombudsman should have shared a deployment pamphlet. And your sailor will likely need an active ship email to get you authorized for access to the Ombudsman FB page, if that is how they communicate. Your sailor might also be able to directly email the ombudsman with his rate / rank and department chief's name, if he doesn't have his ship email set up, with a message to the ombudsman to please accept any contact from his parents. My son was able to do that with ours while our ship was still in dock, and I am not on FB, so if I did send the ombudsman an email, she still knew she had permission to talk to me. 

Comment by Chipmunk on October 4, 2023 at 10:19am

GiGi - My apologies, I have been "Out to sea" so to speak. 

As for bank access on the ship, I think it depends. I do recall my son fussing about the extra authentication requirements that banks usually have for accessing things, because if you can't get a phone signal, you can't get an authorization code. Also, while they are NFCU, it seemed like my DIL or I were constantly having to explain, "they are out to sea, they cannot access anything."

This reply just came back from my DIL - "If the internet is good enough. You have to know your password (she may mean the access code - NFCU has several different things) and be able to log into your email for the one-time password."

As for credit card, he might ask NFCU if he can pay ahead on the card, to make sure there is money in the account to pay off any charges that come through. That is not common with most credit cards, to my knowledge. 

Comment by PacNWmom on October 2, 2023 at 4:46pm

MomofJoseph - Thanks for the head’s up! I’m very rarely on FB. This will surely make me log in.

I’m still enjoying the hugs I got from my son and his wife while I was in Goose Creek. It’s great to see them thriving and excited about the next chapter in their Navy lives.

Comment by Gigi on October 2, 2023 at 4:38pm

Thank you 4kidsforfun for the info, good to know about the Facebook messenger and snapchat. Hoping they’ll fix your son’s email before he leaves.

Chipmunk- thank you but those weren’t our options now. He flew out today to VA. His other bills were already set up autopay, only the credit card his worried about. He’d given me his online password our last option.

Anyone knows if they can access the navy fed account And other bank while on the fleet? Thank you 

Comment by MomofJoseph on October 2, 2023 at 3:22pm

PacNWmom, did you see that the pictures from graduation were posted on the NPTU Charleston FB page yesterday? I just noticed them today.

Comment by Chipmunk on October 2, 2023 at 7:39am

Gigi, Your son should get his bills set up for autopay. Also he should set up his account with you as an authorized user. Even on his NFCU credit card if he has one. It would also be wise for single sailors to have a parent set up with a POA or on their accounts so you can act on their behalf. I was on my son's bank but not his NFCU credit card but my phone was a notifier for fraud charges. Even though I was on his bank account I was not attached to his cc and the bank had to close it down. 

Also the last I knew NFCU has their own POA form that has to be filled out and approved.

4kidsforfun - make sure your son has cleared his email messages. That can bog up their incoming mail. Also they have to get all of the approvals down on the paperwork. He can check with IT - and stay on their good side. 

Comment by 4kidsforfun on October 1, 2023 at 1:57pm

Hammer - going on a sub sounds exciting! Glad you got to do that.

Gigi - my son's carrier has not actually deployed yet but they've been qualifying during several underways and have been out a couple weeks at a time so far. We've been able to get through to him via Facebook messenger or a message through snapchat - something he can access with wifi. Regular texting doesn't get to him. Their navy email is a great way as well but my son has something wrong there and so far has not gotten it straightened out. We are hoping he will before they actually head to Japan!

Comment by Gigi on October 1, 2023 at 11:15am

Happy Sunday everyone! Yepp I am still here just reading always 2-4 weeks late. Whenever i wanted to chime in topics were long gone. 
Mom of Joseph so true about our son’s room. He’s home for a 10 days vacation. Whenever we’re out of town or visiting relatives house his room/bed was always tidy. But when his home he was in his old self. Never utilized closet so luggages were just wide open. 
4kidsforfun - glad you experienced family day. Mine might not going to happen his carrier is on dry dock til maybe 2026.

he was chosen to join another carrier to experience deployment and will fully qualified everything he quals. Only 2 of them in his division.  Question moms with deployment experience: how’s the communication looks like on ship? Only thru their navy email? Is there a wifi where he can use his laptop or maybe phone or the ship’s computer just to open his bank account and pay bills during sea days? I understand that communication is limited but i’m concern more of the navy fed bank website if he can access it. Thank you all 

Comment by The Hammer on September 29, 2023 at 7:59am

4kidsforfun - I completely agree with family day! My kid is on one of the fast attack subs - USS Jimmy Carter, and the tour was fantastic! We obv did get to see many parts of the sub but I did get to look up periscope and sit in one of the navigation seats. Note of caution though… this is a pretty physical tour. To get out, I had to climb two stories straight up on a metal ladder! Great fun though… five stars!!!

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