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Comment by Denise (MMNuke 1104-7) on January 13, 2011 at 12:40pm

Connie - if they don't have an ad. bulletin board, they should!!  To be young and  gonna live forever in a great ride.   My first car was a Fiero, only had 4 miles on it when I drove it off the lot.   I am sure my father cringed, although he always offered to  change my oil and service it so he could drive it ;-)  

 

I can echo the same sentiments about study habits and motivation in high school.  He is now proud of his grades and has tons more confidence in his ability and what it takes to be successful.   I can thank the Navy for that.   He has never complained by watch duty or study watch or whatever other jobs they have besides going to school.  He just says "be where I am supposed to be, when I am supposed to be, and keep a low profile".  

One weekend he was washing the Master Chief's corvette and cleaning the garage, never got details but suspect he failed to keep a low profile.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on January 13, 2011 at 12:39pm

I also asked my son if there was somewhere on base that people could post cars for sale with the same thought that maybe some who are shipping out might want to sell their cars. I also asked if maybe he says any cars on base with for sale signs in the window. He never answered me about if there was somewhere to post, but did say he never goes out to the parking lot. So, if anyone else can find out about postings, let us know.

Comment by Connie foaling-lady (Groton) on January 13, 2011 at 11:48am

RE: car situation. My son (18, in A school) called last weekend while he was standing on base next to a 31 yr old restored truck for sale; after we listened to how sweet it was, he casually said it was priced at "only" $9000. I think he wanted us to be the Voice of Reason, but actually all we had to say was, that's a big chunk out of the bonus which you are longgggg way away from receiving ... big sigh on his end. (I do understand, my 1st car at 18 was a used Camaro, made me feel like a million bucks driving that thing!)
IAnyway, my nephew just bought a beater car for $500 -- it's wheels that run, just transportation -- so I know those kind of deals are out there. I wonder if there's a bulletin board on base with ads for cars for sale from guys headed out on deployment?

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on January 13, 2011 at 11:34am

I'm bummed today -- I did something when I was trying to hook up the Wii and now I can't get anything on the TV in the family room.  I guess I'll just have to read the news on the internet instead.  Luckily my oldest son is stopping over tonight and he'll be able to fix it OR it might be time to go buy a new TV -- they just don't make them like they used to -- I think this one is only 20 something :-).

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on January 13, 2011 at 10:31am

Dor - you are so sweet.  Thank you so much for that invite.  I haven't even looked at the route yet.  I was thinking that it would probably be interstate 10 that goes more through the southern states.  I'll have to get out a map and see where it even ends up.  But if for some reason we'd go through Iowa, I'll let you know.

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on January 13, 2011 at 10:27am

My son doesn't like WOW either. It's Halo for him.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on January 13, 2011 at 10:09am

Amanda- Are you talking about that Justin kid? I think Aaron was almost jealous of him! haha. 

Comment by Pat L. in IL on January 13, 2011 at 9:05am

Michimom, Our sons could be twins separated at birth!!!!!!!!hahaha!!!!

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on January 13, 2011 at 8:52am

Most of you could be talking about my son.  Very bright (always scored very high on all those standardized tests), but did not like to do homework or study.  Squeaked through high school.  He's finishing up A school now, got Honorman in math, and his GPA is around 3.5 (never even came close to that in HS).  He said he will put in as many hours of studying as he needs, regardless of whether it's mandatory.  He made flash cards to help him memorize stuff.  (I almost fainted when he told me this.)  He's been ranked from about 4th to 7th in his class, depending what week it is.  I'm still shaking my head.  It's like two different people! 

 

For him, I think the real key has been that this is what he chose to do and is something he is interested in.  It was his decision to join the Navy, and since he's always been a science/math geek who's mechanically inclined, it looks like this is a good fit.  Plus, his routine is very disciplined.  If he were away at college, I know he would spend most of the time playing videogames, watching movies, etc.  He needs the structured environment he's getting.  Just hope it keeps up in power school and prototype.

 

I'm guessing it's a similar story for many of our nukes.

Comment by amanda on January 13, 2011 at 2:03am

For those worried about the future if they don't pass nuke school (i wasn't sure who expressed this concern), the navy will try to work with them to find something they need but the sailor is also interested. My fiance made a really great friend who was extremely smart, but a-school kicked his butt. He was bummed out but then got into the meteorology field of the navy (which he studied in college and was always predicting rain from cloud formation, etc. for fun) and now he's a million times happier and making much better grades. He also lucked out and got to be closer to his family for schooling which was great for him since he's a family guy, especially since the 6 months of pain. Moral is, if nuke isn't "the one", they'll find something else that is for sure so fear not!

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