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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on July 30, 2009 at 10:07am

Hey Georganna, congratulations to your son on his decision to enlist! I'm sure his big brother will be proud of him.

Hope everyone has a fabulous day, I'm changing sheets on Nick's bed...he will be HOME tomorrow!!!

Comment by BunkerQB on July 28, 2009 at 11:03pm

FYI just for fun.
7/1/2007 Population estimate
New York, N.Y. 8,274,527
Los Angeles, Calif. 3,834,340
Chicago, Ill. 2,836,658
Houston, Tex. 2,208,180
Philadelphia, Pa. 1,449,634
Phoenix, Ariz. 1,552,259
San Antonio, Tex. 1,328,984
San Diego, Calif. 1,266,731
Dallas, Tex. 1,240,499
San Jose, Calif. 939,899
Detroit, Mich. 916,952
Indianapolis, Ind. 795,458
Jacksonville, Fla. 805,605
San Francisco, Calif. 764,976
Columbus, Ohio 747,755
Austin, Tex. 743,074
Memphis, Tenn. 674,028
Baltimore, Md. 637,455
Fort Worth, Tex 681,818
Charlotte, N.C. 671,588
El Paso, Tex. 606,913
Milwaukee, Wis. 602,191
Seattle, Wash. 594,210
Boston, Mass. 599,351
Denver, Colo. 588,349
Louisville-Jefferson County, Ky.1 557,789
Washington, DC 588,292
Nashville-Davidson, Tenn.2 590,807
Las Vegas, Nev. 558,880
Portland, Ore. 550,396
Oklahoma City, Okla. 547,274
Tucson, Ariz. 525,529
Albuquerque, N.M. 518,271
Long Beach, Calif. 466,520
Atlanta, Ga. 519,145
Fresno, Calif. 470,508
Sacramento, Calif. 460,242
New Orleans, LA -
Cleveland, Ohio 438,042
Kansas City, Mo. 450,375
Mesa, Ariz. 452,933
Virginia Beach, Va. 434,743
Omaha, Nebr. 424,482
Oakland, Calif. 401,489
Miami, Fla. 409,719
Tulsa, Okla. 384,037
Honolulu, Hawaii 375,571
Minneapolis, Minn. 377,392
Colorado Springs, Colo. 376,427
Arlington, Tex. 371,038
Raleigh, N.C. 375,806
Honolulu just a baby city, on the tip of a little volcano - probably safer than Yellow Stone or San Francisco (on top of the San Andreas Fault).

My personal list::
Worst drivers: Los Angeles, Boston, New York, San Francisco
Most polite: Salt Lake City, Denver, Portland OR, Honolulu
Most aggressive: New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco
Most aggravating: Honolulu (one way in one way out), Boston, New York, Los Angeles.

Comment by CrackerjackMom on July 27, 2009 at 3:45pm

We didn't have a car either, but it is fairly easy, it's a city but not a huge one. The have tons of public transportation all around too.
Just be careful a lot of hotels charge extra to park a car in their lot. I'm pretty sure the Hale Koa doesn't don't know about Navy Lodge, but I bet it doesn't either.

Comment by CrackerjackMom on July 27, 2009 at 12:10pm

Welcome Lily, I only stayed at the Navy Lodge in Great Lakes, but I I would think the one in Hawaii would be good.
I did walk by the Hale Koa Hotel which look beautiful and would defiantly want to stay there next time. Right on the beach and very centrally located. It is for all military branches. Here is the site to check out. http://www.halekoa.com/

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on July 26, 2009 at 3:17pm

Suspended service is better than international calling plan? I do get confused, I know one year we were in Mexico and added international calling while gone BUT we had to add it to our phone and any one that we wanted to call if I remember correctly and why oh why do I think I get a different answer for anyone that I talk to at the phone company?!!!!

Ombudsman is your connect to the ship Gloria, the ship will communicate to them and they will share that information with the families that are authorized to receive the details or communications. As stated go to your ship's website and generally the ombudsman's email is listed there BUT often they can not sign you up without authorization from the sailor.

Comment by CrackerjackMom on July 24, 2009 at 8:25pm

I had my daughters phone on military suspension through ATT, and just had it reactivated when she got back to Hawaii. Then she just used a international calling card when she got to ports, or she could call from the ship. Of course subs are a little different. I don't think they have a phone on board. I have not been through a 6 month deployment with my son's sub as yet.
I got both my Ombudsman's from my sailors. Ask yours to find out. Or sometimes if you go to your sub/ship site on the internet the information will be there. It is usually the wife of a chief on board. Both of mine have been very helpful with information. They are mostly there for emergencies, if you need to get ahold of your sailor while on deployment, or just to find out information if you need it. If you get the e-mail address just write and introduce your self.

Comment by Gloria P. on July 24, 2009 at 8:10pm

I have a question for anyone. How do we find out who our ombudsman will be for our son when he gets to Pearl. Also what does an ombudsman do for the family and sailor? Thanks for any info.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on July 24, 2009 at 5:57pm

Can anyone with sailors that are on ships or subs tell me what you do for cell phone service? We have AT+T now and I just don't know what we do when the ship deploys...add international or stop service, hearing conflicting stories and I don't want no million dollar phone bills!!!

Have a great weekend all!

Comment by CrackerjackMom on July 24, 2009 at 2:05pm

You could even try San Francisco, they were cheaper then San DIego. Not sure about LA. Also you could check into flights from Sacramento, I know a few airlines leave from there for the Islands. Hawaiian airlines is one.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on July 24, 2009 at 1:45pm

That was my thought too Pat...LA to HI might offer better prices.

Christine...................I don't even know how to plan a trip to hawaii, I don't know his ship's schedule as of yet. They just returned on Monday from a six month trip but I don't know how soon the next one will be.

Daughter suggested we go at Christmas and decorate a palm tree, had to tell her ...don't know if your brother will be in port then and she said...your point is?!

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