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Comment by hisgirl2010 on December 22, 2010 at 12:40pm

i am so proud of my bf i got see him stayed with him for 5 days and then i had to say goodbye yesterday that was the worst goodbye every i cant stop crying i miss him like crazy why is it sohard

Comment by Anti M on December 22, 2010 at 11:47am

LOL, I was at Great Lakes for over a year for a six month school.  He'll get to know "Navy time" quite well.

Comment by NC_Susan on December 22, 2010 at 11:44am

Thanks Anti M. I tried to tell my son these things, but he was insisting that he has a start and finish date. I guess this is part of being an adult now. He has to learn on his own, lol. Susan

Comment by Anti M on December 22, 2010 at 11:41am

Thinking ahead to next year, your sailor may be on a ship or other place where they don't have room for stuff, or any real needs.  My nephew is in transit to his first boat (subs are boats).  I gave a recurring monthly donation to the USO in his name for his gift.  Just a thought....

https://www.uso.org/donate/

 

Comment by Anti M on December 22, 2010 at 11:39am

Any orders for any school are for "seat time", not for actual time spent on base.  There are always holds and delays.  Yes, clearance can play a part in all that.  Whether or not they need their clearance will vary from school to school, so I won't comment on IT specifically.  (LOL, I don't know).  Also, there will be indoc classes, and assorted general training.  There is always more training.

Comment by NC_Susan on December 22, 2010 at 11:31am

SportsMom- My D is also IT and I told him that I had read about a week ago that the IT program was 6 months long. He argued with me and said that's not what his orders said. So...I told him to wait and see what they tell them when he gets there on 12/28. I have also heard that they can't start their classes until they have their clearance. Has your daughter heard anything about this? Tell her to hang in there. D and some more of the IT guys he knows will be there on the   28th!  Susan

Comment by Anti M on December 21, 2010 at 11:21pm

LOL, Betsy, if there had been cell phones back when I was just out of boot camp, I would have had every bell and whistle.  You should have seen my stereo once I hit Japan and was in electronics heaven.  My nephew has already upgraded his kindle to a better type and purchased Nooks for his mom and sister.  Buying electronics for most of them? HA!

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on December 21, 2010 at 7:33pm

Anti M, thanks for the information.  I can either pray that my sailor doesn't go international or his brand new Droid X will be passed down to his sister.  lol

Sharon, thanks for the idea.  I need another gift for my sailor too.  :)

Comment by Nancy on December 21, 2010 at 4:51pm

Sharon, thanks so much for the information about the NEX gift cards. I have been running out of teeny tiny gift ideas. LOL

Comment by Anti M on December 21, 2010 at 1:17pm

One thing about the sailors getting new phones, they should look at the contract very carefully and be sure to pick a provider who will suspend service for the military.  If they go to Japan, their new phones will be useless for three years. There phone service is completely different; same for any other overseas duty station.  When they deploy on a ship, they can't use their phones, and if they turn them on, sometimes even to listen to music, they can get socked with a four digit phone bill.  The international roaming charges are KILLER.

 

They are very excited to be adults with spending money, but they need to think their choices through about that paycheck just now.

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