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Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on March 19, 2011 at 12:05am

did your son get to come home before going?  Does he have any idea how long the hold is?  Is he in great lakes?

Comment by FirstSailor on March 19, 2011 at 12:02am

Cathy, he is going to tortuga next Friday, but it id on hold now.

Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on March 18, 2011 at 11:38pm

himmiemom - well i'm glad they are on hold then!

missyu2 - my son is Josh.  At the time he couldn't remember the name of the base.  he was in between classes when he called and he said he'd call later.  He mentioned he would be on a LHD carrier.  One of the moms on the damage control site told me that her daughter is on the USS Essex which is an LHC carrier which is in Sasebo...so I am thinking that is where he is going.  When is your son going?

Comment by FirstSailor on March 18, 2011 at 11:30pm

Cathy, which japan base is your son going? My son is from div 66, his name is owen. He is going to sasebo, what is his name?

Comment by himmiemom on March 18, 2011 at 10:19pm

cathyo......I just read a article on those sailors waiting for deployment to Japan are on hold till further notice due to the radiation.  He may be staying at whatever base he is right now holding till Japan is safe to go to.

Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on March 18, 2011 at 6:41pm

just heard from my son. He got his orders today....Japan.  Choking back my tears, I asked him how he felt about it.  He said at first he was a little disappointed as he hoped for SanDiego.  But he said he heard great things about Japan so he was excited and thought it would be an awesome experience.  He asked me if I was OK.  And I choked again fighting tears telling him I too thought it would be an amazing experience for him.  It's so far  :-(

His A school is done mid april.  His orders are for mid may.  But he says he could be on hold for months before he actually goes.  His dad, brother, grandfather are all excited for him.  I guess it's my heart that hasn't quite caught up to the feeling of excitement....but it will.

Comment by Ellen S. on March 16, 2011 at 2:49pm

Himmiemom- Pcola is really a safe place.  There is crime of course but I wouldn't compare it to other bases around the country. Of course we are talking about your son (and my daughter).  Here is where the trust gets a bit difficult.

Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on March 16, 2011 at 11:38am

hi himmiemom - how frightening!

 

my son is in GL A school and when he reached phase 2, he was allowed to wear his civilian clothes.

Comment by himmiemom on March 15, 2011 at 8:48pm

Just found out that my son will reach Phase 2 either this weekend or next weekend.  I am having mixed emotions about this.  He is in Pensacola and it makes me nervous that something will happen to him.  He has to have a liberty buddy and has to be back on base at night.  When he first arrived there was someone killed right outside of the base.  Do they wear civilian clothes or their uniform when they are in Phase 2?

Comment by NF Mom on March 15, 2011 at 11:07am

MissYu2,  my husband researched deductions during boot camp and found conflicting information about the historical amount.  It appeared to vary month to month.  But the information agreed as to the reason for the deductions.  Each Seaman Recruit was issued script which could be used like cash at the exchange at Boot Camp and the value of this script was part of the deduction.  Each Seamen Recruit was also expected to buy from the  Navy Exchange using both payroll deductions ( and some of the script)  additional clothing  items.  Script could also used to buy toiletries, pictures and the like. As my husband put it there was mandatory clothing the Navy paid for and additional optional-mandatory clothing the Seaman Recruit had to have but the Navy would not pay for.  The expensive work-out clothes designed by an Admiral was one such optional-mandatory clothing purchase.

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