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Comment by jbird on October 2, 2011 at 10:58pm

Hi,

My son is an ET. All I know is that it's 18 months of schooling, including proto. My son won't start power school I think until like after his November break (FINALLY! I MISS HIM) so 6 months of power school and 6 months of proto. I am guessing that your friends sailors have been there longer since they are leaving for proto pretty soon. You seem personable and will meet new friends. Is your house right in Goose Creek? So if he starts power school the 13th, you won't be in sc much longer! Unless he stays for proto. I thought there was proto school down there too. We are hoping our son will get into proto in NY because it would be probably 3 hours from home. where in california are you from? North? by the way, could you possibly be in NY for prototype?

Comment by Jsparkle (MM Wife) on October 2, 2011 at 10:27pm

thanks, i do have some friends here but they are all getting ready to leave to NY for proto or are leaving for their first duty stations. yes the housing out here is horrible. but where your sons at should be alot better. what is your son in right now? my husband is in t track about to class up to power school on the 13th. oh and hes an MM.

Comment by jbird on October 2, 2011 at 6:29pm

wow Jsparkle, I'm so sorry you're unhappy where you're living. That is nooo fun. The housing is crumby? Is that different from where someone like my son would be living? I guess the dorms? Bad crime, eh? I'm from a tiny town too, I can relate to how you feel on that. I guess it's one of the negatives of being in the military. I hope when it's all said and done that the positives far outweigh this present situation. I hope you'll find a friend who you feel comfortable around and maybe you can feel safe about taking walks and spending some time away from home with that person. How does your husband feel about all this? I guess there are always Navy and military wives in far worse conditions/situations somewhere else out there so maybe that'll help keep your spirits up. Count your blessings that you DO have (health, husband, son, a home, a car, food, money) I know it's sounding silly but sometimes it's what we have to do to remind us to keep pressing on. I'ts temporary. Soon you'll be back to where you feel better about living. Hang in there, K?

Comment by Jsparkle (MM Wife) on October 2, 2011 at 5:36pm

the base housing sucks, people out here cant drive, im always sick from the weather changing everyday, and i dont feel safe leaving base cause theres all kinds of crime. i think its because im from a small cow town in cali and here is just so much different and i stay home all day because a bunch of the wives out here are fake and like to start drama all the time.

 

Comment by jbird on October 1, 2011 at 7:39pm

Jsparkle-my son is in goose creek..why do you hate it there?? I've never been there.

Comment by Jsparkle (MM Wife) on October 1, 2011 at 2:58pm

sherry- how did you like goose creek? i hate it here! i wait wait till we get to go to ur first duty station. we are putting cali as our #1 choice. right now my husband is in t track and is classing up the 13th of this month. what part is ur son currently in?

Comment by Sherry/Coreysmom/1201-5 on September 28, 2011 at 5:17pm

Hope everyone  their sailors are doing well.  I have been to Goose Creek twice to visit my son and once to bring him home for a long weekend.  He is having to study hard for the first time ever.  My daughter who lives in SD is coming to visit in a couple weeks.  I'll finally get to meet my granddaughter, Jessly, who was born on Easter this year. My son in law is deployed till Jan so Sonia & her 3 little one will be staying with us through the winter.  Much warmer here than SD ( where they have already had snow)  My sailor son will be coming for a visit for Columbus Day weekend so we will have a full house & lots of fun.

It's great to see updates since PIR.

Comment by nicksmum on September 26, 2011 at 1:09pm

Hi cali-mom, glad your son is enjoying his time in san diego, sounds like he is very busy at camp pendleton, it is a very nice base, with some awesome weather. I am excited for you that he gets to come home every weekend, i would love that as we are just 40 minutes from san diego. my son is in japan for the next 3 years and I hope he enjoys seeing the sights. well keep us up to date.

Comment by Cali-Mom (Beagles) on September 25, 2011 at 1:10pm

It does seem like ages ago since PIR. Here's my latest update since July. Son graduated A School as a Corpsman San Antonio. He had 2 weeks leave with us which was great to have him home. Then he had to report to Camp Pendleton and is working in the ER at the Naval Hospital. He is loving it. His next training will start in Oct FMTB training and that will take him through mid December. He comes home every weekend ....to do his laundry. I was surprised (I don't know why) they quickly put him to work in the ER. He done stitches, IVs, blood drawing, EKGs and a cast. He also had to the pediatric ward when we had that big blackout earlier in the month. I know I'm spoiled with him coming home every weekend starting on Friday.....and I'm almost don't want to say it knowing that some sailors are so far from home. But I am thankful about it. It seems all our sailors are doing well and that's all we could hope for. This next training worries me but I'm just living in the moment and loving it too. Next week he will turn 21. I love seeing these updates....Well another season is upon us and we should appreciate how far our sailors have come. Take care everyone.

Comment by jbird on September 24, 2011 at 12:10am

Hi!!

I guess I haven't been here in a while too, since June. I just looked back..

Congratulations to Navywifeapril on your husband's graduation. i'll bet his training must have been rigorous. I've seen only parts of what they do on the military channel, very impressive. I'm sure you're so proud. 

My sailor (son) went right from great lakes to south carolina for nuke school. Haven't seen him since may at PIR. He's supposed to be able to come home for a week or so in November, I can not wait! After that he'll still have a year of school and then he'll head out on a carrier to tend to the reactor. anyone else have a son or husband or even daughter down in sc? Sometimes it seems like bootcamp was ages ago doesn't it? But when you're going through it (as a mom or wife or grandma etc..) it seems like it'll never end. we've come so far and so have our amazing sailors. They're the best!

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