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Comment by Chantily6971 on June 24, 2013 at 9:37pm

Marylou, I sent you a friend request on here, but are you on facebook?  My son is separated and on ship 5 and I am sorry to tell you, but it take s a minimum of 2 to 3 weeks to come home and some people are there even longer.  I just don't understand it.  Why in the world would the Navy want to waste money paying these kids for sitting around doing nothing all day when they could be home with  their families?  Also, another piece of bad news I heard is we have to pay 700 then another 400 for all of the uniforms we are never going to use.

Comment by Chantily6971 on June 23, 2013 at 9:35pm

Susan844, are you on Facebook?  Believe it or not, and this totally shocked me, but separated people can buy an hour of facebook time a few times per week.  My son did that and sent me a message.  Yours might too.  If you are both on Facebook, that will be a way faster way to communicate.

Comment by diannep on June 23, 2013 at 9:03pm

...the extreme budget cuts in the military (Navy has really been hit hard) are affecting all of this...there is zero tolerance for most issues since they have too many SRs anyway.  It even continues in A School/C School and into the fleet.  Heartbreaking that we are the smallest Navy in the world anyway....but getting smaller by the day....

Comment by diannep on June 23, 2013 at 9:01pm

So very sad, Susan.  Sad that the RDCs talk that way when someone is being separated like that, especially someone with a medical issue. 

Comment by Susan844 (Ship 04 Div 284) on June 23, 2013 at 6:11pm

I finally just talked to my son for the first time since he left.  He said he was called out by the RTC during inspection.  They were angry with him and wanted to know about his past.  He said he didn't know what they were talking about.  They sent him to the hospital where he was told his blood sugar was slightly elevated 115 (can't be over 100) and that he was going home.  He said he felt he was punched in the stomach and had to hold back the tears, he didn't see it coming.  He went back to his division and told them he was being asmo'd and the RTC said, "Yes, we got rid of another one."  He is on Ship 4 and they worked out with the spec ops and those that need special clearance.  RTC's made it clear they were trying to clean house.  Out of 85, he said after two weeks they are already down to about 70.  Up until then he said he did his work and stayed off the radar.  I feel much better after talking to him.  I asked him to sign the waivers for us to be involved.  As I said, he believes he will be able to get the waivers to get back in even after I told him about the unlikelihood of that happening, but he still is trusting what he is being told. The Navy is losing someone who would have been an amazing sailor.

Comment by Susan844 (Ship 04 Div 284) on June 23, 2013 at 3:00pm

Thx! We will walk the fine line of helping him and honoring his wishes, all the while trying to hold the faith and keep our trust in God. Easier said than done as I sit in the car tearing up while the rest of the family is in Mass. Being a mom is a heart-wrenching job.

Comment by Susan844 (Ship 04 Div 284) on June 23, 2013 at 1:00pm

Thanks for the info.  Do you know if they can get email?

Comment by Susan844 (Ship 04 Div 284) on June 23, 2013 at 11:40am

Thank you, diannep.  I have already sent an express mail letter to him that I hope he gets on Monday asking him to sign the waivers allowing us to get his information.  Being civilians, our son is the type to think we don't know much when it comes to the Navy process and it will be an uphill battle getting him to believe that the Navy does not always honor reenlistment.  Regardless we will do our best.  In any case, we will get more information when he calls, and after that will take your advice and contact Craig.  He is a very smart kid, an Eagle scout, and a life-long believer of serving this country.  It is heart-wrenching to watch him get his dreams ripped out from underneath him, and even worse to know he doesn't realize it yet.

Comment by diannep on June 23, 2013 at 8:15am

Chantilly:  Sigh...not knowing why he is being separated must be so very hard on you.  I'm so sorry...hoping that he can call again and be ready to share with you what is going on.  Without knowing details, contacting Craig as I suggested below to Susan won't be of much help.  Hoping you have more contact with him soon....

Comment by diannep on June 23, 2013 at 8:14am

Susan, Yes, the percentage of being able to come back and re-enlist is small, but there was a mom on a recent PIR group whose SR had returned a yr later to training, so it DOES happen.  With the Navy so overmanned now, they don't have to honor waivers to allow them to re-enlist.  Since it sounds like his high blood sugar could be temporary due to steroid treatment, I hope that he examines all possibilities while there at bootcamp before accepting discharge/future re-enlistment.  I know you said he is very trusting and will do as told, but this is a time that he may need to examine all possibilities.  Did you talk to his dr to find out how long the elevated blood sugar should last?  Please ask him to sign a waiver up there to allow you to speak to the "powers that be" up there if need be.  If he doesn't give you permission, they can give you no info.  This might be a time, since he is very trusting, that you need to be involved too.  So when he calls again (or write him), ask that he sign for permission for you to be involved in the process if need be.  I would also contact "Craig from Aurora CO" under the MEMBERS tab above.  He is a tremendous resource when SRs/sailors are being separated.  Tell him that diannep sent you over to him.

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