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Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on March 30, 2010 at 7:47pm
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RHonda - That's wonderful. You should be proud. I'm sure he is very pleased himself that he did so well. Where is his ATT training?
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Comment by Rhonda(EMmom) on March 30, 2010 at 5:30pm
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Just wanted to say how proud I am of my son, he graduated BECC in the top 5% of his class. Now he awaits his ATT training. Lets hope he will stay in the top for that one, I heard that was hard. Good luck, son!
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My daughter just came home last night from Sasebo. Katie will be with us for her 20th birthday and for Christmas. She returns to the USS Essex on the morning of the 26th! Havey a wonderful day. Enjoy reading everyone's news.
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Keri - where is he stationed out of and what ship? Katie just mailed USPS Priority Mail to us from Japan on 10/22 and we rec'd it today. It usually only takes us about a week to get it to her from the states to her port in Sasebo, a bit longer when she is out to sea.
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jamie.rose - as a DC, Katie just went to A school and then was sent to Japan for 3 years. While at A school, since she was on an 'Engeineering' ship, she wasn't allowed to receive 'goodie' boxes. I could only send her enough candy, etc. to basically consume 'on the spot'. So I would send her a zip loc bag of about 6 of one one her favorite candies - chocolate mint doves or the nesltes. Otherwise it was some of her civilian clothes or some other items she wanted. They couldn't have food in their rooms and limited # of pics out on their desk, etc. So, when Valentine's Day came I put in a little gift bag marked 'for Katie only' and the rest was full of wrapped chocolates for whoever came down for mail call. (I guess you could do that for Halloween too..or anytime.) The sailors loved it! Most of the time I just wrote letters. She did have a cell phone and her laptop early on after coming home for Christmas break.
Not sure where they go for 'C' school, etc.
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jamie rose, what kind of advice are you looing for? What rate is your boyfriend? My daughter Katie is DC - Damage Control.
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Katie is a DC on the Essex and there are only a handful of women in this rate on the ship. Hopefully your daughter will work things out with the other girls and she can settle in to "her space". It's sad that she is being treated that way since every one has such limited space. There's a mom on the GW that has a DC - she's an engineering rate as well. Maybe she has some advice.
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Dawna, My daughter Katie is in a similar situation as yours. She will be Japan for 3 years as well. I write her e-mails, sent her letters, send packages when she asks for stuff from home. She was keeping the cookies in the 'shop' since there wasn't room in her rack, but someone didn't like the shop being used for storing stuff like that. Now that they are in barge barracks for 2 months, she said I may have to wait - I told her she could just share it all upon arrival! ;) I have rec'd only 3 phone calls since June and she is not on skype . (My computer doesn't have a camera or a microphone anyway - I guess I need to update.)
The days Katie was home between A school and leaving for Sasebo were spent however she wanted. Movies, hanging out, going thru stuff. I made sure to take pics in all of her uniforms. Since she left in April, we hadn't seen her in her dress whites. I made sure to get a pass at the airport so that I could stay with her until her flight left--that certainly wasn't easy.
Love her, listen to her and save all the e-mails. Sometimes when there is a lull, you may like to ready them again. I still write her letters on occasion. Katie likes to receive mail.
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My daughter Katie is a DC on the USS Essex out of Sasebo. She left the end of April and will be there for 3 years. Katie doesn't plan on being home again until Summer of 2010!
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Katie called tonight to tell me that she will be stationed on the USS Essex out of Sasebo, Japan. She is excited...Japan was #3 on her 'dream list' after San Diego (#1) and Pearl Harbor! Not sure when she will be leaving yet. Katie is in Mod 6 of her DC training at A school.
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