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Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on September 11, 2015 at 12:35pm

cybergrouch, my son is on a boomer and has been out 3 times now. You can send as many emails as you want. The sailors on the other hand are limited at times. He averages about 1-2 a month to me. He does get all of mine. He tells me at times they can't send email or that he is very busy. Of course the email is very brief because they really can't tell you that much.

Comment by cybergrouch on September 11, 2015 at 12:31pm

Anyone have sons on boomers? Do they send/receive emails? About how often. Mine is assigned to one but hasn't actually gone out yet so I don't know what to expect.

Comment by Mark on September 11, 2015 at 11:05am

Thanks Kevsmom, I am glad to be able to provide a soft landing for him while he adjusts to a new situation, since his success is important to me for lots of reasons.  From this Dad's perspective, having been independent since leaving for college at 18, I'd like him to be more independent than he is at 25 - but that's partly on me, I guess :)  As we all know, parenting is a long road with a lot of twists and turns, and I'm definitely glad to see where he's at - at least he has more college credits now than I do...lol.

Comment by Kevsmom93 on September 11, 2015 at 10:03am

Mark, I've been corrected here before myself. Better to be corrected than to give the wrong advice. 

Comment by Kevsmom93 on September 11, 2015 at 9:59am

Mark, congratulations to your son Zach! How exciting for him and also for you to have him home. Thank you for sharing your news with all of us Mom's and Dad's :-) It does a heart good to hear your news and know that could be our Sailors someday too. 

Comment by A navy mom on September 9, 2015 at 10:38pm

Yvette - trying to find a good group to join - very different support then in boot camp - I am not that good with technology? Did you join other forums? Did you join Facebook groups? New and trying to figure it out? Thanks.

Comment by A navy mom on September 9, 2015 at 10:28pm

Yvette- I just texted my son and asked for his nickname - I will let you know what he replays - is your son enjoying being a MT?

Comment by Mark on September 9, 2015 at 10:00pm

You're probably right William.  I just talked to my son Zach about it, and he says more submariners have not done the trainer than have.  So, there may have been a novelty in it that your son was happy to take advantage of - he sounds like the type.  If I was a Groton sailor, I think I would have tried also, though I doubt my sinuses would have tolerated it well.  My son, BTW is staying with me for his first semester as a Junior in a WSU Engineering program on the GI Bill.  It's a soft landing for his first months in a new town, and classes are going well.  Funny Kevsmom, it sometimes takes a lot to get me out from under the bridge :)
Forgive me please, if I stepped on any toes...

Comment by Oceanslayer on September 9, 2015 at 9:56pm

I believe my son has his orders for his boat because he was in the Nuke program. He had already completed MM.  He was in week 9 of Power school. He got sick and failed a test which brought his GPA to 2.45. He is not the type to go to medical. It is what is. He will now go to Sub school. He was hoping to be on a Boomer but he is on the Fast attack Albany. If he would have completed the Nuke program he would not have gone to BESS.

Comment by Kevsmom93 on September 9, 2015 at 9:16pm

Shhhh...be very, very quiet...we just had a Mark "sighting." 

Thank you for always keeping us all Shipshape and Bristol Fashion!

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