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Comment by Kaye S. on November 19, 2011 at 1:11am

kendrasue is right... Congratulations to all newly promoted!!!  This was posted by the COB at Blue Crew's Facebook page, 'USS ALABAMA (SSBN 731)(BLUE)'

I want to pass along huge Congratulations to the newly frocked Petty Officers on board USS ALABAMA:

ET3 Collier, MT2 Goforth, STS1 Grass,

ET1 Helber, ET2 Hobbs, ET2 Itwaru,

CS3 Jones, ST3 LaRance, STS3 Nordtvedt,

LS3 Pereyra, ET2 Ricketts, ET2 Rivero,

EM1 Sayers, MM3 Skoog, MM1 Smith,

MM1 Willette, MT2 Goforth,

And our latest Command Advanced Sailor MT2 McBroom.

Everyone have a great weekend and be safe.

v/r COB

ROLL TIDE ROLL

Comment by roberts_mom on November 7, 2011 at 7:38pm

It was so good to hear my son's voice.  We didn't get to talk long, they were on their way to Subway. LOL  He had duty yesterday so I haven't gotten to talk to him yet but he says that he should be coming home for Christmas and his 21st birthday.  Yeah.

 

Comment by Kaye S. on November 6, 2011 at 4:25pm

Yay!  It's wonderful when they come home... that first call is always happy (although usually tired)!  Of course, this means that MY kid will be back on boat starting tomorrow.  Hope your kids are off boat soon and maybe taking some leave for the holidays.  Hugs! k.

Comment by roberts_mom on September 28, 2011 at 2:17pm

I finally got an email.  It was so great to hear from him. I have already sent a message back to him and caught him up on all the news here.

Comment by Kaye S. on September 26, 2011 at 3:25pm

TO BLUE CREW MOMS:  Here's an update from the Blue FRG President (who also happens to be my lovely daughter-in-law!)... if you're not on her email list, drop her a note.

     Hello, ladies! Hope you had a great summer.  Now, it's time to get ready for fall and the holiday season! We'll start our monthly FRG meetings, with the first one Oct 26th, then Nov 17th, and Dec 15th. There'll be reports from the FRG & the Ombudsmen, plus we're selling calendar pages! They're $5 each.

     For anyone new, "calendar pages" are put up daily in the mess during patrols.  We sell each page to fundraise for our activities. You pick any date available and decorate it for your sailor. At the end of the day, it's your sailor's to keep. The money we raise goes to activities during underway, such as half-way night and this time a Christmas party!

     From now to the end of October, the pages are limited to one per person.  In November, they're first come, first served for a second page. Since there will be lots of interest in the holiday pages, we want to make sure everyone has a chance to get at least one date they'd like. Parents who are out-of-area can email me if they'd like to purchase a page.

    Have a fabulous beginning to fall! 

Nicole Smith

Call or Text- (360) 731-1061

bamablue.frg@gmail.com

Comment by Mymobsmom on September 18, 2011 at 3:37pm

yes, that's the correct address. :D

Comment by Bubbasmom on September 18, 2011 at 1:37pm

Thanks, Mymobsmom!  That info helps... :)  I will resend the calendar squares - it really was my fault for waiting so late that I had to use overnight anyway (should have seen the postage cost on the stuff I sent to my sailor...yikes!!..cost me more than what was in the box!!)  Was the address OK, though - PO Box 6203, Silverdale, 98315?  Thanks again!

Comment by Mymobsmom on September 18, 2011 at 12:48pm

hey guys, sorry I haven't checked in here in a bit. I'm not the ombudsman, I'm the chairperson for the family readiness group. :D Our email is alabamafrg.gold@gmail.com and don't hesitate to contact me for any questions you might have, I honestly believe there is no such thing as a silly question. While everything is quiet right now, and we don't know how long that will last, be assured our boys are still listening, and love what they hear. :D In other words, keep sending emails. 

The command websites have not been maintained or updated in years. Literally. I mean it. It's embarrassing to be honest.  Family grams do not exist at all anymore. When they did they were 174 characters family's could send to the boat, and the only thing coming off the boat were the occasional mail drops (1 or 2 a patrol). 

 

Bubbasmom, I am so sorry that happened. I must have check the mail too early in the day on the 25th. I am sincerely sorry. If you will resend it I can get it to the boat....before he gets back. promise. The ombudsman's phone numbers are listed in the contact section and I check my email religiously and will forward anything that is an ombudsman question as appropriate. 

PLEASE PLEASE Don't hesitate to contact me or the ombudsman with your question. I volunteered for this position because I like helping people, I care about our guys, and I care about the sailors families. :D hang in there. It can't stay silent forever. :D

 

Comment by Bubbasmom on September 18, 2011 at 12:23pm

Thanks, kendrasue.  I'm not to concerned about not receiving a response yet... My big question was about the family grams...  Since there was a reference to them being, a more reliable way to contact your sailor in times when emails might not be available (even though, when emails are going back and forth, family grams are certainly not as frequent).  Then Kave S on here said that family grams aren't used at all anymore.  That's where my confusion is now...

:-/   The USS Alabama Gold (and Blue) website still has a link to family grams and the message says they are currently available and that the message will change when they are not available... Is that info just not up to date (like is it years old)?  Thanks!!

Comment by Bubbasmom on September 18, 2011 at 9:41am

Thanks for the info Kave S.  I am confused about the Family Grams, though because on the FB page someone from the FRG private group mentioned (just this week) Family Grams as being the way to at least get "some communication" even if it wasn't as regular as emails...  Hmmmm...  Oh, well... I'll keep up the emails and make sure I use plain text!  Thanks, again!!

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