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Comment by tylers-wife-4-life on September 16, 2013 at 4:59pm

Nope I get the emails that they are sent but no response yet. Its lonely without my husband but trying to stay busy with the kids. Hope everyone is doing well tyler did tell me emails wouldn't be sent out for a while before he left. I don't know any specified dates but will let you ladies know when I hear from him

Comment by NavyMomLG on September 16, 2013 at 3:14pm

Hi Ladies!  I'm starting to feel a little lonely and thought I would check in to see how everyone else is doing.  I haven't received any indication that my weekly emails have been received so I'm curious if anyone else has heard anything. It's homecoming week at the high school this week so lots of activities for my girls. We even tie dyed shirts Saturday night.  Haven't done that for about 30 years! We are enjoying a mild but dry fall in the upper midwest, I hope it holds out for awhile.

Comment by deewonder on August 28, 2013 at 9:57pm

Thanks for all your responses.  I am glad I was able to connect to this group. It is unnerving not knowing what to expect and this has help to alleviate my own personal anxiety.

I will definitely post the group if I hear from my son. I have been getting the emails have been altered so will continue to send them.

Thanks again!

Comment by tylers-wife-4-life on August 28, 2013 at 2:47pm

I've only recieved one from my husband but he too said i may not receive anymore for awhile but he can still receive.

Comment by NavyMomLG on August 28, 2013 at 2:41pm

I haven't heard from my son at all, but since it's his first time out I don't really expect to.  I did get a reply that my email had been altered, so at least I know it made it to the right location, but I didn't get that with the last one I sent, so it must only happen when they actually receive it.  I hope that if any of you do receive emails you post give us an update so that we know they are all ok :)

Comment by karinabeana611 on August 27, 2013 at 5:20pm

It depends on how busy he is with quals if he's working toward his dolphins. But I heard pretty frequently. (every other day or every few days) Sometimes it would be about a week. There was also a period of time (over a month) with nothing because they were "running silent". During that period they can still receive some, but my boyfriend didn't get some of the emails I sent until they were back in full communication. :) It's hard to get used to the wait for communication, and also the lag time involved, but what I did to make it so I wouldn't miss emails is put a filter on my email (I have gmail) so that all his emails would go to my phone as a text (I don't have a smartphone.) I couldn't read more than a few words of it on my phone but at least I knew that I should go check my email. :) :) Good luck with everything! My sailor is on the gold crew and I just went through that a few months ago... It's not easy! :)

Comment by deewonder on August 27, 2013 at 5:01pm

How often does the crew get to email home while out on deployment?  I got one email after a few days out but silence since.  Is that normal? Does anyone know if they still get the emails we send, even if they can't email back?  This is the first time out for our son.

Comment by NavyMomLG on August 26, 2013 at 10:15pm

Oops, I wasn't quite right.  You only use the first 6 letters of the last name (my son's last name happens to be six letters so I didn't know that).  I copied this from the Sub Moms page:

For example, if John W. Jingleheimer is serving on the USS LOLLIPOP, Gold crew, you’d address his email like this:

To: jinglejw@lollipop-gold.navy.mil

Subject: MM2 John Jingleheimer 

Comment by NavyMomLG on August 26, 2013 at 10:11pm

Stephanie - I have the email for the sub if your son is on the Blue crew:

last name, first and middle initial@alaska-blue.navy.mil (smithja@alaska-blue.navy.mil).

At least that is what I was given, hope it's right!

Comment by tylers-wife-4-life on August 17, 2013 at 10:13pm

With her daddy being deployed at the moment she has started to not listen and throws a major tantrum when she dosent get her way so I have been trying to get her paperwork done so she can start school but until her chair comes in I have been trying to keep her busy. Yes somedays she is a handful alone and she dosent let me make time for her baby brother doing it alone takes a toll on me but I always find time to do the things that need done. I lterally have to put her in a stroller to get her to the car bc she can't walk ppl look at me like I'm an complete idiot bc they don't think I taught her to walk but she has spin a bifida and I'd give a million bucks to see her walk and not have to wear diapers but I wouldn't change her for the world. I have never said any of this before bc I always felt ppl wouldn't care but here I know you all go thru the deployment and some have kids and know what its like. I'd like to thank you all foe being here when others jyst need to let it out so they can keep going.

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