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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

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USS Bataan LHD-5

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Group for family members of Sailors who are on the USS Bataan (LHD-5)

Members: 144
Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2019

I decided to start this group to see who else may have a Sailor on this ship; or heading to this ship.

Granted, we may be a bit limited to what we can discuss openly online, but if nothing else, may be a good way to connect and network off-line as well.

Make sure to not disclose advance ship movements or other OPSEC issues.

My son is an FC2 on this ship.

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Comment by sportsmom on January 10, 2012 at 9:24am: JCKV

Dont think the ombudsman meant for that email to be put out to the general public at this point.

Comment by achesapeakeguy on January 9, 2012 at 4:50pm: Got it! And thanks for the alternate route suggestions. Our last visit on a previous deployment we also stayed there, and the staff was very accommodating. We found the delay getting on to the base was longer than the tunnel traffic on the way there! Ya nver know!

Comment by achesapeakeguy on January 9, 2012 at 3:59pm: There is no longer a Holiday Inn Greenbrier in Chesapeake. We found out it is now a Marriott and their rates are much higher (and service not any better!) We realize where we are planning to stay at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites-Chesapeake (those that want to check a map: it is just off of the Portsmouth Blvd. exit from I-664) entail having to go through the Downtown Tunnel, but on all of our visits there it is only bad at morning and evening rush hour. We have selected this place because it is near where my son lives in the Western Branch area of Chesapeake; once his ship arrives, we want to be close to his place and not the naval station.

Comment by chandlersmom on January 9, 2012 at 2:38pm: thanks

Comment by chandlersmom on January 9, 2012 at 2:21pm: i am going to be there within the time frame does it ever happen earlier

Comment by achesapeakeguy on January 9, 2012 at 2:11pm: Just booked our room at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Chesapeake...it's about 15 miles west of Norfolk, but convenient to where our son lives. They gave us a $54.00 rate that includes breakfast! All we had to do was request the rate for the BATAAN ARG Homecoming...757-465-2222. Can't wait to get there and see him!

Comment by Kathy Dee on January 9, 2012 at 1:33pm: Thanks - good to know I am not the only one in the dark about some of this. It is my girl's first deployment so I am kind of feeling my way through this. Have a gret day everyone and hope to meet some of you when the ship returns.

Kathy Dee

Comment by ckmom on January 9, 2012 at 1:07pm: Kathy Dee we are all in the same boat, dates can change so I'm in a time frame also.

Comment by Kathy Dee on January 9, 2012 at 1:00pm: I am so in the dark about this and just hope I booked my hotel for the right timeframe. I am on the email list for the ombudsman and hoping that when we finally hear something concrete it is in sync with the information I think I have. LOL.

Kathy Dee