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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 Stephanie on August 19, 2011 at 4:11pm: ssiscarrie, he has 18 months from getting to the command to choose a job because he is undesignated. The Navy does not like the term undesignated anymore due to the feeling that your son has, which is that they aren't getting any training. He will have a job, but he has to make it known which job he wants to do to his career counselor. They will help him get on the right path to getting where he wants to be and those feelings he has will go away.

Comment by siscarrie on August 19, 2011 at 3:00pm: Joro what rate is your husband? I am gonna talk to my son and tell him hes not the only one having these feeling and maybe it will help him.

Comment by siscarrie on August 19, 2011 at 2:56pm: Thank you ladies, the things is he was going sub SECF but didn't make it through, so he thinks they won't give him a chance for another rate.

Comment by Stephanie on August 19, 2011 at 1:10pm: SISCARRIE, I asked my husband what he thought (he's a YN that is currently doing recruiting, but going out to the Bataan later this year). Because your son has not chosen a job he is "undesignated" and pretty much has to do whatever job(painting and cleaning), and he most likely gets talked down to and yelled at alot. My guess is, he has only be in 6 months to a year. If he would chose a job and start doing on the job training things will get much better for him. IN SHORT: stick with it, choose a job and get paid. It would be easy for him to move from Navy to Army but he would just be going into the same situation only more likely on land.

Comment by Miranda Nicole on August 19, 2011 at 12:39pm: SisCarrie. My husband was in deck dept also. He said the same things. He didn't feel like he was doing anything useful and it wasn't what he had signed up for. But he just cross rated to OS this test cycle. I would tell your son to stick with it and try to test into a rate he wants. We bought a study guide off the Internet and I forced him to study a lot. He didn't like me for forcing him to study but he's thankful now that he passed and got a rate.

Comment by siscarrie on August 19, 2011 at 8:40am: I need some advice, my son is undesignated/ deck department. He is really discouraged right now and even thinking about changing over to army when he returns to Norfolk.He said the navy is very overmanned and he don't think he will be able to go anywhere in the navy. I don't like the idea and told him to be patient. He said he don't feel like hes doing anything but cleaning and painting, he feels thats nothing to proud of. Any help in what to tell him would be greatly appreciated. I don't want him to go to the army, it scares me to think he would be on the ground somewhere being shot at.

Comment by ckmom on August 15, 2011 at 9:26am: As a mother I'm missing my son horrible but can't immagine being gone from my husband that long. You are one special wife, and your husband is one special sailor to have you as his wife. Very understanding and caring energetic person you are. You can tell LOVE is there!!! Early return would be awesome but not getting my hopes up!

Comment by Sailor's Mom on August 14, 2011 at 8:46pm: Thanks for the info. Will ask sailor...

Comment by ckmom on August 14, 2011 at 8:11pm: Ok I'm lost, what DVDs are you talking about. I must have missed that memo.

Comment by Sailor's Mom on August 14, 2011 at 3:54pm: Hello all!

Does anyone know if the USS Bataan, caps are available to sailor's families, or are they just strictly part of their uniform? I would like to purchase one for my husband, as he always has a hat on his head.... I have seen sailors wearing them in the Bataan FB page photos... Thank- you!