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Comment by annafornavy on February 24, 2011 at 4:19pm

LauraLee - Thank you for that information on the phone calls.. It has been so hard.. I am so thankful he was home until Jan 9th. And then they deployed later that week. I was able to fill my cup up a little bit.. I kept telling him I dont know how to hug and kiss you enough to last me 6 months or more.. They are on unsteady seas over there and I dont know how to stop my heart from worry when I watch the nightly news.. Insominia has sent in many of nights, and I wonder downstairs and sit in the dark and just pray. I have not heard from my son yet, but I know as soon as he can he will get in touch with me.. I hope all of us get something soon.. A call or an email..

Comment by annafornavy on February 23, 2011 at 5:57pm

Thanks Sonia I appreciate that... : ) I will send him an international card if they have a phone on the ship they can use.. Good to hear they are ALL well... I am sure they are extremley tired and emotionally drained from the whole expereince.. God Bless them.. May 10,000 angels surround all the ships and God's hand be in front of them....

Comment by annafornavy on February 23, 2011 at 4:55pm

Hi Sonia - Did he call from his cell phone or does the ship have a phone they can call from if they have an international card do you know? I would love to hear my sons voice if only for a moment..

Comment by annafornavy on February 23, 2011 at 3:22pm

Hi LauraLee - Thank you so much... WOW it has been a heart wrenching last couple of weeks... With all that is going on in the Middle East and then hearing the news yesterday about the Pirates.. I can not rip myself away from watching the news. I have been up since 1:00 am with bouts of insomina. This is my first experience with deployments. It almost takes me back to my sons boot camp days and the anxiety I felt then.. although when they can communicate he does write me often. I come from a long line of a Military serving family.. My dad was a Marine and having his grandson where he is right now brings him to his knees with worry.. I pray daily for our Sailors and Marines out to sea.. I thank God they are all together and have each others backs...

Comment by annafornavy on February 6, 2011 at 9:54pm

Hi Sonia - Thank you for the greeting.. I live in Norhtern Indiana. My son went to Norfolk in Sept. He has just finished A-school. So he is an infant in the Navy.. He handles all the Hazardous Materials..

Comment by annafornavy on February 4, 2011 at 4:49pm

Hi all my son is on the Bulkeley too... It is so great to have found this site... : )

Comment by LuvMySailor on January 27, 2011 at 9:43am

If you are referring to the Enterprise FB, their port that they had is ok to be discussed.  The Bulkeley's future ports, as of right now they haven't had one, should not be discussed.  Once they have ported safely, it is ok to discuss past ports or ones they are in at the moment.  Until they have gotten their safely, it is a big OPSEC violation to discuss then.  Please, just use caution when posting in an open public forum like this one.

 

If you are are speaking of your son or daughter's FB page, then they shouldn't be posting upcoming ports or relaying any of that information back home until they have made it there safely.  They can and will get in trouble on the ship with the possibility of internet and email privledges taken away, so encourage them to use OPSEC, as well.

 

No one is in trouble, we just always want our loved ones to arrive safely. I'm sure we share the same desires in that.

 

Have a great day!

 

~Sunny

Comment by LuvMySailor on January 26, 2011 at 10:43pm

Hi, Mommas!  I'm Sunny, the FRG president.  Just a word of caution....please, remove the following conversations about Port locations.  They are not in port and possible locations for upcoming ports should not be posted in a public forum or anywhere through email, internet, or the phone until they have actually gotten there safely.  Please, help to keep all of our loved ones safe by remembering to use OPSEC.

 

Also, please know that our ship will stop at different spots along the way so do not follow the Enterprise websites as an indication on where the Bulkeley is stopping. 

 

Thanks so much for being supportive Moms and keeping our Sailors and loved ones safe.  If you have any questions, please contact me by email at bulkeleyfrgpresident@gmail.com or you can contact our Ombudsman, Nicki at ntriebenbach@gmail.com.

Comment by mykrazylifewithkids on November 12, 2010 at 1:02pm

I just wanted to touch on the housing coments.
The sailors have the option to get an appartment, but most single sailors live on the ships. Normally the barracks are for the single saiors that are not stationed on ships and if there is room then they can move in. Actual housing is for the families, people with kids or are married. If they choose to get a place in town they do not have to give it up when they deploy, but they gotta make sure their bills get paid. They do not loose Housing pay when they deploy if they live in town. Regardless they do have a place to live. When my husband was in at the begining of his career he had to live on the ship as a 3rd class-lol! Then we got married-lol!

Comment by mykrazylifewithkids on August 16, 2010 at 3:50pm

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