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Comment by suebal MM3 USS California SSN781 on July 24, 2014 at 3:54pm

Hi angier...I've sent you a friend request so we can chat.

Thanks!

My son is one of the Nukes :)

Comment by angier on July 24, 2014 at 12:09pm

Hi Everyone!  I just joined my son left a few days ago for his first long deployment. He said I will not hear from him for 120 days is that really how long it will be? Is there no way he can contact me or I can contact him?

Comment by suebal MM3 USS California SSN781 on May 12, 2014 at 9:40am

Annemarie, I have heard, from others, that really the only email that can get through without problems is from Gmail. I've corresponded with my son several times. Yahoo and Aol have problems getting kicked back/out.

My son has neither a spouse nor a girlfriend either, but I did get an email about the half-way boxes. Sent up one for my son and 2 others for sailors that might not be getting one.

I copied this from the FRG group on Facebook (hope it helps):

Hello all,

Just a few reminders regarding halfway boxes:

1.) Halfway boxes are to be sent in the Medium Flat Rate box that is given for free at any post office. We also have boxes available at our monthly meetings. Your box must not exceed the size restrictions that have been set forth by the command. Due to space limitations on the boat, boxes that are not the correct size cannot be sent on the submarine. If you use the wrong size box, you will need to repack the contents of your sailor's halfway box into the correctly-sized box, and it will still be due no later than May 15th. There are two different versions of the Medium Flat Rate box available, and that can be confusing. We have included a photo attachment of the boxes to clear up any misunderstandings.



2.) Halfway boxes are DUE May 15th. We are having an FRG meeting on May 15 at 6pm, at the Groton Church of Christ, across from the base, and you are invited to turn in your halfway boxes at that time. If you are not able to make the meeting, you may make arrangements to give your halfway box to a member of the FRG Executive Board (Meghan Block, Meara Oppelaar, Vanessa Hawke or Jordan Schneider) or to a member of the FRG Advisory Board (Tara Huey, Shannon Abrams, or Ursula Pratt) BEFORE 5/15. Please email us at cali781frg@gmail.com or contact one of these women directly to make alternate arrangements. Again - due to the number of halfway boxes being delivered, there will be no exceptions made to the May 15 due date.

3.) Here is a very helpful document that gives other information regard...https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XWLQOy-fmoPvOiFFjyovkQZ3wCcTU6e... Please read it and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask!

4.) If you are married or have a significant other aboard the USS California, it is assumed you will be making their halfway box. If you are making additional halfway boxes for other single sailors and you have not already contacted us, please do so as soon as possible. We don't want any sailor to go without a halfway box. A BIG "Thank you!" to all those who have already notified us and volunteered to make extra boxes.

Comment by annemarie on May 11, 2014 at 8:25pm

Lori, Emails were sent to spouses or girlfriends for the Halfway boxes. If there isn't a spouse or a girlfriend then there is a group of Navy wives who assemble boxes for those guys. Mom's apparently we're not contacted except by spouses or girlfriends.

Comment by annemarie on May 11, 2014 at 6:12am

Has anyone had difficulty with emails not getting through to your sailor? My and his girlfriend's are not getting to him. We do get his though.

Comment by annemarie on May 11, 2014 at 6:11am

I don't know much but I know they must be received in Groton by the 15th of May. I will ask my son's girlfriend and post as soon as I know more details.

Comment by annemarie on May 9, 2014 at 8:22pm

Since deployment is coming soon are your Halfway boxes ready to ship?

Comment by suebal MM3 USS California SSN781 on January 21, 2014 at 4:31pm

Hi everybody! Well, looks like an underway is happening this week...I wish there were cameras up in Groton so we could watch the sub as it pulls away from the dock. Can anyone tell me if there is a Facebook page for our boat? I can't find anything. I hope this finds everyone happy and healthy!

Comment by suebal MM3 USS California SSN781 on November 29, 2013 at 8:11pm

Annemarie28, congrats to your son!!!
Can anyone tell me if there is a FB page for the California?

Comment by annemarie on November 29, 2013 at 6:02pm

Our U.S.S. California ET earned his Dolphins.  Hooyah!

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