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For family members of sailors who are on the USS GW on their way to be stationed in Japan
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Latest Activity: Jun 27, 2024
Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security)
(Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips)
The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:
• No Sailor addresses, emails, or other contact information. The exception to this rule is FPO addresses.
• Specific dates, times, and locations regarding current or future deployments and ship movements. Do not post dates more specific than by month. Do not post specific ports of call, deployment bases, or future destinations.
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Discussion Forum
Son on USS GW
Started by MzNetNet Ship 12 DIV 371. Last reply by BBS Aug 3, 2016. 41 Replies 3 Likes
Pass ports
Started by Yvonne Jesse's mom(ship2div907). Last reply by ProudNavyMomkp Oct 28, 2015. 6 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by sethsmom on November 16, 2015 at 6:06pm
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Hi all, I read all of your comments all of the time but don't comment very much. I am so very very very jealous of the contact you have with your sailors. I can't get mine to contact us more than maybe once every other month. When we were in San Diego to see him he asked for us to come to Virginia but I have been unable to make any contact with him to get any details. He sent me an email from a strange address indicating his ID card was broken so he couldn't get on the regular systems and he doesn't have a phone or a personal computer. Can any of you help me figure out when and how I make arrangements to get to see him in Virginia when the ship comes in. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I so enjoy living through your contact with your sailors to experience the place is mine has been.
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Comment by BeachBunny on November 16, 2015 at 1:22pm
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With the upcoming holiday I remeber for last years cruise that there was a cool chart on how much food it takes to feed the carrier a Thanksgiving dinner...I couldn't find. I'll still look for but I found the stats in the Captain's Corner from last November:
So how much traditional fair is required to feed a hungry crew of 5,000?
5,000 lbs of turkey
1,600 lbs of honey spiral ham
2,000 lbs of steamship round
1,500 lbs of shrimp
What will we have to complement the main courses?
1,500 lbs of potatoes
1,000 lbs of cornbread stuffing
660 lbs of cranberry sauce
Plus salads and vegetables
And of course, what would Thanksgiving be without dessert...
625 assorted pies which include: apple; cherry; pecan and sweet potato
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Good Morn Ladies....
Yup, getting closer...:0
joshmom, we're still finishing football, made the playoffs so we keep going...last weekend we were fb messenging about NFL stats...We're not hunters but some are here. This is funny, my younger sons girlfriend's Mom and Grandma, yup follow this...lol...they went hunting last weekend...I asked him what are they hunting for, sorry I don't know the seasons...he said, "Jerky!".....lol
According to the pictures and links from navy.mil. They are in the middle of the Southern Sea 2015 LANT, war games..yup, they'll be really busy for a week or more....http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=92023
Follow this feed: http://www.navy.mil/local/cvn73/
djk's Mom...here's the PACT mom group, ask the ladies there, think he still has time: http://navyformoms.com/group/pact-moms
Funny my sailor pops on every night, well according to his FB green light hours measurement but he said he hasn't been on for days. Thinking it maybe just his messenger app logging in when he checks the time on his phone....well, that's what makes since...I do have to say of the 3 deployments this one has had the least contact back home... :(
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Comment by MaggieMay on November 16, 2015 at 11:49am
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Hang in there djk's Mom! My guess is that your son is probably extremely busy. I don't know much about being undes. and what all is involved in striking a rate but could be he's spending any and all free time getting things done. Keeping fingers crossed you hear from him soon.
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Comment by djk's Mom on November 16, 2015 at 11:22am
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Still no word from my Sailor although I did see he was online about 21 hours ago.. Although not saying anything to me at all.. with my Son that is usually not a good sign. He is undes, and I understand they MUST strike a rate by their 2 year anniversary and that is on 11/25! Im a little concerned that he has not answered an email or said Hey Mom in such a long time!
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Happy Monday Ladies!
I haven't received a phone call from my sailor in quite a while but we have been emailing each other. This weekends emails were all about football & deer hunting...here in Missouri deer season is a national holiday - seriously! I mailed his last package 3 weeks ago and he hasn't gotten it yet but I didn't figure he'd get it until they hit this next port.
Oh ladies I'm getting so excited - we're getting closer!!!! I can't wait but I must admit I'm starting to get a little stressed out. I've got so much to get done in such a short amount of time. I've been so busy lately with football - making signs, decorating the town (yeah we get into football around here) but football ended this weekend so now it's time to start Christmas shopping, baking cookies, decorating the house and I have to get all that done this month because wrestling starts Dec 2nd (yep my youngen is quite the athlete) and with going to Virginia it doesn't leave me with much time to get it all done. Oh well, somehow I'll manage, always do and it will all be worth it since I get to bring my Sailor home with us! First Christmas home since he joined the Navy - spent the first one in bootcamp and last three in Japan. Finally it's my turn!
Have a wonderful day ladies!
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Heard from my sailor... Said they're busy... He heard the same rumors about the mail, said he heard they'll get them when at the next port stop...
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Got*, not hit... Not a fan of iPhones spell check.
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Lol you hit A whole sentence... Take it... I wrote mine an updated on family happenings ... Got one word email, "awesome".. I'll take it. Sure I'll get a phone call when they hit port....
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Comment by aster on November 14, 2015 at 12:24pm
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Beachbunny - thank you for the link. My son wrote a one sentence email response to me on Veteran's Day, guess he is saving all of his time for his girlfriend :)
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