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USS Rentz (FFG 46)
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For any of the families and the sailors on this ship. Let's get to know each other.
Members: 19
Latest Activity: Dec 3, 2013
but its worth the price when the battle is won.
And remember he's thinking of you every day,
he's sad and he's lonely while so far away.
So love him and miss him and hold your head high,
Be strong and have faith, wipe that tear from your eye.
Your man's a seafarer, like that old ancient trader,
It's a high price you pay for loving a Sailor!
written by, Captain O.W. Wright
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Comment by Rhonda(EMmom) on November 27, 2010 at 10:51pm
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Looks like they are going out again on Tues, and will be gone for a couple of weeks. Colten told me he is done in the galley and back in his own division, so this time out will be alot different for him. He actually gets to do his own job. Hope the email will be up and working. Then after that it's just another few days and my son gets to come home for Christmas. We all can't wait for the holidays to come, as I'm sure that all of you can't.
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Comment by babrams7 on November 10, 2010 at 11:37am
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Hi Rhonda - Yes we are going to have Christmas while he is here. We had no idea what to get him since he's on a ship but we came up with the idea of getting both of his guitars refinished. They look great now and the guy that did the refinishing wanted to buy one of them. The guy gave us a really good deal when he found out it was for our son. He said he was happy to help anyone that was serving our country. I can't wait to see our sons face when he opens the cases.
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That's awesome, I'm very happy for you! Enjoy every minute with him! Make it a very special time and feed him really well. I know they all miss a good home cooked meal. Are you going to have Christmas too while he is home?
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What a great guy to do all of that on his own instead of waiting for guys to show up for some help.
I got some great news the other day, my sons leave was approved so he gets to come home for Thanksgiving!! I'm so excited and can't wait to see him.
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Funny story--my son has been doing galley duty and he called last night to tell me that he got up at 4:45 to go to work, breakfast has to be ready at 5:45. So he gets to the galley and no one is there yet, he starts making french toast, pancakes, eggs to order, bacon, he cut up fruit and so on. Well he had it all ready and all out on the serving line. Nobody showed up at the right time, so he called the XO to find out what was going on. He told him it was some holiday time, which my son says they never get, so everyone slept in. When the other cooks did show up they were floored that he had done all that by himself. So he made all the rest of the guys do the clean up, he went and sat down!! I guess he got rave reviews!
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Rhonda - Thanks for the welcome and the info. I sent you a friend request. I'll be stripping wallpaper for my 82 yr. old mother -in-law this weekend (she lives 2 hr. away)
so I won't have access to a computer but I'll check in on Mon. Happy weekend everyone.
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Welcome babrams--to the group. More the merrier! My started out in the Navy as a diver, then had to switch rates because of medical reasons. He loves his rate now and I think he was meant for this job. The ship is suppose to go out again for a couple of days for some more drills the first week in Nov. They aren't really scheduled to deploy for 6-8 mos. till May. I think your son will like the ship, it being a small frigate, it's easier to move up the totem pole and get to know all the guys. We live in Green Bay, Wi, far enough away that I can't visit to often, not like it was at boot camp. Good luck to your son and hope all goes well for him. If you need any questions answered that we can't say on here you can friend me and I can keep in touch with you. I get alot of info from my son!
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Hi All - My son just found out he will be reporting to the USS RENTZ tomorrow. He is very apprehensive b/c he has only been on his brother's bass boat twice. We are from KY and he loves San Diego but he wasn't suppose to report to the ship until 11/29. He was suppose to graduate on 11/15 and they have pulled him out of SAR's school to report early. He is undesignated as search and rescue. (He dor'd from SWCC and there were no rates available) He hasn't been told anything about when and where they are headed. They just gave him a tour of the ship today.
I really appreciate the comments I have read about the USS RENTZ and your sons experiences. I will pass them on to my son so he won't feel like he's in the dark. Thanks for sharing.
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They are back safe and sound. Sounds like they all had a rough time with no sleep and alot of drills. But at the same time my son said he had fun! I'm happy for my son because he gets to see things he would have never dreamed of, like dolphins, sharks, whales and F-16 flying just above his head and landing on a carrier! How many people actually get to see that? Our sailors are gonna have alot of stories to tell their children one day.
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Comment by sailormann's mom on October 1, 2010 at 1:31pm
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Thanks for the add. Hopefully we'll be able to get more people onboard. My son is a SH (ship's serviceman) and this too is his first time aboard a ship and I think he's a little apprehensive. He said they are getting under way for a couple of days mid-October and I hope he loves it like your son did. Feel free to contact me at anytime with any updates, concerns or questions. Also, I think your morale booster project is a great idea. Keep me posted and it's nice meeting a fellow USS Rentz Navy mom.
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