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USS Stockdale DDG 106
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Crew: 278 (24 officers)
Looking for any Moms, family members, sailors, or officers of the USS Stockdale.
Location: San Diego, CA
Members: 37
Latest Activity: May 6, 2019
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Comment by Annie on January 9, 2013 at 2:21pm
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ok, so how do I get ahold of the Ombudsman? I have so many questions and this is a great place to find out more about deployment. Thank you guys for responding.
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Comment by Colleen on January 8, 2013 at 10:03pm
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Hi Guys. This is our son's 2nd deployment on the Stockdale,but this is the first time he needed to get a passport. I think getting a hold of the Ombudsman would be a good idea. Call him and see if he can get the CO to answer about getting that birth cert. directly from the county. He also needed his SS card. We sent all that to him a while ago to his apartment and he got it and the PO sent everything back to him and he brought the stuff back when he was on leave last week. You might also want to make sure that any sensitive type things like a birth cert. & SS card get sent back to your address and not to him on the ship. Facebook may not be available when they are in certain areas because they can be tracked. Use his ship email address when trying to contact them during deployment. And there will be times when you won't hear from them for a long time if they are in a "hot" area. Send letters by regular mail. It will take a while, but they love getting letters. Hope this helps.
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I tried sending a box of baked goodies to one of my son's shipmates who wouldn't be home for Christmas. I mailed it Express Mail on 12/12. Still not there:(
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Comment by aatlmom on January 8, 2013 at 6:30pm
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Hi Annie! My son has been on the Stockdale, but this is his first deployment. So I have a lot of questions too. If it's any consolation, we have had some of my son's mail get to him and some has not. I have found not to send him anything of value unfortunately. But you had to get his certificate to him obviously. I would think that he would need his passport, but have you contacted the Ombudsman? She can answer that probably. I feel very out of the loop as far as info about the deployment. Yes, they can send out emails from the ships computer, but my son is just going to take his phone for the games, but turning off phone service while on deployment since his phone won't work while on the ship. They can also get on face book I believe during that time. But like I said, this is our first deployment, so we are learning as we go. I would love for the other moms to chime and and let us know who we can get more info as deployment goes on. Welcome Annie to the club! :)
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Thank you for that advice. I will ask him to do that. Do you know if they have to have a passport for deployment? Or will he be ok without it? I did not know that they can get or send emails, can he do that on his own phone? or does it have to be on one of the ship's computers? I am so new to this and not sure what to do or can do to get my son stuff to him.
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Annie,sometimes it has taken a long time to get mail, for some reason. Since things are done by email, is there a way for your son to get online to the county where he was born and request a copy to be emailed? If the Navy or his CO did it, maybe the county would expedite it. Just a thought.
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I have a problem with the mail on the ship. I sent my son's birthcertifate over a month ago and he said he still did not get it. and it has not come back to me, and I know I sent it to the right address because he has received mail before. Now he cannot get his passport. I am very frustrated and so is he. I am worried now when they go on deployment he will not get mail. I do not know who to contact about this? anybody have any ideas?
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Heard they were going back out again soon? any idea for how long? Is anyone going for Fleet Week?
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Welcome Back Stockdale! Can't wait to see my son!
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Comment by Lisa S. on August 4, 2012 at 3:59pm
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my son said around the 10th of aug they will be back in sd
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