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Comment by shocklady on April 22, 2021 at 6:46pm

Hi!

I just want to make sure I am in the right place....  My son will graduate from George Washington U and be commissioned in May and then he heads to Pensacola mid June for flight school.

I would love to know as much as I can about the commissioning ceremony and also his move to Pensacola.  Is there anything I need to know as his mom?  Someone said there was a "pinning" I would do or put his boards on?  

Any help is greatly appreciated!!!  

Comment by Meredith on April 22, 2021 at 6:40pm

Love this thread! My son commissions in less than a month (ROTC) and I'm already looking forward to visiting him in San Diego!

Comment by M's mom on April 22, 2021 at 4:55pm

Glenni,

By "rotary community" I assume you mean your son hopes to be a helo pilot after commissioning?  Is he in ROTC or going to OCS?  My son went to OCS as a Naval aviator candidate, but they only did the full flight physical on him AFTER he was already at OCS. They found out he had a minor heart anomaly which is not life-threatening, but DQ'd him for aviation.  He was upset, but decided to switch designators to intelligence instead of quitting and going home.  He has been in the Navy almost nine years now, and loves intelligence.  I think his DQ was a blessing in disguise, because I think intel is a much better match for him than aviation anyway. I hope your son gets the helo spot he hopes for, but my son is proof that there are many other rewarding jobs in the Navy.  He has lived in five different places in nine years, and we have enjoyed visiting him in each, so hopefully you will "see the world" along with your son!  

Comment by Glenni on April 21, 2021 at 10:52pm

M's Mom,

I love that! "Join the Navy so your parents can see the world!"  That's great!! 

Thirty four years ago my dad took my husband, my brothers and me to Europe for almost a month. We loved visiting Italy,  but didn't have time to do much more than Rome when we were there, then we sailed from Italy to Greece. My son hopes to be part of the rotary community, so I'm hoping he will get some cool postings in the years to come! But first we're waiting to know for sure that he's going to Pensacola when he commissions!!

Comment by M's mom on April 20, 2021 at 10:21pm

Helomom,----That sounds like a wonderful tour!  You saw many of the things I would like to see in Italy, hopefully, one day.  I'm SO looking forward to travelling again when things open up and we can get back to a sense of life as we knew it!   

My son is still with Cyber Security at Ft Meade, but got a very preliminary feeler from his detailer about a position in England!   I'd love to visit the UK, particularly always wanted to see Scotland!    My husband and I absolutely loved visiting Japan when my son & wife were there.  (This was after the Carl Vinson tour.)  We would have never visited Japan on our own, so it was wonderful to have personal tour guides and drivers while there.  My son learned to drive on the LEFT side of the road in Japan, so I told him he should be skilled at that already if he goes to the UK.  The saying is: "Join the Navy and see the world!"   I say, "Join the Navy so your parents can see the world while visiting you!"

Comment by Helomom on April 20, 2021 at 7:39pm

M's mom- My husband and I were fortunate to spend some time in Italy in 2017. We flew into Venice and spent a couple of days touring the city. Then took the train to Florence to spend a few days there seeing the sights. Took the train to Rome and had a tour to Pompeii and Positano on the Amalfi coast. Toured the Colosseum and the city of Rome, spent a day on a tour of the Vatican. It was amazing. We are looking forward to returning. 

Comment by Helomom on April 18, 2021 at 2:26pm

M's mom - They were able to take the train to Rome for the day last July when they were released from in-house quarantine after their arrival. Since then when the region is in Orange, they can travel in the Campania region which includes the Amalfi coast so they get away to some great places. They have found some really neat local wineries. The Support Site is in a farming area and they are looking forward to some amazing local produce. The latest from the Italians is the rumor of moving to Yellow at the end of this month. Fingers crossed. 

Comment by M's mom on April 18, 2021 at 1:05pm

Helomom,

Sounds like your son has his hands full, but I'm sure he's doing as well as any CO could do in that situation, and I'm sure the Navy knows it.  Of course, all administrators know that when you try to make everyone happy, no one is happy, so you just have to do the best you can with balancing everyone's interests, and let the chips fall where they may.  I hope you will make it to your granddaughter's graduation next year, and things will be much better for your son!  Gosh, he and his family have probably not been able go out to see any of the sights of Italy since they've been there!

Comment by Helomom on April 18, 2021 at 12:32am

Glenni - They are hopeful that the Italians will get vaccinated soon, that would certainly help. At some point every day won’t be, I didn’t get fired by the Navy or arrested by the Italians today. Things will get better. I worry about him but he says it’s just part of the job. He has put in 24 years as of this May, 2 years left on this contract. We hope to travel to see them next year. Our granddaughter will be graduating from high school. Maybe COVID will be in our rear view mirror. When I think about all of this I think they are lucky to have an RN, BSN, Helo pilot, Inspector General, CO taking care of all of them. We will all be OK. 

Comment by Glenni on April 18, 2021 at 12:11am

Helomom,

that sounds like a bit of a nightmare! 

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