Camp Lejeune and FMTB-East Moms, Families and Friends

Marcy - Elizabeth's Pizza in Wellmington NC That is my daughters favorite pizza place ever...She said get the pineapple olive french fry pizza....

Oh THANKS! Doesn't that sound good? Now I have to start walking 10 miles a day just to get ready for that one...need those new sneakers that tone you up ;)

I know leave it up to her to know all the Good spots !!!! FOOD !!

I have to start going back to the gym.....

Marcy - My daughter who doesnt live there but visits says trust me its just beautiful there and that Marcy will enjoy herself...The beaches are great .....She said CL alone is great...She said you will really love it.

Ha ha - 'running'?! I'm a walker. I like playing along with 'Fit for Duty' on the Pentagon Channel though, got my weights & swiss ball by the TV, it's fun. NC does have great beaches, we went to the Outer Banks 2 yrs ago and to Ocracoke Island via ferry, very cool. The beaches were fine white sand covered with shells, and few people. I'll post a few photos on my page, it was gorgeous there!

ruthella - sounds like you are going to have more FUN !!! My son will be back on American soil in May or June... I'm hoping I will see him soon after.

JoAn - Again Welcome to our family..lol

Just a note: "Diane Haig" is a front for an Australian law firm soliciting business in a lot of groups today; ignore or even delete if possible.

How do you hear about these people ?? Your the best Thanks for letting us all know..

Susan - My son is with the same and will be finished with his first deployment by summer.... Uli has always been a big help for me maybe try going on the corpsman's moms and dads group too..Those ladies ( like Uli ) have been a big help to this mom.
Marsha

Susan - Your welcome....You'll love the group

Hi, saw your comments and went searching around. The Camp Lejeune site is http://www.lejeune.usmc.mil .
Look up units at http://www.marines.mil/units/Pages/category.aspx , find yours and click on it, such as http://tinyurl.com/2ndMarineDivision (I made it smaller at tinyurl.com), and find links for news, family info etc.
Read the Camp Lejeune newspaper online (has classified ads, too): http://www.camplejeuneglobe.com .
You can also receive email alerts when there's news about a topic such as a division on Google Alerts http://www.google.com/alerts (remember to put quotation marks around multiple keywords, i.e. "Second Marine Division".) There's a Google Alerts FAQ link too.
OK, that was fun, back to work! ;)

MARCY YOUR THE BEST !!!

Thanks Uli, I enjoy digging out info when i want to know something. I got a kick out of visiting CL last month and also seeing Camp Johnson, where FMTB takes place.

Good thing I'm 2500 miles away Uli, or I'd be peeking through the shrubs!

Hey marcy sound like a Road Trip !!! lol

Careful Marsha, I'm ALWAYS up for road trips! You can pick me up, I'm on your way ;)

Uli would just love it too

Absolutely!

You know we are her FAV's ..lol Along with Ruthella and Carol and Ruth okay and the many others...lol

That's so funny! I can just see you decked out in your "cami's" - golf attire and binoculars!
This time we'll come in by both land and sea (Ruthella) - they won't stand a chance!

Like I'm scared !!!!

Susan - Yes you can...

Your welcome...My son will be coming home from his first deployment and I won't be there but his older sister will which is so important for my son those two are very close... I am buying the Homecoming T Shirts !!!!

Susan - 1st deployment...Wow, I had my corpsman group to help me through...What helps are the friendships I have made on this site... You start bonding with everyone....You have a great weekend too !!!

Susan, join this group: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/mothersgettingreadydordeployment
There is a ton of information and links in the Discussion Forums there!
Download pre-deployment checklists here: http://tinyurl.com/NavyPreDeploymentChecklists
There are checklists for single sailors, couples, parents, etc. on this Navy Fleet and Family Support Center site.

Marcy is the BEST with the info...She and I are good friends and are in a few groups together ... Our corpsman mom and dads group is the best ...

We have fun, that's for sure!
Marsha, what's the deal with the homecoming t-shirts?

A friend of mine ( our sons are in afg together) sent me a link where I can buy Melissa and I my cubs homecoming T shirts.... It's for the 2/2...Interesting we can't go to the homecoming so it's nice to have that and wear the day he comes home...

My son is with the 3/6 Lima, a corpsman, who is now back on con leave at Camp Lejeune. Any other Corpsman moms with the 3/6? I would really like to meet some.

Not I, mine's there for FMTB.

thank you, I wish him well in his training, it is hard work, but our guys are tough! The marines are great guys, too.

What is "con leave"?

convalescent leave, when they are injured

I guessed that as soon as I hit enter. How is he doing?

he is recovering well, thank you. It was very hard for me, this first deployment. A non combat related injury in which he fractured two bones and an his ankle. He had surgery in Germany and got to come home for a while, so now some therapy at CLJ, The hard part for him is all his buddies are in Afghanistan, so he will have to make some new ones.
Your son is FMTB as well?

Oh my, I'll bet it was hard for you; and fractured bones, no fun for him, poor guy!
Mine is headed to a ship following FMTB.

oh, that is cool for you son to be on a ship. Mine has always been with the 3/6 so a ship is new to me. I bet that is exciting.
I'm not sure how deployments work on ships, but I bet there are the same worries and concerns. I'm glad we have other parents to help us through this.

Marcy - I am so glad he will be deployed on a ship ....Nice...nbobbiesocks - My son is with the 2/2 ....

Marcy, is he deployed now?

nbobbiesock - Marcy's son is not deployed yet he is still in training...I think Marcy said he will be deployed on a ship..Yes she did say ship... My son is finishing up with his first deployment in Afg !!! I can't wait for him to get back to CL...

Hi Marsha & thanks Betty! I just started a new discussion up top and called it "FMTB Camp Lejeune links and information" - I moved that earlier stuff into it, and added local TV stations, too. I like signing up for weather alerts wherever his is. I started that when he was in boot camp and A school in Great Lakes, and going through everything there from tornado warnings to ice storms to blizzards!

Susan, Yes my son gave me his address and I sent just a lot of goodies to him..His father has a huge family so one day he got about 34 boxes !!! He could make calls ...Get a FB most of our kids have Facebook and I think moms should too...Sometimes that is how I talk to my son is if he is on his computer and I can IM him via FB....Remember always ask questions cuz someone will have the answer...

Susan, Whats truly funny is that I say that all the time too...lol The moms on this site are the best !!!!

You should see us on our groups..lol

Jeez, thought I'd search for a Camp Lejeune group and I see all the same Corpsman Moms characters!

Thanks Uli. Dan visited his Marine cousin there last summer. Hopefully he'll be there awhile so we can visit him, it's not a bad drive from here.

Hey, Cheater, welcome to CLM!

haha, I've been called worse. :)

I'm going to Dan's graduation May7. He says the he has to pay the difference between GL to Cl and GL and home. Where do they fly into from GL? Jacksonville?