Navyhubby FF- Yep!! My son got to GulfPort Aug 31 and didn't start training till Late October. They fill each training group in Alpha order based in the arrival date with those coming from the Fleet getting first priority then other branches, and finally the new Sailors. Sadly he still left GL the day after PIR! No extra days for us.
Is she at Gulfport? You can go down to visit her there. Fly into New Orleans (Southwest is the cheapest) and drive the 2 hours over. It is beautiful there!
Hold there may be a bit different but I don't think so. SoCal is beautiful and Southwest is the best deal to fly out there too. If you do go don't forget to check out other airports. If you are renting a car it may be worth the savings to look into flying into San Diego, Burbank, Ontario or Orange County. They are all easier to get in and out of than LAX. Congratulations and welcome to the Bees!!
I haven't been on here for awhile. I've missed being here. I am about to fly to Gulfport to visit my son. I will be there the week of Sept 20-27/ Is anyone from the area and if you are do you know of anything going on that would be interesting to go to? We go somewhere different every visit. This visit and my one at Thanksgiving are my last two times to see him before he leaves for his third deployment. This one will be the roughest yet for him I think because his first baby is being born First week of December and then not long after he deploys. My heart is breaking for them but we knew this would be the military life. I'm going to keep up the support now and during and continuing to keep his family strong. We've made it this far together as a family support so I'm sure we will get him and his wife through this one. Glad to see alot of activity on here. I'm having to get back in here because it just makes a huge difference to be near moms who understand all our concerns. Love all.
Had a wedding yesterday with my Marine getting married and my Seabee "attending" via facetime. Thank heavens for technology and time differences! He even had a spot in the groomsmen line between his other two brothers (fire-medic and soldier)!
I am upset I feel my daughter health is being played with by the Navy and they just don't care. She is sick and yesterday she had a spinal tap by an Airforce doctor. She was told to go home and lay flat in bed for 3 days. Yet this isn't good enough, the Navy has made her come into work today, they are putting her life at danger. I had a spinal tap, and that is the same orders that my doctor said to do, reason being the pressure that builds in your head can explode and you could have a stroke, be mentally chancellage the rest of your life, being in a coma or worst yet death. I can't sit by a watch my daughter suffer. She has asked repeatly to be seen by a neurologist and finally when they allow her, the orders that was given can't be follow. I need help, they are playing with my daughter life, I need to know where I can turn to get some answers. My daughter has served her country and will continue to serve her country with pride but at the moment she isn't well Please help my daughter and myself by helping me find out why the Navy is treating her like she doesn't matter.
Mama Bear- I'm sorry your daughter is ill and that the orders given by her Dr are not being followed. Sadly we no longer have a say in their lives and care. She needs to call the Dr who did the Tap and have him call her command. She should also have gone to sick call and shared this info. Often with the Military in general the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. I'm sure there are other pages where you might get a better answer than here though.
I would suggest that he go on line and look at the Navy Life newsletter. It is sent out weekly and has lots of things to do. navylifesw.com/sandiego. My bee got married in January but still keeps track of things going on through this newletter. He is involved in the softball and football leagues. Be careful buying a car. My bee discovered that they like to take advantage of the military. Hope things continue to get better for him.
Meganbbygurl- The Navy will not pay to move you to any TAD stations. They will only pay for you to move to his permanent duty station. That said- You can always go out there and rent a place short term until he gets his orders.
Have him double check with his command or with housing but when we were in the Navy they would not move me to his TAD schools. We were stationed in San Diego but he had to go to Advanced Firefighting School for 3 months in San Francisco (Treasure Island) and we lived out of the Navy Lodge up there for that time. It was great and hard all at the same time. 1 car and a 4 month old cooking on a hot plate for 3 months living out of the stuff we had packed in our suitcases and car. I wish now I had been more adventurous and seen more of the area but with a baby I was still figuring out how to manage her and I and having Hubby home from his first Deployment. The Navy Lodge in GL is great but you can check into staying there and putting your other stuff in storage or leaving it with friends/family. We just left our stuff in our Apartment and paid for both for the time we were gone, it was easier.
Some of it depends on where he went regarding restrictions, such as pork products, etc. cookies are always good, packaged snacks that he likes, I usually put in at least one silly thing just for fun, books or magazines, cards if he likes to play. The USPS priority mail flats rate boxes work great cause you can pack them with stuff and it is a flat shipping rate. There is a $2 discount on the large one for a military address. I try to avoid anything breakable. The military mail system can do interesting things to boxes, especially depending where it is going!
Thanks for the suggestions. He is at the big naval base in the Persian Gulf. He loves to play poker so cards is a great idea. Maybe a Yatzee game and poker chips. Cookies for sure!
I see it has been a long time since this group had been active. I have a cb son in rtc now....heading to CA in April. I would love to connect with others with more experience for guidance.
Welcome to San Diego! There are many great neighborhoods in the area (Clairemont, Pacific Beach, La Mesa, Serra Mesa, Tierrasanta ) and some are military housing. The neighborhood near the base (32nd street) is not the greatest, but Serra Mesa, Pacific Beach, Mira Mesa and Point Loma are better. Clairemont is a family friendly area, but I'm not sure if there is a designated military housing area there. I googled military housing in San Diego and came up with these three:
Meganbbygurl, I was lucky enough to get to vacation in San Diego for 16 years curtsey of the US Navy!! You'll LOVE it there!! We lived in the North end of Spring Valley, Clairemont Mesa and finally bought a house in Santee. If you need/want Navy housing call and get on the list NOW! We never got offered a spot in the 6 years we rented. Santee is Very family friendly. It is about 20-45 minutes to base depending on which base he is on. I'd be happy to tell you anything you want to know! I loved it there and miss it a ton! Santee is also 20 minutes to the beach, mountains and Mexico.
My boyfriend is in A school and he just got his orders to work in a clinic as a hospital corpsman in Port Hueneme. Is anyone else's son, husband, boyfriend stationed there? I'd like to know more about the base and all it has to offer? Thank you <3
I am very upset. When my son enlisted his recruiter told him and myself that he would get a sign on bonus payable 1/2 after A school and the other half broken up in payments over a year. Now we just found out that this is not the case and he is not getting a sign on bonus. It really gives recruiters a bad reputation when they mislead young individuals.
Buffie67... I'm sooo sorry to hear this happen to yet another... My daughter was told a similar version, and it suddenly changed when she signed the contract at MEPS. Was told the policy had changed and they "just" heard about it...arrrgh. The recruiter wasn't in So. Cal. by chance, was he?
It does give recruiters a very bad reputation. I have, however, heard stories about some really great recruiters...we were just not fortunate enough to find one of them in our area at the time.
Inw0nderland... My daughter has been stationed at Port Hueneme for the past few years (we live in the area) and a co-worker of mine is an E7 (Navy Reserves) there. It's a good base, lots to do on and off base.
I just noticed that your message was posted a month ago... Is your guy there already? If so, how is he liking it so far?
There is a SeaBee Facebook page for Navy Moms you can join. I don't know if there is one for the wives that is separate. You just have to be aware that your info can be seen. Here you are NavyWife95, on FB your real name is visible so make sure you practice OPSEC and PERSEC in your posts.
@sherrys No he isn't there yet. He is still in A school. He graduates May 11. But after he graduates A school he is doing FMTB training which is like 2 mos long in San Diego. And then he will be in Port Hueneme. Like around late September of this year.
Inw0nderland... I love San Diego, too. When you have an opportunity to visit while he's there, you guys should check out SeaWorld as they give our military members a complimentary admission once per year (http://seaworldparks.com/seaworld-sandiego/waves-of-honor/active/). There's also the many wonderful beaches (La Jolla Cove/Shores, Oceanside, Solana Beach, Torrey Pines, are a few of my favorites), Seaport Village, and the Wild Animal Park a few miles north... all great places to see and visit. ;o)
Hello, I just joined Seabee Moms, however I am not a mom of a Seabee. I am a veteran Seabee who had a son while in the Seabees. To my knowledge, I was the first woman Engineering Aide in the Seabees. I am trying to find out if my son was the first child born to a woman in the Seabees. He was born in 1978. Does anyone know how to find this out? I know, I know, silly request, but important to me!
JodyV1, That is amazing!!! congrats to you both! I have no idea about those things but I hope you post the results when you hear, best of luck finding out!
Thanks deniseMatt'smom. Will do. It may take awhile, though. I might have to contact some .gov site. Who knows? BTW, thanks to all the sons and daughters (and their parents) who continue to serve our country, especially in the Seabees.
My grandson is in Mississippi to begin his A School this month to be a Seabee. I have found a Seabee shirt I would like to order him and it has a place for me to insert the date he took the Seabee oath. Is this is enlistment date or do they take another oath after he graduates A School. Just want to be sure I insert the correct date. Thanks to all of you for all the help in helping me understand.
Hi I am visiting with my Seabee son as we speak and he said that there is no Seabee oath and you should use the date that he was sworn into the Navy! Hope that this is helpful
Thanks Julie for the quick response. So I use the date he was sworn in right before he headed to bootcamp. That's good cause then I can go ahead and order. Again thanks so much. Was your son in Mississippi? I don't know where he will go next. He is going to be a BU. That's about all I know. I am just so happy that now I can communicate with him because I sure missed that when he was in BC. Have a great time with your son.
Yes my son is still in Gulfport and has been in for 4 years and 2 deployments already. Your grandson will also go to C school after A school. There is a graduation after A school but it is not something that many family attends. They usually post pictures on Facebook. He will be assigned to a battalion too. My son is also a BU. each battalion has a Facebook page and the Gulfport base has a page and Seabees has a page too. My son does not like to chat about details so the Facebook pages are great . There is also a Seabee courier enewletter that comes out weekly too. Yes you should use the sworn in date from when he left for BC according to my son since that is the day the oath is taken unless you want to use the A school graduation date since they get a certificate at that time. We have been visiting every year and it is always fun
Great information Julie. I will have to see if I can find those FB pages. Will he do C School in Gulfport, do you know. Did your son just stay in Gulfport, is that considered his battalion? I would like my grandson to stay there cause he would be closer to us then. Lol
Welcome Navy Gma, I agree with the others because as they said the graduation is small, however my own Seabee was sooo excited to get and wear his new Seabee uniform, these are green camo unlike the blue camo that most of what the navy wears! He has been in since Oct 2011 and was never assigned to a battalion. He received his assignment, 3 yrs orders to Key West as a BU which will be up in April, he loves it! We visit 2X a year and he comes home twice a yr so I love it too! Best of luck as a Navy Gramma !!!
My son was assigned to 133 from C school which was he went to in Gulfport and from there was assigned to the battallion. He has been with 133 in Gulfport the whole time that he has been a Seabee. The battalion is basically the group that he is assigned to on the base. For homeport and deployments. There are a few here and also in California in Port Heuneme
I am so happy to have found this site since I know nothing about the Navy. I guess I thought when he graduates A School and is stationed somewhere, that somewhere is considered a battalion LOL Goodness I am glad he won't be seeing my comments on here, course he would probably just laugh at/with me. Thanks Denise and Julie.
NavyGma- Welcome to the Bees. Not all Bees will go to C school (mine is a BU too and hasn't gone yet) and while most Bees are at GP or PH they can be assigned to any US.military base anywhere in the world. Mine is in public works in Italy. Their first duty station will be a 3 year assignment. Battalions are the closest to the Sea Navy in that they will go on Deployments lasting from 6-9 months with shorter assignments as needed. They also may be called upon to assist in natural disaster situations (Earthquake in Japan, Hurricane in Haiti...) I love that my Bee is learning skills that will serve him well in the Civilian world if he decides that he doesn't want to make a career out of the Navy.
I am also new to this site. Our son arrived in Gulfport this past weekend. He lost his cell phone in transit:( Our cell carrier is Verizon. I temporarily suspended his cell #. At this point, we have NO contact with him due to the lost cell phone. I don't know his new address in Gulfport; if I did, I would just contact Verizon and have a phone shipped to him. At this point, he needs to fill out an insurance claim and get a new phone. Does anyone know if there is a Verizon store on the base?! (I have confidence that he is just fine, but would love to communicate with him and encourage him!)
Navy Gma the FB page is under NMCB 133. Hope that helps, my son is in 133 also. He went to Virginia Beach for a couple years and is Back at Gulf Port now.
belovedbyHim
Navyhubby FF- Yep!! My son got to GulfPort Aug 31 and didn't start training till Late October. They fill each training group in Alpha order based in the arrival date with those coming from the Fleet getting first priority then other branches, and finally the new Sailors. Sadly he still left GL the day after PIR! No extra days for us.
Aug 25, 2014
Navyhubby FF
Aug 25, 2014
belovedbyHim
Is she at Gulfport? You can go down to visit her there. Fly into New Orleans (Southwest is the cheapest) and drive the 2 hours over. It is beautiful there!
Aug 26, 2014
Navyhubby FF
Aug 26, 2014
belovedbyHim
Hold there may be a bit different but I don't think so. SoCal is beautiful and Southwest is the best deal to fly out there too. If you do go don't forget to check out other airports. If you are renting a car it may be worth the savings to look into flying into San Diego, Burbank, Ontario or Orange County. They are all easier to get in and out of than LAX. Congratulations and welcome to the Bees!!
Aug 26, 2014
ktssong
I haven't been on here for awhile. I've missed being here. I am about to fly to Gulfport to visit my son. I will be there the week of Sept 20-27/ Is anyone from the area and if you are do you know of anything going on that would be interesting to go to? We go somewhere different every visit. This visit and my one at Thanksgiving are my last two times to see him before he leaves for his third deployment. This one will be the roughest yet for him I think because his first baby is being born First week of December and then not long after he deploys. My heart is breaking for them but we knew this would be the military life. I'm going to keep up the support now and during and continuing to keep his family strong. We've made it this far together as a family support so I'm sure we will get him and his wife through this one. Glad to see alot of activity on here. I'm having to get back in here because it just makes a huge difference to be near moms who understand all our concerns. Love all.
Aug 28, 2014
Momofahousefull
Had a wedding yesterday with my Marine getting married and my Seabee "attending" via facetime. Thank heavens for technology and time differences! He even had a spot in the groomsmen line between his other two brothers (fire-medic and soldier)!
Oct 26, 2014
mama bear
I am upset I feel my daughter health is being played with by the Navy and they just don't care. She is sick and yesterday she had a spinal tap by an Airforce doctor. She was told to go home and lay flat in bed for 3 days. Yet this isn't good enough, the Navy has made her come into work today, they are putting her life at danger. I had a spinal tap, and that is the same orders that my doctor said to do, reason being the pressure that builds in your head can explode and you could have a stroke, be mentally chancellage the rest of your life, being in a coma or worst yet death. I can't sit by a watch my daughter suffer. She has asked repeatly to be seen by a neurologist and finally when they allow her, the orders that was given can't be follow. I need help, they are playing with my daughter life, I need to know where I can turn to get some answers. My daughter has served her country and will continue to serve her country with pride but at the moment she isn't well Please help my daughter and myself by helping me find out why the Navy is treating her like she doesn't matter.
Oct 29, 2014
belovedbyHim
Mama Bear- I'm sorry your daughter is ill and that the orders given by her Dr are not being followed. Sadly we no longer have a say in their lives and care. She needs to call the Dr who did the Tap and have him call her command. She should also have gone to sick call and shared this info. Often with the Military in general the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. I'm sure there are other pages where you might get a better answer than here though.
Oct 29, 2014
KathybShip13Div099
I would suggest that he go on line and look at the Navy Life newsletter. It is sent out weekly and has lots of things to do. navylifesw.com/sandiego. My bee got married in January but still keeps track of things going on through this newletter. He is involved in the softball and football leagues. Be careful buying a car. My bee discovered that they like to take advantage of the military. Hope things continue to get better for him.
Oct 31, 2014
Beachmom (Ship 13, Div 281)
siera1, my son is also an EO stationed in Gulfport. He has been there for a year now. Still waiting to hear about deployment, he just finished FTX
Nov 1, 2014
thesweetp57
Mominconnecticut...my son is in San Diego...message me!
Nov 5, 2014
belovedbyHim
Meganbbygurl- The Navy will not pay to move you to any TAD stations. They will only pay for you to move to his permanent duty station. That said- You can always go out there and rent a place short term until he gets his orders.
Nov 20, 2014
belovedbyHim
Have him double check with his command or with housing but when we were in the Navy they would not move me to his TAD schools. We were stationed in San Diego but he had to go to Advanced Firefighting School for 3 months in San Francisco (Treasure Island) and we lived out of the Navy Lodge up there for that time. It was great and hard all at the same time. 1 car and a 4 month old cooking on a hot plate for 3 months living out of the stuff we had packed in our suitcases and car. I wish now I had been more adventurous and seen more of the area but with a baby I was still figuring out how to manage her and I and having Hubby home from his first Deployment. The Navy Lodge in GL is great but you can check into staying there and putting your other stuff in storage or leaving it with friends/family. We just left our stuff in our Apartment and paid for both for the time we were gone, it was easier.
Nov 20, 2014
seashnoel60
Hey all been gone for a while with problems. But I am back now looking forward to talking to you again
Dec 11, 2014
Momofahousefull
Kym - that is one cool gift! Have a very blessed Christmas!!
Dec 20, 2014
belovedbyHim
1 year of overseas duty down, 2 more to go!!
Jan 29, 2015
cs3370cs
My son left Friday for his first tour overseas. He'll be gone 7 months. Looking for good ideas on things to send him.
Jan 29, 2015
Seabeemom
Jan 30, 2015
cs3370cs
Thanks for the suggestions. He is at the big naval base in the Persian Gulf. He loves to play poker so cards is a great idea. Maybe a Yatzee game and poker chips. Cookies for sure!
Jan 30, 2015
belovedbyHim
Admin- I saw that we had a test--- Did we pass?? ;)
Feb 4, 2015
Navy for Moms Admin
Yes, I'll say you guys did. I was just checking on something for a member. Lol.
Feb 4, 2015
belovedbyHim
Admin- I thought maybe we were having a surprise inspection just like our kids do!! ;)
Feb 4, 2015
Marie
Feb 8, 2015
oceangirl3
Hi Meganbbygurl,
Welcome to San Diego! There are many great neighborhoods in the area (Clairemont, Pacific Beach, La Mesa, Serra Mesa, Tierrasanta ) and some are military housing. The neighborhood near the base (32nd street) is not the greatest, but Serra Mesa, Pacific Beach, Mira Mesa and Point Loma are better. Clairemont is a family friendly area, but I'm not sure if there is a designated military housing area there. I googled military housing in San Diego and came up with these three:
http://lincolnmilitary.com/
https://www.ahrn.com/navalbasesandiego.php
http://sandiegonavalhousing.com/
Hope this helps!
Feb 12, 2015
belovedbyHim
Meganbbygurl, I was lucky enough to get to vacation in San Diego for 16 years curtsey of the US Navy!! You'll LOVE it there!! We lived in the North end of Spring Valley, Clairemont Mesa and finally bought a house in Santee. If you need/want Navy housing call and get on the list NOW! We never got offered a spot in the 6 years we rented. Santee is Very family friendly. It is about 20-45 minutes to base depending on which base he is on. I'd be happy to tell you anything you want to know! I loved it there and miss it a ton! Santee is also 20 minutes to the beach, mountains and Mexico.
Feb 12, 2015
inw0nderland
My boyfriend is in A school and he just got his orders to work in a clinic as a hospital corpsman in Port Hueneme. Is anyone else's son, husband, boyfriend stationed there? I'd like to know more about the base and all it has to offer? Thank you <3
Mar 20, 2015
B'sMom
Hi Denise. My son is in BC now, PIR 5/1. Then he will be headed to Gulfport, MS.
Apr 1, 2015
Buffie67
Apr 15, 2015
sherrys (Alumni-Ship 02 Div 911)
It does give recruiters a very bad reputation. I have, however, heard stories about some really great recruiters...we were just not fortunate enough to find one of them in our area at the time.
May 1, 2015
sherrys (Alumni-Ship 02 Div 911)
I just noticed that your message was posted a month ago... Is your guy there already? If so, how is he liking it so far?
May 1, 2015
NavyWife95
May 1, 2015
belovedbyHim
There is a SeaBee Facebook page for Navy Moms you can join. I don't know if there is one for the wives that is separate. You just have to be aware that your info can be seen. Here you are NavyWife95, on FB your real name is visible so make sure you practice OPSEC and PERSEC in your posts.
May 2, 2015
inw0nderland
@sherrys No he isn't there yet. He is still in A school. He graduates May 11. But after he graduates A school he is doing FMTB training which is like 2 mos long in San Diego. And then he will be in Port Hueneme. Like around late September of this year.
May 2, 2015
sherrys (Alumni-Ship 02 Div 911)
May 17, 2015
JodyV1
Aug 13, 2015
deniseMatt'smom
Aug 13, 2015
JodyV1
Aug 13, 2015
NavyGma
My grandson is in Mississippi to begin his A School this month to be a Seabee. I have found a Seabee shirt I would like to order him and it has a place for me to insert the date he took the Seabee oath. Is this is enlistment date or do they take another oath after he graduates A School. Just want to be sure I insert the correct date. Thanks to all of you for all the help in helping me understand.
Aug 13, 2015
julieb1019
Aug 13, 2015
NavyGma
Thanks Julie for the quick response. So I use the date he was sworn in right before he headed to bootcamp. That's good cause then I can go ahead and order. Again thanks so much. Was your son in Mississippi? I don't know where he will go next. He is going to be a BU. That's about all I know. I am just so happy that now I can communicate with him because I sure missed that when he was in BC. Have a great time with your son.
Aug 13, 2015
julieb1019
Aug 13, 2015
NavyGma
Great information Julie. I will have to see if I can find those FB pages. Will he do C School in Gulfport, do you know. Did your son just stay in Gulfport, is that considered his battalion? I would like my grandson to stay there cause he would be closer to us then. Lol
Aug 13, 2015
deniseMatt'smom
Aug 13, 2015
julieb1019
Aug 13, 2015
NavyGma
I am so happy to have found this site since I know nothing about the Navy. I guess I thought when he graduates A School and is stationed somewhere, that somewhere is considered a battalion LOL Goodness I am glad he won't be seeing my comments on here, course he would probably just laugh at/with me. Thanks Denise and Julie.
Aug 13, 2015
belovedbyHim
NavyGma- Welcome to the Bees. Not all Bees will go to C school (mine is a BU too and hasn't gone yet) and while most Bees are at GP or PH they can be assigned to any US.military base anywhere in the world. Mine is in public works in Italy. Their first duty station will be a 3 year assignment. Battalions are the closest to the Sea Navy in that they will go on Deployments lasting from 6-9 months with shorter assignments as needed. They also may be called upon to assist in natural disaster situations (Earthquake in Japan, Hurricane in Haiti...) I love that my Bee is learning skills that will serve him well in the Civilian world if he decides that he doesn't want to make a career out of the Navy.
Aug 13, 2015
tangled skeins
I am also new to this site. Our son arrived in Gulfport this past weekend. He lost his cell phone in transit:( Our cell carrier is Verizon. I temporarily suspended his cell #. At this point, we have NO contact with him due to the lost cell phone. I don't know his new address in Gulfport; if I did, I would just contact Verizon and have a phone shipped to him. At this point, he needs to fill out an insurance claim and get a new phone. Does anyone know if there is a Verizon store on the base?! (I have confidence that he is just fine, but would love to communicate with him and encourage him!)
Aug 13, 2015
julieb1019
Aug 14, 2015
mommabear
Aug 20, 2015