My husnabd and I are new to NAS JAX and I was wondering if there are any get togethers for wives, or activities to do so we can get to know some people that are stationed here?
OSWife3- A bunch of my friends and I rotate hosting family game night at our houses on base. We usually meet around 5:30 have dinner (sometimes pot luck) then we play a game (dominoes, spades, phase 10, things, taboo, monopoly, life). You are more than welcome to come join us! Our next one is this Friday, message me if your interested and I'll give you the details.
livlaughluv - yes our cottages/cabins are amazing! There are 16 Heritage Cottages on base they are 875 sq. ft. individual private units in the woods along the golf course across the street from the hospital, they are 2-bedroom cottages (2 handicap accessible). All units sleep 6 with 1 queen bed, 2 twin beds and 1 queen sleeper sofa. Fully equipped with complete kitchen (dishes, silverware, cookware...cause you know your honeys gonna want a nice home cooked meal!), washer/dryer, linens, screened patio, 2 TVs, DVD/VCR. Daily housekeeping service provided. It costs $69 a night and worth EVERY penny!
are there any wives that can help me meet other military spouses. My wife is gonna deploy in May and i'd like to know some good people. My wife is the service member and i'm the spouse. Bet you don't see that everyday.
Nope you don't see that often...it reminds me of army wives (Roland). But you and your wife are welcome to meet up with us as well for family game night...there will be active duty guys for you to bond with.
yep. my wife and i watch Army Wives and i agree. I just need to meet others cuz i know it isn't gonna be easy and it's always best to get to know other people who can relate.
Wow Deidra! That can be a VERY scary thing! Do you know what command he is in? You will need to call Fleet & Family Services 904-542-2766 and request contact information on his command Ombudsman, she will track him down for you and do the best possible to get him to contact you! Good luck, I hope everything is ok!
So I am forming a softball team that will play in a womens league here on base and need some more ladies! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE message me if you would be interested in playing!!!!!!!! We may not be very good but it's a way to get out of the house, exercise, socialize and have some fun! We're very desperate!!!!! Games start the week of the 21st and go through the end of May, so if you moving (Kursten) and would like to join part way through that would be great too!!!!!!
Kalynn, I'm planning on living in Jacksonville during the month of May. If the league is still going on I'd love to join in and play, I'm not good at all, but it's something to do! =)
Hey everyone! I havnt written here in quite some time... My boyfriends back from deployment! Unfortunately he got hurt which caused him to be back already, but hopefully it turns out to be something where he can still work his job, he's really worried about that. I'm just glad to have him back and safe! He shocked me I was at work and got a call from his cell phone, i near panicked because I thought he was in Afghanistan! Haha.. He is planning on visiting me in two weeks here at school in TN and then we're going to drive home together to see our families in New York! Lots of travels ahead, I'm so excited I can't wait! Just thought I'd update you all since I havnt been around for some time! Hope everyones doing good as well!! =)
Oh and Tee - I stayed in the navy lodge there before and I liked it. It has a mini kitchen with stovetop micro and fridge and all utensils and in the lobby there are machines just incase you forget anything (I must say I always forget something) it's also pretty close to walk places, me and my boyfriend walked around a lot and we went to the clubhouse on the golf course to eat one day which was nice and close! :)
That Pool won't open till may...but the indoor pool will be open for about another month before it undergoes some reconstruction. Indoor hours are 0530-0800, 1100-1300, and 1630-2000. And guest admission is $3.
The lodge is a nice place to stay, better than your average hotel, but if there's space the cottages (cabins) cost the same and its like you have the luxury of being in your own home...2 bedroom, 1 bath, living room, dining room, fully equipt kitchen, washer and dryer, porch, etc. The only issue is there is only 10or 12 of them so it's hit or miss if there will be one available, sometimes I call and they have one available the day of other times I call and there won't be a vacancy for a month. 904-542-3138 Good luck and I hope you enjoy your stay! Hopefully we will have better weather for you! Poor spring breakers are getting overcast and rain and even a little cold front this week. Crazy!
What a beautiful picture.....thank you NavyDadJim for the group....my son is very excited to be going to Jax. He has heard good things....he will be there later in the week. I will browse the discussions to learn as much as I can.....any insight is much appreciated. Hope everyone is having a wonderful week.
My son also said it's hot already in JAX. I'll be there in June and then again In July. We're from Calif. so we're used to HOT but not HUMID. NDJ, I'll bet it was great to be there during the Aviation Centennial. My son said there were a lot of folks there. My niece stayed at the Navy Lodge when she visited him, the Navy person just has to check you in, and he's letting us borrow his truck so hopefully it will all work out. We already have reservations.
Anyone here attend an AWO graduation? Any tips? One of my trips is for that purpose. YEAH!
hey people, are there any family members of the HSM-70? If so, look for the command's FRG page on Facebook. you can find it under HSM-70 Family Readiness Group.
I have been on this site for several months now. But just saw the group for mom's with sailors stationed at NAS JAX. My oldest son has been at NAS Jax since feb. He is an AT2 and has been in for 5 yrs now. We moved to Jacksonville also when he did. Our middle son is at A school in Pensacola. He is CTM.
Hi all, my son just got back from SERE......and we are looking into visiting Jax. I found the pics posted on Heritage Cottages, those look really nice. Has anyone recently stayed in them?
navydad we have riden through st augustine on our motorcycle last week. But we have not stopped yet. They bike group took us back that way as they knew we had not been there yet. We had road down to ormond beach. We plan on going there soon.
When my Navy Mom group was in Florida last month, we spent the day in St. Augustine. tI was really fun !!! We had lunch with my sailor and one of his friends. What a wonderful trip it was.
Hi everyone, I'm back from FL where I had the great honor of seeing my son graduate and become a Petty Officer Third Class. He's now an official Aircrew Operator, Acoustic. It was wonderful to be there and spend time with him. His father and wife, my daughter and granddaugther and Navy Mom friend and her husband were there to share it with me. He's off on leave with a buddy taking an Amtrack trip up the East Coast.
OK, well I was getting a complex from posting so much! LOL Graduation was awesome. Only one person didn't have family there and the classmates went up to have pics taken with him/her (can't remember which). There was cake & beverages, and they played videos before the ceremony of various Aircrew stuff. They let the family come up to take pics with their sailor during the ceremony, and later we got to go inside a P-3 in the hanger. They had on their "whites" which I love. I was formal, but casual at the same time. I was one proud mama !!! I'll post a pic when I find one that meets OPSEC.
Thanks to all of you who participate in the packing party. I know it means the world to the troops. VP-10, from NAS JAX is currently deployed to the Middle East and packages are a good moral booster. Prayers are certainly needed, but some caring from home in a box is important too.
Marybeth, I'm so jealous of you being a JAX Navy Mom! LOL Mine will probably be there for the duration and I'll be visiting, probably next summer, so maybe I can meet some of you then. I'll check out your link. Does MAS send to Air Squadrons? I was under the impression that packages only went to ships.
Yes NDJ, JAX is amazing. We went to the "museum/park" of old aircraft and walked around looking close up at some amazing things. I also loved the nature walk.....I refrained from buying anymore "Proud Navy Mom" stuff from the NEX, do I get points for restraint? LOL Yep, the hanger in VP-30...we got some great pics. My son's graduation was a very proud day:) The men and women who graduated were so impressive....just young men and women, but so much more....our defenders! HOOYAH!
Thanks Everybody! I can't wait until Saturday when I can speak to my son again. It supposedly rained in Maine while he was "on the course." Oh good grief, the poor guy. His poor newly-wed bride is just beside herself with worry, I'm telling her that everything will be ok. I hope I'm not lying.
Hi everyone! I'm gabby and am new to the group...my dtr checked out of Pcola this past Saturday, and is now out west fixin to attend that 'two week camping trip in the woods'. She'll return to JAX for flight engineer C school for the next year or so...don't know much about JAX so will be lurking ALOT!!! And asking questions....
Welcome Gabbyhat, My oldest is stationed here at NAS Jax and we also live in the outskirts of JAX in middleburg. So ask away if you have any questions.
I have one heading to Japan soon too. He'll get to come home for a bit and I'm very excitied! Can't wait to hear some good stories about "real flying!"
I found you all and i'm so excited. My Son is waiting class to start and getting aquanted (sp) with his new digs. Has a few buds already there so makes it nice to transition to the new base. I'm off to catch up on some reading here to see how everyone is doing. Thanks for letting me join..Dunesmom
Welcome dunesmom, I remember seeing you in one of the same groups a while back. I have 2 boys in the navy. My oldest is stationed at NAS JAX and the middle son is still at Corry station. We also live in the Jacksonville area. Right now its been raining here but it is nice here. If you have any questions about the area just ask.
Hi all,....well my dtr made it off the SERE mtn....reports to JAX sometime Saturday....new chapter in her Navy life!!! Can't wait to come visit once she settles in....with all the holidays coming up...probably won't be til early 2012..
gabbyhat- glad she made it thru sere training. It is suppose to be real nice this weekend. If she needs a place to go on Thanksgiving she is more than welcome to come to my house. We are about 20 min drive from NAS Jax.
Thank you so much navymom3....so sweet of you to open your home....am hoping that she can get leave that long weekend, and can get her flight ASAP once she arrives to her new command...she will still b on hold for awhile....wants to come home to Houston, and have her fiance fly out from SD to meet her TX relatives....but if things do not work out...so nice of you to offer....:-)
So i guess it's alot warmer in Jacksonville than here at home. My Sailor is freezing. Came home on that plane in shorts and flip flops. We found some old cloths of his but no shoes. oh well at least the rest of him is warm.
dunesmom- It is a lot warmer here in jacksonville. My boys live in shorts and I live in my Hawaiian dresses I got when we lived there. It is cooling off at night again but still over 80 during the day.
Hey Jim, We had a few moms join whose sailors are either getting stationed here in Jax or they are going to c school here. I have a sailor stationed here in Jax as well as live here now also. So I try to answer there questions if I can. I also have a sailor still in Pensacola waiting for c school to start.
Hey NavyDadJim, navymom3 has done a great job helping all us newbies!!! My dtr gets to JAX sometime after midnight tonight....just completed SERE in SD, and is awaiting her C school....so glad to be here....
OSWife3
Mar 8, 2011
Kalynn
Mar 8, 2011
Kalynn
Mar 8, 2011
Kalynn
These pictures don't do it justice, but just to give you an idea!
Mar 8, 2011
Proud Navy husband
stay safe and God Bless
Mar 8, 2011
Kalynn
Mar 8, 2011
Proud Navy husband
Mar 8, 2011
Kalynn
Mar 10, 2011
Kalynn
Mar 14, 2011
Kalynn
Mar 16, 2011
ILivLaughLuvU
Mar 16, 2011
Kalynn
Mar 16, 2011
Tee-1sailor's mom
Mar 29, 2011
ILivLaughLuvU
Oh and Tee - I stayed in the navy lodge there before and I liked it. It has a mini kitchen with stovetop micro and fridge and all utensils and in the lobby there are machines just incase you forget anything (I must say I always forget something) it's also pretty close to walk places, me and my boyfriend walked around a lot and we went to the clubhouse on the golf course to eat one day which was nice and close! :)
Mar 30, 2011
Kalynn
The lodge is a nice place to stay, better than your average hotel, but if there's space the cottages (cabins) cost the same and its like you have the luxury of being in your own home...2 bedroom, 1 bath, living room, dining room, fully equipt kitchen, washer and dryer, porch, etc. The only issue is there is only 10or 12 of them so it's hit or miss if there will be one available, sometimes I call and they have one available the day of other times I call and there won't be a vacancy for a month. 904-542-3138 Good luck and I hope you enjoy your stay! Hopefully we will have better weather for you! Poor spring breakers are getting overcast and rain and even a little cold front this week. Crazy!
Mar 31, 2011
20100510navymom
Apr 4, 2011
Tee-1sailor's mom
Thanks for the info on the Navy Lodge. I'll only be there for 2 nights, one at each end of a weekend so just need a place to sleep.
That's exciting about the P-8 arriving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Apr 8, 2011
Tee-1sailor's mom
My son also said it's hot already in JAX. I'll be there in June and then again In July. We're from Calif. so we're used to HOT but not HUMID. NDJ, I'll bet it was great to be there during the Aviation Centennial. My son said there were a lot of folks there. My niece stayed at the Navy Lodge when she visited him, the Navy person just has to check you in, and he's letting us borrow his truck so hopefully it will all work out. We already have reservations.
Anyone here attend an AWO graduation? Any tips? One of my trips is for that purpose. YEAH!
Apr 27, 2011
Proud Navy husband
May 5, 2011
navymom3
Jun 16, 2011
20100510navymom
Hi all, my son just got back from SERE......and we are looking into visiting Jax. I found the pics posted on Heritage Cottages, those look really nice. Has anyone recently stayed in them?
Thanks.
Jun 18, 2011
navymom3
Jun 18, 2011
Tee-1sailor's mom
Jul 15, 2011
Tee-1sailor's mom
Jul 15, 2011
Tee-1sailor's mom
Aug 3, 2011
20100510navymom
That is so wonderful Tee! Congratulations! Please tell me more about the graduation.....my son will graduate in Jan/Feb.
We just got back from visiting there too. St. Augustine was just beautiful!
I hope everyone is doing well and take good care.
Aug 4, 2011
Tee-1sailor's mom
OK, well I was getting a complex from posting so much! LOL Graduation was awesome. Only one person didn't have family there and the classmates went up to have pics taken with him/her (can't remember which). There was cake & beverages, and they played videos before the ceremony of various Aircrew stuff. They let the family come up to take pics with their sailor during the ceremony, and later we got to go inside a P-3 in the hanger. They had on their "whites" which I love. I was formal, but casual at the same time. I was one proud mama !!! I'll post a pic when I find one that meets OPSEC.
Aug 17, 2011
Tee-1sailor's mom
Aug 17, 2011
20100510navymom
I love reading the updates Tee, so helpful to me! How cool to get to go inside the P-3......Can't wait to see the pic! :)
Aug 17, 2011
Tee-1sailor's mom
Aug 19, 2011
Tee-1sailor's mom
Aug 19, 2011
navymom06
Aug 27, 2011
Tee-1sailor's mom
Marybeth, I'm so jealous of you being a JAX Navy Mom! LOL Mine will probably be there for the duration and I'll be visiting, probably next summer, so maybe I can meet some of you then. I'll check out your link. Does MAS send to Air Squadrons? I was under the impression that packages only went to ships.
Yes NDJ, JAX is amazing. We went to the "museum/park" of old aircraft and walked around looking close up at some amazing things. I also loved the nature walk.....I refrained from buying anymore "Proud Navy Mom" stuff from the NEX, do I get points for restraint? LOL Yep, the hanger in VP-30...we got some great pics. My son's graduation was a very proud day:) The men and women who graduated were so impressive....just young men and women, but so much more....our defenders! HOOYAH!
Aug 29, 2011
Gina - Ship 07, Div. 050
Sep 7, 2011
navymom3
Sep 7, 2011
Tee-1sailor's mom
Wow Marybeth, we need to switch! Mine is from Calif and stationed in JAX!
Gina...(((Navy Mom HUGS))))) for that!
Sep 9, 2011
Gina - Ship 07, Div. 050
Sep 13, 2011
Gina - Ship 07, Div. 050
Sep 14, 2011
gabbyhat
Oct 2, 2011
navymom3
Oct 2, 2011
Tee-1sailor's mom
Navy Mom ((((HUGS)))) to those camping kids!!!
Oct 4, 2011
Dunesmom
Oct 8, 2011
navymom3
Oct 8, 2011
gabbyhat
Oct 13, 2011
navymom3
Oct 13, 2011
gabbyhat
Oct 13, 2011
Dunesmom
Oct 15, 2011
navymom3
Oct 15, 2011
navymom3
Oct 16, 2011
gabbyhat
Oct 16, 2011