My son has moved on to Whidbey, but I wanted to remain as useful as possible to those arriving at JAX. I hope everyone has a plan for contact during the holidays whether it be in person, by phone, skpe, etc. Enjoy your sailors/airmen anyway you can!
ibmom, He's in the 1st "Screaming Eagles" squadron. :) It was his second choice, but he seems to be hitting it off with the others in the squadron. He's living off base and REALLY likes that. He likes compartmentalizing his life; PO3 on base vs D. off base.
What is new in I`s world? Will you be together for the holiday?
Hi Renee, "I" is in VP40 and really likes it. He is home but just for a few days. Glad to hear D is getting to live off base. "I" hopes to move off base when he returns from deployment.
My grandson just arrived about a week ago from A school in Pensacola. Says he's with VP30 squadron? But also said he isn't scheduled for classes till June. So far, likes JAX. Says it bigger than P'cola. His car died in P'cola and is 'itching for wheels'. Says room is bigger and only one room mate. And ' they're treated like adults' can have food in room and has hours like a 'real job'. Can go off base every night and weekends.. He just turned 21. Hope the discipline he's received since BC last March keeps him doing the right thing. He lived with me from 11 to 19. Plan on visiting in Feb. JAX is only about 5 hours from me. P'cola was 10 long hours.
Hi geema3. My son is there also. He is with the Red Lancers (VP10?). He loves JAX but misses home and friends too. He just went back after his couple weeks of leave. We are in TX so even the 10 hours away would have been closer. I hope your grandson is settled and making friends.
Folks from Houston were visiting their sailor in P'cola and had less of a drive time, than I did from Fort Myers. But TX is HUGE! ;-)) I moved to FL from NJ about 2 years ago and he stayed there for school, but then enlisted. So he just went to NJ for leave over holidays to visit friends that he may not see for a year.
Ran up there for a quick overnighter for some last minute hugs. Going to miss my boy big time. Always will miss that boy but the person I left was a grown man.
Hi I just joined the group and have a question and hope someone can assist me. My son just got to JAX and states he cannot get mail unless he pays for a PO Box. Is that correct?
Hi there JAX folks! It's been while since I checked in here. Good to see there is some activity here. My son just returned to JAX from his second deployment. Evidently it was pretty awful though he's doing well in his career. He had only been married 5 months b/f leaving and was gone for 7. From what I hear he'll be going to instructor school in the very near future. He's an AWO. I'm planning a trip to see them in the next month or so and I'm retiring this month! SOOO, expect to see more of Tee.
As I remember it, getting mail in the barracks is OK. Mine always got his mail but the timing was poor, like he was working when the Post Office was open. I think they have to physically go and pick it up from there. I could be remembering wrong though, it's been a while.
congrats Jim and hope he enjoys his next adventure...nice you will stick around and give input and info!! plus you still get to visit Jax...had fun on my 2 trips there....
My AWO sailor arrived in JAX a couple of weeks ago. He is excited for this next part of his journey. He is on hold for a couple of months and goes to SERE in January. I'm so thankful for Navy For Moms!
Hi everyone. My Sailor graduated A school from Pensacola on 11/4. He is attached to a squadron in Jacksonville. He is currently on his way overseas to meet up with his squadron which is already deployed.
Hi JAX moms, dads & other family. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! A while ago Jim G made me a co-administrator and I've been MIA for a while on here. Now that I'm retired I'm hoping to keep up with the group more often. My son is Aircrew stationed at JAX. He's been there for a few years now. I've visited there 3 or 4 times (I live in California).
Hello everyone. I was hoping someone knows about mail delivery at JAX
My daughter got to base on Saturday. She told me yesterday that she just found out that when mail arrives on base they still don't receive it for 3-4 weeks. Does that sound correct? She was previously at pensacola and woul receive the packages within 4-5 days
I have sent a couple of packages to JAX and he got them in a timely manner. Once his package arrived on base it took an extra day or two to get to the area where he picks up his mail.
I believe the problem can be that the post office, where they pick up their mail, is only open certain hours and they are at work at that time. Mine had some issues with lost items, but it's been a while since he lived on base.Also, I lose track of which housing had which issues! LOL
I am still here. My oldest sailor is now in Cali at Point Mugo but we still live here in Jax. And my middle sailor is in San Diego now after being in Japan for 3 years.
My daughter finished boot camp in Nov. And has been at Pensacola for A-Pact Training. She finishes on Friday and will then head to JAX where she is to be assigned to a helicopter squadron. I am new to Navy and still learning as I go:)
I'm just slogging through winter. I'm more active and social when I can feel my feet. LOL. My son (AWV) is approaching 3yrs and is in the 1st squadron out of Whidbey Island.
Welcome aboard new navy moms (families)! Bravo Zulu to NACCS, A-school, and C-school grads.
My son really likes the Island, and, of course, Seattle is close enough to hit cool stuff on the weekends. (The island is the largest island of the lower 48 states.) If you are from a cold-winter state, the coastal Washington winters are wonderful. 45 degrees on average. If it snows, it's gone by the time the sun comes out. Public transportation is free on the island, which we found amazing. My son has his car, but my daughter flew out to see the baby brother this summer and she used the shuttle to go all over the island to sightsee while he was working.
The only thing I dislike is that he's a three-day drive or a pricey airline ticket away. JAX and P'Cola were a one-day drive, which we drove A LOT. ;)
There isn't a Whidbey-Mom/parent group. Perhaps I should start one. :)
Thanks for the info.
We live about 20 miles east of Cleveland, OH in the snowbelt so used to digging out of lake effect snow! My daughter will be excited about the weather up there.
She will be making the cross country drive so that she can have her car up there. I'm a little nervous about that but she's insistent
I know another navy mom who's son is up there too. Her son was at boot camp and A school with my daughter at NAS Pensacola Then he went straight up to Whidbey She will finish up in JAX the first week in March.
Glad to help. March will be a better time to travel across country than when my son made the trip, which was during a December Montana blizzard. I imagine she will encounter snow, but not blizzard conditions. I'd suggest adding a couple of extra days to the travel time, just in case she needs it. And save money for the ferry to Whidbey Island. :)
It's good that she'll have friends there. It's a pretty tight-knit community there. Fair winds and following seas to your girl!
Great info about Whidbey...my son requested it but got JAX instead. I know so many mom's whose kids get stationed on the opposite coast from their family.
HI all. Can anyone tell me if this group is active? My son will be heading to JAX to work in the hospital there next year. He's a Corpsman and has been in for over 5 years.
ReneeBC
Merry Christmas, Jim, and to your boy. :)
My son has moved on to Whidbey, but I wanted to remain as useful as possible to those arriving at JAX. I hope everyone has a plan for contact during the holidays whether it be in person, by phone, skpe, etc. Enjoy your sailors/airmen anyway you can!
Renee
Dec 18, 2013
ibmom
Hi Renee which squadron did your son get?
Dec 18, 2013
ReneeBC
ibmom, He's in the 1st "Screaming Eagles" squadron. :) It was his second choice, but he seems to be hitting it off with the others in the squadron. He's living off base and REALLY likes that. He likes compartmentalizing his life; PO3 on base vs D. off base.
What is new in I`s world? Will you be together for the holiday?
Dec 18, 2013
Tee-1sailor's mom
Happy Christmas everyone. I hope you have a wonderful day and that your sailor is safe and secure.
Dec 25, 2013
spomss
Merry Christmas and safe holidays!
Dec 25, 2013
ibmom
Hi Renee, "I" is in VP40 and really likes it. He is home but just for a few days. Glad to hear D is getting to live off base. "I" hopes to move off base when he returns from deployment.
Merry Christmas!
Dec 25, 2013
nannette6209
Is there a forum for the spartans?
Jan 8, 2014
rosie
My son is on light duty and is scheduled for surgery next month.
He was with the USS Halliburton.
Love meeting navy moms and or wife's.
Jan 12, 2014
geema3
Hello All,
My grandson just arrived about a week ago from A school in Pensacola. Says he's with VP30 squadron? But also said he isn't scheduled for classes till June. So far, likes JAX. Says it bigger than P'cola. His car died in P'cola and is 'itching for wheels'. Says room is bigger and only one room mate. And ' they're treated like adults' can have food in room and has hours like a 'real job'. Can go off base every night and weekends.. He just turned 21. Hope the discipline he's received since BC last March keeps him doing the right thing. He lived with me from 11 to 19. Plan on visiting in Feb. JAX is only about 5 hours from me. P'cola was 10 long hours.
Jan 14, 2014
Donna
Jan 14, 2014
geema3
Thnx, Donna.
Folks from Houston were visiting their sailor in P'cola and had less of a drive time, than I did from Fort Myers. But TX is HUGE! ;-)) I moved to FL from NJ about 2 years ago and he stayed there for school, but then enlisted. So he just went to NJ for leave over holidays to visit friends that he may not see for a year.
Jan 15, 2014
geema3
Jan 20, 2014
Donna
Feb 8, 2014
nannette6209
Ran up there for a quick overnighter for some last minute hugs. Going to miss my boy big time. Always will miss that boy but the person I left was a grown man.
Feb 9, 2014
spomss
Continued thoughts and prayers for the Uebel family
Feb 26, 2014
ZZsMom
Well my Navy Girl is off to a new duty station. I wish you all well and bid you a farewell.
Mar 13, 2014
maika
Jun 28, 2014
spomss
welcome to JAX...
could be true-the only address I got was to the squadron...I send packages with that address and mine gets them...
Jun 28, 2014
Tee-1sailor's mom
Hi there JAX folks! It's been while since I checked in here. Good to see there is some activity here. My son just returned to JAX from his second deployment. Evidently it was pretty awful though he's doing well in his career. He had only been married 5 months b/f leaving and was gone for 7. From what I hear he'll be going to instructor school in the very near future. He's an AWO. I'm planning a trip to see them in the next month or so and I'm retiring this month! SOOO, expect to see more of Tee.
Jul 19, 2014
Tee-1sailor's mom
As I remember it, getting mail in the barracks is OK. Mine always got his mail but the timing was poor, like he was working when the Post Office was open. I think they have to physically go and pick it up from there. I could be remembering wrong though, it's been a while.
Jul 21, 2014
Tee-1sailor's mom
BTW, HI Jim, good to see you, how's your son doing??
Fair Winds and Following Seas ZZ !! All the best to your Navy girl !!!
Jul 21, 2014
Tee-1sailor's mom
LOL I was checking back to see what's going on and my post was the last so I'll just say "HI."
Aug 1, 2014
spomss
funny Tee....
glad that things are going well with your Sailor...and congrats on retirement!!
Aug 2, 2014
ReneeBC
Great news, Jim. I'm so happy your young man can move on, making his way to an awesome future. Be sure to keep us informed of his new path!
Aug 19, 2014
spomss
congrats Jim and hope he enjoys his next adventure...nice you will stick around and give input and info!! plus you still get to visit Jax...had fun on my 2 trips there....
Aug 19, 2014
Navymom14
Oct 19, 2014
DebinAlabama
Nov 23, 2014
Tee-1sailor's mom
Hi JAX moms, dads & other family. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! A while ago Jim G made me a co-administrator and I've been MIA for a while on here. Now that I'm retired I'm hoping to keep up with the group more often. My son is Aircrew stationed at JAX. He's been there for a few years now. I've visited there 3 or 4 times (I live in California).
Nov 27, 2014
Tee-1sailor's mom
Welcome to all the new members!
Nov 27, 2014
Tee-1sailor's mom
Noel, I wasn't able to attend my son's winging ceremony. What is NOF?
Nov 27, 2014
Tee-1sailor's mom
Oops, I mean NFO
Nov 27, 2014
DebbieS
My daughter got to base on Saturday. She told me yesterday that she just found out that when mail arrives on base they still don't receive it for 3-4 weeks. Does that sound correct? She was previously at pensacola and woul receive the packages within 4-5 days
Dec 3, 2014
ReneeBC
Debbie,
My son received regular mail within a week. UPS delivered at the usual pace. I don't know of an instance when mail took longer to get there.
Perhaps someone else had a different experience. Anyone?
Dec 3, 2014
Navymom14
Dec 5, 2014
Tee-1sailor's mom
I believe the problem can be that the post office, where they pick up their mail, is only open certain hours and they are at work at that time. Mine had some issues with lost items, but it's been a while since he lived on base.Also, I lose track of which housing had which issues! LOL
Dec 10, 2014
Tee-1sailor's mom
Navymom14, have you joined the Aircrew group? They are a great bunch and are very informative. (Mine is also AWO)
Dec 10, 2014
Tee-1sailor's mom
Hi Jim, and a late Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you (and everyone!)
Awesome that you got to see your son for Christmas.
A
Jan 20, 2015
Tee-1sailor's mom
I'm curious about who is following this group these days. I try to check in every few days to see if anyone has posted. Guess I missed it this time!
FYI to all here, my son is Aircrew (AWO) at JAX and is in his 5th year in the Navy. I live in California.
Jan 20, 2015
Tee-1sailor's mom
How about a roll call? Check in with a little info about you and your sailor.
Jan 20, 2015
ZZsMom
Jan 20, 2015
navymom3
I am still here. My oldest sailor is now in Cali at Point Mugo but we still live here in Jax. And my middle sailor is in San Diego now after being in Japan for 3 years.
Jan 20, 2015
cc2014
Jan 20, 2015
20100510navymom
I'm here too............my sailor is in JAX almost 5 years now.
Jan 20, 2015
ReneeBC
Glad you saw you sailor for Christmas, Jim.
I'm just slogging through winter. I'm more active and social when I can feel my feet. LOL. My son (AWV) is approaching 3yrs and is in the 1st squadron out of Whidbey Island.
Welcome aboard new navy moms (families)! Bravo Zulu to NACCS, A-school, and C-school grads.
R.
Jan 20, 2015
DebbieS
Jan 20, 2015
ReneeBC
Debbie,
Welcome!
My son really likes the Island, and, of course, Seattle is close enough to hit cool stuff on the weekends. (The island is the largest island of the lower 48 states.) If you are from a cold-winter state, the coastal Washington winters are wonderful. 45 degrees on average. If it snows, it's gone by the time the sun comes out. Public transportation is free on the island, which we found amazing. My son has his car, but my daughter flew out to see the baby brother this summer and she used the shuttle to go all over the island to sightsee while he was working.
The only thing I dislike is that he's a three-day drive or a pricey airline ticket away. JAX and P'Cola were a one-day drive, which we drove A LOT. ;)
There isn't a Whidbey-Mom/parent group. Perhaps I should start one. :)
Jan 21, 2015
DebbieS
We live about 20 miles east of Cleveland, OH in the snowbelt so used to digging out of lake effect snow! My daughter will be excited about the weather up there.
She will be making the cross country drive so that she can have her car up there. I'm a little nervous about that but she's insistent
I know another navy mom who's son is up there too. Her son was at boot camp and A school with my daughter at NAS Pensacola Then he went straight up to Whidbey She will finish up in JAX the first week in March.
Jan 21, 2015
ReneeBC
Debbie,
Glad to help. March will be a better time to travel across country than when my son made the trip, which was during a December Montana blizzard. I imagine she will encounter snow, but not blizzard conditions. I'd suggest adding a couple of extra days to the travel time, just in case she needs it. And save money for the ferry to Whidbey Island. :)
It's good that she'll have friends there. It's a pretty tight-knit community there. Fair winds and following seas to your girl!
Jan 21, 2015
Tee-1sailor's mom
Great info about Whidbey...my son requested it but got JAX instead. I know so many mom's whose kids get stationed on the opposite coast from their family.
Thanks for checking in everyone!
Jan 22, 2015
Pam
HI all. Can anyone tell me if this group is active? My son will be heading to JAX to work in the hospital there next year. He's a Corpsman and has been in for over 5 years.
Jul 8, 2015