Nuke School Charleston

wow Rosie~  how did that happen...did you have to audition??

Rose-That's awesome! It's one of my favorite shows!! Congrats!! =]

that's so cool!  Let us know when you'll be on :)

My son's PIR is 1/7 and then he will be heading to GC.  Any gift ideas for Christmas?  What do they need when they get there?  Sounds like he is in NAVY clothes for quite a while.   What gift cards are practical for the area?   Just feels strange since I can't send him anything for Christmas and not sure what he will need in NUKE school.   

@ VAL-a walmart gift card is always nice too since he will have to buy school supplies like binders and paper and things like that.

My son is in Power School and he always appreciates a subway gift card. It is very close and in walking distance.  The chow hall is only open certain hours and with their schedule, he misses supper sometimes.  He has class all day then at least 3 hrs of homework and then more if he has to study for a test.  He is doing well though.  I also send him tuna lunch kits, microwaveable meals/soups, poptarts. popcorn, micro mac and cheese.

Thanks for the gift card ideas. I sent the subway one and my mom sent a Walmart one.    I also ordered a Kindle for him and will load it before his PIR on 1/7.   He is looking forward to Nuke school and just found out he will be an ET there.

Another great gift idea is sending warm pajama pants(or if he wouldn't be too embarrassed a snuggie sort of thing) as well. Before my husband and I got married he was in the BEQ and it is FREEZING in those rooms and not a whole lot they can do about it. So him having really thick, soft, warm pj pants was a huge help and comfort to him until we got married and moved in. Anything like that they would love :) Also internet is VERY pricey for them and helping with that so they can stay in contact is a big plus also. Just wanted to throw a couple of those things out there too :)

Very true about the shampoo :) They really still love to use it though and it gets stolen quite often in the male beq's. I don't know why I guess to aggravate others :)

My husband would let his hair cuts go a little longer than they should, a lot of times they do that(even though I am a bit embarrassed to admit that :) especially if they are stuck here during leaves it will grow out a good bit! Moreso body wash and cologne stuff gets taken because it is really annoying when you are running off no sleep to grab stuff out of your locked closet and head for the showers. So they leave them in there and boom, gone. Even though they make them clean a great deal, the toilets are nasty so those toilet covers come in handy they sell them at all the NEX's and PX's too! They aren't allowed to use bleach solvents in the BEQ so they use some other weird cleaner stuff and so there is a lot of mold and stuff in the bathrooms :/ There is also a issue around the windows in the bedrooms which is why it is freezing aside from them not turning up the heat and it lets in bugs. It is rumored to snow here for x-mas for those that are here and can't go home on leave. Well, enough rambling, Merry Christmas everyone!

Is it just shower items that are lifted or are there problems with other items being taken as well?  like laptops...etc.

Also, does anyone know if they are allowed to have cell phones on them most of the day or if they must leave them in their rooms for most of the day?  My boyfriend wants to get a smartphone, but we don't see the point in paying for an internet plan on the phone if he doesn't have access to it 75% of the time!  Any advice would be appreciated!

In school he cant bring anything because everything is so confidential.. He can only bring a approved calc. if they catch you with  a phone they do a massive search on your phone, clear everything off your phone and you dont get it back for days.

as far as things getting stolen.. I suggest that shower items you take when you go in and bring back when you leave. Idk about everyone but my bf has suite mates... so its 4 guys share a shower and thats it. But as far as other stuff they have locks on their drawers to put stuff in... same with the closet but the closet is shared with a roommate.

Wowzer, I didn't think the shower item comment would be such a topic....

Anyway, as far as cell phone stuff goes, no they don't use can't use it much, it can't be taken into the rickover. But it sure helps if you are long distance and they don't have access to phones other than their own. You can make local calls from the Bowman and stuff like that but nothing out of area code. Hope that helps. Happy New Years.