Nuke School Charleston

cheer, :)

I sit here with a smile on my face reading your post. It never fails, we smile when we think of our Sailors no matter what. Good for you and him..............now get going on his next package!!! God is good, All the time!!

I send my son packages by Priority Mail and he always gets them.  The large flat rate box costs

 $14.95 to mail.

Yep, I always send my son the pirority mail flat rate packages and he gets them pretty quickly.  Last one I sent on a Friday and he had it by Wed., from Phoenix.

Now that he has his truck, I'm not sending much since he can get out and get things when he wants.

Hey everyone! I'm so excited, going to be moving to SC! 

How is it over there? would love some hints and advice

I've heard it is hot and buggy !!!!!   Other than that, not much else.

mnsancerz, Our son and his wife moved down in December, so they will have their "first" summer there. It has been nice, sunny, hot, rainy, stormy, pretty much everything except the cold and snow that we have gotten in MI. There are bugs and stuff, you would expect it being a southern state.

Good Luck and Welcome!!

Oh mama, there is much to be learned here from others.  Get in, sit down, buckle up and hold on cuz we are all in this fun and bumpy ride!!

An update, my MM is home on leave since this past Friday evening and I can't even tell you how wonderful it is to have him around.  Got wise though, knew that his university student girlfriend would be taking up most of his time, we invited her into one of our spare bedrooms and told her she would stay with us every night while he is here.  Conniving, huh???  Hey, a mom has to figure out how to spend time with her boy - even if it is with girlfriend in tow, right?  It's working just fine and everybody gets their fix with having a Navy boy home.  lol

Penny, love your way of thinking!!! Enjoy having him home for a bit! We had Kelsey here with us for quite some time and when she left for college she would come back on the weekends. She lived with us while Diego was in boot after she withdrew from college and we planned their wedding. Things work out well when mama is in charge!!! lol

Mama C, yes my son, Diego (Kyle) is a Nuke. He will graduate from "A" school on 03 June. He is going to be 19 years old in August and he and his wife, Kelsey were married on 22 December. They live in on base housing and so far doing well. We miss them like crazy and I think that goes without saying for any mom.

Enjoy the Nuke ride, it will have its ups and downs, come often and ask any questions you may have. There are so many ahead of both of us that are wonderful about answering any and all questions!!!

Hi Kendrasue,  The class is A school 1107.  Comps were Monday.  Graduation is Friday.  He said he & his classmates are happy comps are over & they are all have the petty officer insignia on their uniforms now, although officially they aren't petty officers until graduation.  I would have liked to go to A school graduation, but my son wants me to come to Power school graduation which should be December, I wouldn't have been able to go to both as I live in California.  Could not get the time of work & the cost for both trips just isn't in the budget.

Congratulation to A school class 1107!

Thank you.  That makes me feel better.  Hopefully he will be graduating from Power school in December & I will take a long vacation.  I'd like to see that part of the country & if he can get away for a bit, I'll bring him with me.

Congratulations to your son!  That's wonderful.  I hope you will be able to spend time with him before he has to go to his sub or ship.  You must be very proud, it's a big accomplishment to go through the Nuk program.

Sharon, I'm sure I'll eventually have many questions.  I just got used to all the Boot Camp stuff and now I have to switch gears for A School.  Like I said, he's still in INDOC - for how long.....who knows?  He is liking it right now, especially that he can use his phone and computer!  I'm liking it too - getting to talk to my son is nice.

He doesn't have his computer hooked up yet in his room - I guess Comcast has to come in and activate it.  My son said it will probably cost him $70/month!?  Are you kidding me?  I hope that's not right - seems really high, even with an eventual roommate.

I'll be back here soon, I'm sure.  Thanks!

MN - He doesn't have a roommate yet.  He's in INDOC and waiting for a roomie.  I guess he has suite mates in the next room, but they're already in A School.  It's funny how all of a sudden something like internet gets put on hold because of money!  He's watching what he spends now that it's his own money!

haha

Mama C - funny how price is never a consideration while mom and dad are footing the bill!!!  NEED a fancier, high end phone, NEED to go here so NEED gas $.

Best training these sailors receive is the financial training in BC and INDOC!!  Mine now watches his $.  Of course, my DIL almost killed him over a pair of sunglasses while he was on hold after BC!!!  Love that girl!

OK TN Mom...but please don't get me started on DTV.  Wanted to hire a hit man to

get em!!!!   I just finished my 2 year contract with them a few months ago and I went back to Comcast.  I pay much much less now.   We have a weird living situation and DTV was too expensive with 5 tvs.  I know, don't ask why we need five tvs.  Comcast is the same price no matter how many tvs you have.  I really don't like any of them.  And, yes right after the first storm my comcast phone went out.  We also have an AT&T line so I still felt somewhat connected.  We live in a house that is a main house and a one bedroom unit and as a family we occupy the whole house so there's more tvs and phones than usual.

Hello! I'm new to the forum.  My SR is currently in BC but he will be heading down to Charleston in about 4 weeks.  He will find out soon if he is EM or ET.  It will be a loong road.  Just wanted to see what you have found works for you to keep the relationship strong in regards to traveling to see him.  I know long distance can be tough but it can be done:)

How often do you visit? Where do you stay? How is liberty during the holidays?  Any info is welcome.

Thanks!

Amanda: Thank you! That is so nice! So comforting to know there is such a great support system.

Sharon-Diego's Mom: Congratulations to you! What a crazy, lovely journey they had!  I, too, agree that a strong loving relationship can make it work regardless.  Thank you for sharing your son's story:)

Hi smcfar,

ET stands for Electronic Technician.  When your a nuke their are three job classifications.  The other two are EM-Electricians Mate, and MM-Machinist Mate.  My son just graduated BC on Thursday, 5-26-11.  He's going to be an EM and he arrived in SC on Friday.  They find out tomorrow when school starts but the rumor is the middle of June.