Hello all...my son just received his orders and he is stationed there for the next two years. He is reporting on November 2nd. He will graduate Hospital Corpsman A school on Oct 14th...i'm excited!
Hello. My daughter has just been assigned to Rota. She's a HM, 18 years old and never been out of the country. Can anyone tell me what all she can expect? Thank you!!
wlbradford: My son arrived there last Wednesday and he is very excited about the place, he is an HN. I think it is one of the best places to be stationed. Hope all goes well for your daughter.
Hi Carol! I'm familiar with Voxer, my daughter and I both have iPhones. But doesn't that use her data plan? We were told that anything using her data plan would be very expensive while she's in Spain. Our carrier is AT&T and I'm really surprised and upset that they don't offer our military serving abroad any kind of special rates. Thank you for the info. And tell your son THANK YOU for his service!!
Hi Janie. My daughter has been in Spain since late January. She loves it!! As far as the iPhone, she downloaded a free texting app and we use it since she now has wifi in her room. We also Skype and use Voxer. All are very good communication tools but tell your sailor not to put off getting wifi like she did. LOL
Wow...congrats to your Marine and your sailor for his move to Spain. My daughter is also a Corpman. She works in the hospital on base. She loves it. The base, the people, the atmosphere. All of it!
Wow two in the military, I know you are proud. I keep hearing how nice the base is. Stephen is a Master at Arms, and takes 2-3 courses a semester at City College of San Francisco. I understand there are college courses on the base also. We hope to go and visit next year. Thanks for all the info. Lots of rain here today
We're going in June. After long searches, we found it a lot cheaper to fly into Madrid. Our daughter is going to meet us there and then after a few days in Madrid, we'll fly to Jerez. Flying into Rota was completely out of the question!
I've done some searching as well and it does seem like Madrid is the best bet. Are you going to visit the base?? The southern spanish coast is supposed to be beautiful
We're going to TRY and visit the base...I'm not sure what the rules are on that, so that's why I say we're going to try. From everything I've seen on the internet, and from what my daughter says, it is very beautiful. And the time of year we're going, there will be lots of people so it should be a really fun trip!
Stephen has been in Rota now for 7 weeks. He expects to re start college within a month. I think he is adapting to living abroad, he says definetly not the USA.
The pictures he sent are beautiful, full of history and culture.
He'll get in the swing of things really fast. Most of them do. Rota is a really fun place for the young sailors. Lots to do. My daughter has been over there since February and absolutely loves it!
Hi Wanda. It was more fun than should be legally allowed!! The people were friendly, the food was fabulous and the beaches were amazing!!! I was also told that families almost never visit their sailors abroad, so it was a real treat that we were there. I recommend going, if at all possible.
Sallee_Ty'sMom
Sep 24, 2010
wlbradford (Rota Spain)
Feb 14, 2012
Wanda (HN Rota, Spain)
wlbradford: My son arrived there last Wednesday and he is very excited about the place, he is an HN. I think it is one of the best places to be stationed. Hope all goes well for your daughter.
Feb 18, 2012
wlbradford (Rota Spain)
Feb 18, 2012
Wanda (HN Rota, Spain)
wlbradford, yes he did on Jan 31. How about your daughter?
Feb 18, 2012
wlbradford (Rota Spain)
Feb 18, 2012
Wanda (HN Rota, Spain)
Same thing, hospital corpsman, pretty sure they know each other.
Feb 19, 2012
wlbradford (Rota Spain)
Feb 19, 2012
wlbradford (Rota Spain)
Feb 20, 2012
janieflorida
Hi all our sailor Stephen is leaving for Rota June 5. He has been stationed in
California for 2 years. We are from the Florida Keys. I hear it's a great base.
I was reading the discussions about accounts for Iphones. We will look into it.
Apr 28, 2012
wlbradford (Rota Spain)
Apr 28, 2012
wlbradford (Rota Spain)
Apr 28, 2012
janieflorida
Wow two in the military, I know you are proud. I keep hearing how nice the base is. Stephen is a Master at Arms, and takes 2-3 courses a semester at City College of San Francisco. I understand there are college courses on the base also. We hope to go and visit next year. Thanks for all the info. Lots of rain here today
Apr 29, 2012
wlbradford (Rota Spain)
May 2, 2012
janieflorida
I've done some searching as well and it does seem like Madrid is the best bet. Are you going to visit the base?? The southern spanish coast is supposed to be beautiful
May 2, 2012
wlbradford (Rota Spain)
We're going to TRY and visit the base...I'm not sure what the rules are on that, so that's why I say we're going to try. From everything I've seen on the internet, and from what my daughter says, it is very beautiful. And the time of year we're going, there will be lots of people so it should be a really fun trip!
May 2, 2012
janieflorida
Stephen has been in Rota now for 7 weeks. He expects to re start college within a month. I think he is adapting to living abroad, he says definetly not the USA.
The pictures he sent are beautiful, full of history and culture.
Jul 24, 2012
wlbradford (Rota Spain)
He'll get in the swing of things really fast. Most of them do. Rota is a really fun place for the young sailors. Lots to do. My daughter has been over there since February and absolutely loves it!
Jul 24, 2012
Wanda (HN Rota, Spain)
Wdbradford - how was your visit in Spain?
Jul 29, 2012
wlbradford (Rota Spain)
Jul 29, 2012
janieflorida
Did you stay in Rota or Cadiz? We are definetly going but not until 2013. I miss my sailor.
Jul 30, 2012