Just got on Bataan FB and the ABS said there was no mail dropped into the water, it was just a rumor. I'm so relieved right now!! Ok ladies i'm headed camping for a few days, i will catch up when i get back. Now i can camp and not worry about that situation.
LongIslandNavyMom- the ombudsman has now deleted it. It was her saying: Thank you. Now the phone calls, emails, and rumors can stop for today. there have been many more that i read that rub me the wrong way.
It made me angry because it is her job to be compassionate, sympathetic and a liason between the ship and the Bataan's FAMILIES. She volunteered for this job and i understand that she can has a right to be frustrated, but so do we. if she didn't want the calls and the emails she took the wrong job. I know that the problem with emails and texts is that you can not tell the tone of voice that a person is trying to convey. This is stressful enough for all of us. I don't like feeling that out ombudsman doesn't care.
sorry for the rant. its been a bad day today. hope everyone's day is better than mine!
We all have our weird moments when we cry! I've been using Lifetime on Sunday nights for my weekly cry. "Army Wives" and "Coming Home" are a good excuse to let out your tears! Its been working. Haven't had a major melt down since i started watching them!!
I'm not in Virginia, and as of right now my sailor will be back before the ship is, so i can't buy the tickets, but I need to ask if i can just donate money to go to their homecoming, cause i agree it is a VERY good cause!!
I have still not heard from my Son at all he has been on the ship since April 7th so I guess I should not worry. Hope to get an email or something soon! Any of you have a Son or Daugher that is brand new to the ship? Just wondering if you have had communication.
I know the last couple days have been insanely busy. The last letter from the Captain said they were working on trying to get a routine down within this next week. Maybe Once it settles down you will hear from him!
Where do you read those things? I am on the Ombudsmen Yahoo group but I think the other group I signed up for has to be approved by my son so maybe that is why I have not had the info all of you have? I guess he will get his email soon. I am on facebook, twitter and google alerts. I know they have been busy it's just strange for me not to be able to pick up the phone or text him. This is his first deployment and he turned 20 the 12th so that was hard as well.
No one bashed her. My mother asked her to please be more sensitive to those of us that are new to this. We are not used to rumors that apparently start every deployment. I think it was a totally appropriate response to her rude an uncaring comment.
Chandlersmom- they are selling raffle tickets for first kiss, first hug, and front row parking. this helps raise money for homecoming. we still dont know when they are coming home.
I asked to be on that site I guess they r still in process of getting me on? Chandler just sent an email to us via another sailor so I feel better! He said he will get his email soon.
We know this may seem a rather odd question. All of my conversations with our Sailor lately, have been rude and sometimes cruel. Do any of you other mom's or wives, etc. have any experiences like this, without getting too personal? We cannot find out what we have done to make him so angry with us as we hardly e-mail or speak. We are thinking it may be the pressure of his job, and we are the only ones he can vent to, just wish he would vent about what he is upset about, so we understand better. We do miss him greatly and he is 27 years old so we feel we cannot blame it on his age. It is so nice to hear that you are having good communications with your Sailors. Ours has never even asked for anything like food or needs. This is just such a quandary for us. Sorry for the sad post, but do not know where to turn as I have no other family and our Sailor is our only child. Just wondering if any one else has had these types of experiences? Thanks to all for reading this. Also thanks for the Marine website to whomever posted it on here as we found it very informative... Take care and stay safe!!
My sailor hasn't been negative during this deployment. However, he has had his moments before. His family and I are in Texas. He is in Virginia. We have been apart for 3 years. I noticed when he got lonely or was stressed we would have days (sometimes a whole week) when he was pretty ugly when we talked. It would make me upset, but I just had to remember: he is so far away from his family and friends. There for awhile everyone of his friends he would get close to and start to hang out with were either getting out of the navy, transferred to a different duty station (one went from Norfolk to Italy) or getting deployed. I realized he was just upset and had to brush it off.
Also, my sailor hasn't asked us to send anything either, but me and his mother just send stuff anyways. I just say if he uses it he does, if he doesn't he will give it away.
I don't kown your sailor, but I am willing to bet he is just stressed. I can not begin to imagine what those men and women are going through. It is tough for us, but we at least can keep ourselves busy with lots of things. They are pretty limited to work, work out, sleep, eat. I bet once he gets into his routine and settled down everything will be better.
Feel free to vent, cry, laugh or scream with us. I know we all want to sometimes and are happy to have a place to share this tough time with others that know what we are going through.
Thank you so, for your kind words. He is in a high stress job, an IS, which is Intell. Spec. So I assume that he has to keep every thing to himself. He has never regretted joining the Navy nor being away from us or his friends... I guess I will have to just accept his attitude towards me... When he calls his father is on the line also, and he is very pleasant to him, but snipes at me... I have sent him things before and learned that he does not want us spending $ on him. He lived in DC before and graduated 1st in A school and 2nd in C school, I think he likes his deployment, as he has said this since he has been deployed. He even has another graduates from A & C school on the ship with him, in the same jobs. He forbids me from being on this site, but he is not my boss.. I grew up in the Air Force as my father was a Colonel from WW2 - Viet Nam... This doesn't seem possible, but he fibbed his way in when he was 17 and worked his was up from the Army Air Core to Officers training to become a Colonel and then finally retired after Viet Nam. I never told him how proud I am of him while he was alive, but every time I write our Sailor I tell him how proud we are of him.. I probably just need to get a thicker skin. I enjoy reading your posts, so will not post anymore sad stuff... Thanks for all of your kind words.... Take care and please all stay safe! God speed to those on the Bataan and all of their families..
I don't know if we are supposed to ask this, but does any one possibly what time zone there are in approximately? Just a vague idea of hour many hours later than they are CST? Thank you!
I tried that, but our emails were sooo delayed there for a while i was getting emails that he sent at 6:00 at 10:30. I do know that 2 days ago my sailor told me they were one hour different than they were in VA. Hope thats not too much info.
I actually have no idea because the only thing my sailor would tell me was that it is so so boring! but being bored is better than being overworked and sleepy. so i think he would rather be in indoc right now!
Does anyone have a sailor that is a ABHAR? My son still has not contacted me. I am really having a hard time. This is his 1st deployment. He has only been in since October. Really missing him. He is the 1st to leave the nest. I did send an email to the address for the ship. Is anyone else being contacted? I am sending his first box off today. Maybe he will contact me when he gets it. Have a great day everyone.
JCK- i would copy and paste it from the email to make sure everything is the same, but make sure that there isnt like a trailing space or anything. That was my problem at first
good afternoon ladies! hope everyone is having a good day. I decided to start a Photobook for my sailor. He keeps sending me pictures (same ones on the family site) that he wants me to keep, so i decided that i could make the a book on SnapFish.com and surprise him when he gets home.
Hi ladies, I'm back. I'm glad to be home, it took me a while to catch up on all the previous post since i've been gone. Hope everyone is doing good.
My son e-mailed me also and said he was doing indoc, and he called me on monday but we didn't talk about 5 minutes and the phone went dead, he e-mailed me later that day and said he didn't know what happened? He had got a package from me,he said what is the stuffed rabit for, i told him it was from his little brother for easter, i guess he was embarressed by it, i don't know.But he sounded good.
ugh! that would make me so mad! someone stole my sailors alarm clock 2 days before deployment and he was mad about that. Lord help the fool who steals something important to him! I hope they read it too! But at least it gives you something else to send in a care package!
My husbands blue shirts and socks are getting stolen. I mean really? I'm upset because the closest base to my parents ( I'm visiting) is like 30 mins away and it's a AF base. The selection sucks and it's a drive. Just to buy him new shirts and socks. Wish people would keep their sticky fingers to themselves.
I got one call from my girl but missed it because we were at a wedding. So...I still do not have her department or division. Should I just send the box anyway and hope she gets it?? Any suggestions on how to find out this information. The ombudsman said only my sailor could give this to me. So bummed since she will absolutely not get her Easter gifts until I can send off this box. Any suggestions??
Kathy. You might just give it a few days and see if she calls or emails again. I talked to hubby and he hasn't got the boxes I sent. He also said they probably wouldn't be getting more mail until they got across the pond and closer to land. I'm sure she will be happy for the box no matter when she gets it but I think I personally would want to make sure it was properly addressed to reach her.
my sailors received 1 card i sent him. thats it. i have sent 2 boxes and like 8 letters and lots of cards. my moms kindergarten class has sent him pictures and letters too and he hasnt received any. :( hopefully he gets them before he leaves the ship.
Kellie I wish there was a beach close to me. But your right summer would be better than winter but I think we are going to hit both of them. Maybe not if we get lucky!!
Hubby just called yesterday. They have satellite phones on the ship. Is his cell international? If so that may be what he was talking about as cell phones can't be used while underway.
My son wants me to check his credit score. He said there were sites the Navy recommended but he couldn't remember. Do you gals know? He said he wanted it checked yearly and its been a year since he checked it.
ckmom
Apr 14, 2011
siscarrie
Apr 15, 2011
JillG
Apr 15, 2011
JillG
LongIslandNavyMom- the ombudsman has now deleted it. It was her saying: Thank you. Now the phone calls, emails, and rumors can stop for today. there have been many more that i read that rub me the wrong way.
It made me angry because it is her job to be compassionate, sympathetic and a liason between the ship and the Bataan's FAMILIES. She volunteered for this job and i understand that she can has a right to be frustrated, but so do we. if she didn't want the calls and the emails she took the wrong job. I know that the problem with emails and texts is that you can not tell the tone of voice that a person is trying to convey. This is stressful enough for all of us. I don't like feeling that out ombudsman doesn't care.
sorry for the rant. its been a bad day today. hope everyone's day is better than mine!
Apr 15, 2011
JillG
Thanks Sandra. I am glad someone understands!
We all have our weird moments when we cry! I've been using Lifetime on Sunday nights for my weekly cry. "Army Wives" and "Coming Home" are a good excuse to let out your tears! Its been working. Haven't had a major melt down since i started watching them!!
Apr 15, 2011
JillG
But "Coming Home" causes happy tears!!
I'm not in Virginia, and as of right now my sailor will be back before the ship is, so i can't buy the tickets, but I need to ask if i can just donate money to go to their homecoming, cause i agree it is a VERY good cause!!
Apr 15, 2011
chandlersmom
Apr 15, 2011
JillG
Apr 15, 2011
chandlersmom
Apr 15, 2011
chandlersmom
Apr 15, 2011
JillG
Apr 15, 2011
JillG
Apr 15, 2011
JillG
Apr 15, 2011
chandlersmom
Apr 15, 2011
JillG
Apr 15, 2011
chandlersmom
Apr 15, 2011
JillG
Apr 15, 2011
Sailor's Mom
We know this may seem a rather odd question. All of my conversations with our Sailor lately, have been rude and sometimes cruel. Do any of you other mom's or wives, etc. have any experiences like this, without getting too personal? We cannot find out what we have done to make him so angry with us as we hardly e-mail or speak. We are thinking it may be the pressure of his job, and we are the only ones he can vent to, just wish he would vent about what he is upset about, so we understand better. We do miss him greatly and he is 27 years old so we feel we cannot blame it on his age. It is so nice to hear that you are having good communications with your Sailors. Ours has never even asked for anything like food or needs. This is just such a quandary for us. Sorry for the sad post, but do not know where to turn as I have no other family and our Sailor is our only child. Just wondering if any one else has had these types of experiences? Thanks to all for reading this. Also thanks for the Marine website to whomever posted it on here as we found it very informative... Take care and stay safe!!
PS: We means my husband and I...
Apr 15, 2011
JillG
Sailors Mom-
My sailor hasn't been negative during this deployment. However, he has had his moments before. His family and I are in Texas. He is in Virginia. We have been apart for 3 years. I noticed when he got lonely or was stressed we would have days (sometimes a whole week) when he was pretty ugly when we talked. It would make me upset, but I just had to remember: he is so far away from his family and friends. There for awhile everyone of his friends he would get close to and start to hang out with were either getting out of the navy, transferred to a different duty station (one went from Norfolk to Italy) or getting deployed. I realized he was just upset and had to brush it off.
Also, my sailor hasn't asked us to send anything either, but me and his mother just send stuff anyways. I just say if he uses it he does, if he doesn't he will give it away.
I don't kown your sailor, but I am willing to bet he is just stressed. I can not begin to imagine what those men and women are going through. It is tough for us, but we at least can keep ourselves busy with lots of things. They are pretty limited to work, work out, sleep, eat. I bet once he gets into his routine and settled down everything will be better.
Feel free to vent, cry, laugh or scream with us. I know we all want to sometimes and are happy to have a place to share this tough time with others that know what we are going through.
Apr 15, 2011
Sailor's Mom
Apr 15, 2011
ckmom
Apr 16, 2011
Sailor's Mom
Thank you, very much...
Apr 16, 2011
Sailor's Mom
Apr 16, 2011
Sailor's Mom
Apr 16, 2011
Miranda Nicole
Apr 17, 2011
ckmom
Apr 17, 2011
Sailor's Mom
I don't know if we are supposed to ask this, but does any one possibly what time zone there are in approximately? Just a vague idea of hour many hours later than they are CST? Thank you!
Apr 18, 2011
JillG
Apr 18, 2011
JillG
Apr 18, 2011
JillG
How horrible! Saying extra prayers for him!
Apr 18, 2011
JillG
Ohhhh my sailor DREADED going to indoc! So glad thats over for him! Hope your son likes it better!
Apr 18, 2011
JillG
Apr 18, 2011
npsailormom92(Ship03Div025)
Apr 18, 2011
JillG
Apr 18, 2011
JillG
Apr 18, 2011
JillG
Apr 18, 2011
JillG
Apr 18, 2011
JillG
Apr 19, 2011
siscarrie
Hi ladies, I'm back. I'm glad to be home, it took me a while to catch up on all the previous post since i've been gone. Hope everyone is doing good.
My son e-mailed me also and said he was doing indoc, and he called me on monday but we didn't talk about 5 minutes and the phone went dead, he e-mailed me later that day and said he didn't know what happened? He had got a package from me,he said what is the stuffed rabit for, i told him it was from his little brother for easter, i guess he was embarressed by it, i don't know.But he sounded good.
Apr 19, 2011
JillG
Apr 19, 2011
Miranda Nicole
Apr 19, 2011
Kathy Dee
I got one call from my girl but missed it because we were at a wedding. So...I still do not have her department or division. Should I just send the box anyway and hope she gets it?? Any suggestions on how to find out this information. The ombudsman said only my sailor could give this to me. So bummed since she will absolutely not get her Easter gifts until I can send off this box. Any suggestions??
Kath Dee
Apr 20, 2011
Miranda Nicole
Apr 20, 2011
JillG
Apr 20, 2011
JillG
Apr 20, 2011
siscarrie
Apr 20, 2011
ckmom
Apr 21, 2011
chandlersmom
Apr 21, 2011
Miranda Nicole
Apr 21, 2011
siscarrie
My son wants me to check his credit score. He said there were sites the Navy recommended but he couldn't remember. Do you gals know? He said he wanted it checked yearly and its been a year since he checked it.
Apr 21, 2011