Hi ladies!!! Some news about my son, he is planning on getting married this summer, i guess i'm ok with it. Anyways I need some advise on where he needs to look for an apartment, somewhere safe.
It sounds like he applied for Navy housing. It's much better than living on the ship. They give them what is called bah and that pays for there rent and everything included. Do you know when the Bataan will go on deployment.
ckmom I feel the same way. I hope it doesn't go out either. My husbands next duty station may be in VA. He puts his orders in next month. He wants the Bataan. 6 more years and we are done, he will have his 20 years in.
Sandra AM Yes my son finished up his training yesterday and did very well. He will now be on a reaction force team when he is on duty. idk You know they don't tell you any more than they have too. LOL
Thanks everyone, Hes not sure where they are getting married, he said JP, but he has been going to a church there in Norfolk and i told him they would probably be more than happy to do a little ceremony for them. I will not beable to go. They plan on June 15th, and then she will come back here, and he will try to take leave in July so they can drive her truck back. I will tell him he may want to get navy housing.
Sandra they look so happy! They are certainly going to go through a lot of changes. Sorry to hear you could not be there for the marriage but definitely be there for the birth of your grand baby :) is this there first baby together? And prayers definitely for them and your family. I hope all goes good with the baby too! Congrats
Congrats Sandra! I have bad asthma and sinus allergies. With both my pregnancies(2 health babies) the asthma completely cleared up. I know every pregnancy is different but she may actually be healthier pregnant :)
Thank you, he is an AO. I will go to the facebook page, I think I was there, maybe there will be some new pics or something. I am just so excited for him now.
Sandra How is everything, yes it's been very quiet on the bataan group here.
If you happen to see my son give him a hug for me. I miss him so much, wont see him till Christmas.
So do you know boy or girl yet? My daughter didn't want to know so it was exciting to see what it was going to be. They wouldn't even let us know the names they picked out. lol
Just want to say I feel so much better, my son loves it I can tell by his voice I was
Just a nervous mom , I forget they're men now . Thank you for being so nice to a
"newbe" .
Our family knows absoultely nothing about the Navy so thank God for this page. We are an Air Force family that goes back to my son's great grand-father being an Original Tuskegee Airman. We welcome the Navy with open arms since my son chose to be apart of the Navy. LOL I know nothing about rank, orders, set-up, travel, just nothing. Like the days when we moved to Germany and I had to learn German because we lived on the economy....just didn't know a thing.
Hi and Thank you Sandra AM Mom - This might sound weird but I am not sure what his rate is. I know he went in to bootcamp as a pac seaman, not what he was given and signed up for but they took his rate away from him half-way through DEP.
Yes, he told me that when he came home in between A school and going to VA. I am not sure what my son's Division. I knew that there were things that I needed to ask him but when he got there it was in the middle of Sandy.
He went onboard just after they came back. I wish they would post more pics from Jacksonville. He said they had cameras in their faces for days. But still not alot of pics of our Sailors posted.
Welcome SusanG and Juliefrog68, glad to see some action on here, been awhile.
My son has been on the ship since March 2011. He is an AS. I was so glad to see my son on TV, he was sitting behind the basketball hoop.
he really enjoyed the whole trip at Florida.
Sandra AM how is everything going, been awhile!
Hello all! My husband just received his verbals and has been assigned to USS Bataan. Has to report by February 4th. Looks like I'm moving to Virginia. :]
Oh Sandra, Your be grandma soon it is wonderful my daughter had her baby Aug.16th. A baby boy Ethan Ryan. Of course he perfect!! LOL
My son was to come home for Christmas, but something happened with a ship that the leave got pushed back and his stay got shorter. :-(( So Christmas will be after the 1st of the year. So excited to see him and he is excited about seeing his new nephew.
Sandra, So exciting congrats to you and your family. My son is home right now for Christmas, came in late last night. I just told him I was on my N4Moms and was catching up on everyone. Told him about you and he knows your son very well, he said he took over for him so he could go to the hospital.
I am Bataan Ombudsman Stephanie. I am one of your 2 Bataan Ombudsman. Ombudsman Kim just emailed the Bataan CMC about the things posted in the news these past few days and I felt I should pass this info along to you all. Captain Vassilakis will be holding Co's Call later today to speak with our sailors concerning these announcements as well. As of now, we are still funded for all upcoming missions that are on our schedule. CO was assured by his boss that we are not cancelled for anything as of yet.
As we always maintain, anything can change at anytime in the military. It all depends on the temperature of events overseas and the politics of things in Washington.
What we read in the media isn't always 100% of the story. So, the main thing at this time is to please be sure to keep speculations to a minimum and to seek answers from your sailor and from your command ombudsman. If we don't know the answer, we will find out to the best of our ability for you.
Back home now from visiting my son, goodbyes are always hard. We had a great visit with him, gave us a tour of the ship. Boy, I don't think I could live on a ship for months on end. Thank you all for serving our country!!! Loved seeing what he does and meeting his sailor friends on the ship. Lots of history in Va. and NC. We also went to NC. to visit my sister and brother in law for easter, that worked out really good since Curtis got Monday off also. So we could stay with them Sunday night. This was such a good visit, best one yet, but still so hard for me to say goodbye. Now I'm catching up on wash and daily chores before I go back to work tomorrow.
As always I thank all that serve glad you enjoyed your time with your love one and thank you sent for there dedicated service. To all love ones if your love one is aways and need a care package sent I have given my time to a local Ill/Ind organization that helps those family who cant afford to continue to send care packages. We want to know if there are heros who have no family and are in need of some care from home. This group will not give others heros information out its group policy. Sent the loss of my husband in 2006 I haven't been as active but believe in this group. Operationcarepackages.org. Debbie smoothers founder out of joliet ,ill brother is a hero missing in action from past service.
My sailor lost his life last November. He has left the Battan for the Nitz and was on liberty in VA and hit by a train while on liberty. Please share this video of his life and memorial.
OH MY LORD, my heart just about fell down! I am keeping all of them in my prayers, praying my son text me as soon as he can. I am gonna officially be a basket case when they deploy:(
Hi everyone...my son is in the midst of doing the work-up for deployment on the Bataan come sometime between Jan and Mar. Is there anyone else out there who has a son/daughter preparing for deployment after the first of the year on this ship? To train he will go up to Norfolk for a week or so, come back to his base for a week or so and go back up for an entire month, come back for a few days and head back up for another month of training. This will take him into mid-December...
There is a missouri group on here also. We have gotten together several times. It's been pretty quiet latley on the Missouri group, but a real good group of ladies!! I live about an hour from St. Louis. My brother lives in Decatur Alabama.
My son has been on the USS Bataan just a few short weeks. He has told his girlfriend that it is very cold on the ship and he sleeps in sweats. My question is does the ship not have heat?
ckmom
He did get an apartment on base or maybe you call it housing idk. lol
I really don't know what he is going to school for, some kind of security training.
Apr 8, 2012
ckmom
My son really likes his also, and so far no room mate. lol
Apr 9, 2012
Kim
anyone know when the bataan is going out to sea again?
Apr 21, 2012
siscarrie
Hi ladies!!! Some news about my son, he is planning on getting married this summer, i guess i'm ok with it. Anyways I need some advise on where he needs to look for an apartment, somewhere safe.
Apr 21, 2012
Kim
It sounds like he applied for Navy housing. It's much better than living on the ship. They give them what is called bah and that pays for there rent and everything included. Do you know when the Bataan will go on deployment.
Apr 21, 2012
Kim
Siscarrie, I would have him check into Navy housing. Norfolk isn't the safest place in town that is. The bases are safe.
Apr 21, 2012
ckmom
Siscarrie Wow this summer Congatuations to both of you and family. Where are they getting married, will it be on base?
Welcome allirish, My son is living in the Navy Housing and really likes it.
Sandra AM, How are things going, haven't talked to ya in awhile.
About the Bataan going on deployment " I HOPE NOT FOR AWHILE YET"!!!
Apr 21, 2012
Kim
ckmom I feel the same way. I hope it doesn't go out either. My husbands next duty station may be in VA. He puts his orders in next month. He wants the Bataan. 6 more years and we are done, he will have his 20 years in.
Apr 21, 2012
ckmom
Sandra AM Yes my son finished up his training yesterday and did very well. He will now be on a reaction force team when he is on duty. idk You know they don't tell you any more than they have too. LOL
Kim, Wow 6 more years that's awesome!!
Apr 21, 2012
siscarrie
Thanks everyone, Hes not sure where they are getting married, he said JP, but he has been going to a church there in Norfolk and i told him they would probably be more than happy to do a little ceremony for them. I will not beable to go. They plan on June 15th, and then she will come back here, and he will try to take leave in July so they can drive her truck back. I will tell him he may want to get navy housing.
Apr 22, 2012
Lynne
Happy Mother's Day!!!!
May 13, 2012
Lynne
Happy Mother's Day!!!
May 13, 2012
JustinsMom175
May 17, 2012
Stephanie
Congrats Sandra! I have bad asthma and sinus allergies. With both my pregnancies(2 health babies) the asthma completely cleared up. I know every pregnancy is different but she may actually be healthier pregnant :)
May 17, 2012
ckmom
Oh wow Sandy!! Congrats with the marriage and you being Grandma, very exciting!! Great picture of your son and new daughter in law. They will be fine!
May 17, 2012
ckmom
Congrat's to your son Sandra and to your daughter JCKV'sMOM. I'm also a Proud Mom of a Petty Officer. :-))
May 27, 2012
Star (S-11, D-177; PIR 6-15)
Louisiana mom just had Sailor graduate PIR in Aschool Great lakes heading to Bataan in a few weeks....
Jun 19, 2012
ckmom
Sandra congrats to your family!!
Jul 8, 2012
prdmomfrmnaples
My son is new to this ship as well! I am so happy to have this group it gives me comfort that were all in this together.
Sep 12, 2012
prdmomfrmnaples
Thank you, he is an AO. I will go to the facebook page, I think I was there, maybe there will be some new pics or something. I am just so excited for him now.
Sep 12, 2012
ckmom
Welcome prdmomfrmnaples to the Bataan group.
So how is everyone doing? My daughter had her baby August 16th, a boy Ethan Ryan. This is my 1st grandbaby!! So Happy!!
Sep 12, 2012
prdmomfrmnaples
Thank you and congratulations! How exciting!
Sep 12, 2012
ckmom
Sandra How is everything, yes it's been very quiet on the bataan group here.
If you happen to see my son give him a hug for me. I miss him so much, wont see him till Christmas.
So do you know boy or girl yet? My daughter didn't want to know so it was exciting to see what it was going to be. They wouldn't even let us know the names they picked out. lol
Sep 13, 2012
prdmomfrmnaples
Just a nervous mom , I forget they're men now . Thank you for being so nice to a
"newbe" .
Sep 22, 2012
shamar88
Oct 20, 2012
justme2007
Our family knows absoultely nothing about the Navy so thank God for this page. We are an Air Force family that goes back to my son's great grand-father being an Original Tuskegee Airman. We welcome the Navy with open arms since my son chose to be apart of the Navy. LOL I know nothing about rank, orders, set-up, travel, just nothing. Like the days when we moved to Germany and I had to learn German because we lived on the economy....just didn't know a thing.
Oct 30, 2012
SusanGMom of 2
Nov 12, 2012
SusanGMom of 2
Hi and Thank you Sandra AM Mom - This might sound weird but I am not sure what his rate is. I know he went in to bootcamp as a pac seaman, not what he was given and signed up for but they took his rate away from him half-way through DEP.
Nov 14, 2012
Juliefrog68
Hi. My son is on the has been on the Bataan since March. He is in 1st Div Deck Crew.
Nov 16, 2012
SusanGMom of 2
Nov 16, 2012
Juliefrog68
He went onboard just after they came back. I wish they would post more pics from Jacksonville. He said they had cameras in their faces for days. But still not alot of pics of our Sailors posted.
Nov 20, 2012
Stephanie
That's odd Barbara. My husband was at the game.
Nov 20, 2012
ckmom
Welcome SusanG and Juliefrog68, glad to see some action on here, been awhile.
My son has been on the ship since March 2011. He is an AS.
I was so glad to see my son on TV, he was sitting behind the basketball hoop.
he really enjoyed the whole trip at Florida.
Sandra AM how is everything going, been awhile!
Nov 20, 2012
Amanda
Hello all! My husband just received his verbals and has been assigned to USS Bataan. Has to report by February 4th. Looks like I'm moving to Virginia. :]
Dec 7, 2012
ckmom
Oh Sandra, Your be grandma soon it is wonderful my daughter had her baby Aug.16th. A baby boy Ethan Ryan. Of course he perfect!! LOL
My son was to come home for Christmas, but something happened with a ship that the leave got pushed back and his stay got shorter. :-(( So Christmas will be after the 1st of the year. So excited to see him and he is excited about seeing his new nephew.
Welcome Amanda!!
Dec 9, 2012
ckmom
Oh that is a must, you can never spoil them to much! Keep me in form hope everything goes well.
Dec 9, 2012
ckmom
Sandra, So exciting congrats to you and your family. My son is home right now for Christmas, came in late last night. I just told him I was on my N4Moms and was catching up on everyone. Told him about you and he knows your son very well, he said he took over for him so he could go to the hospital.
Dec 30, 2012
Whodamom
http://hamptonroads.com/2013/02/navys-budget-plan-no-bataan-deploym...
Did anyone see this article? What is up?
Feb 19, 2013
Whodamom
Ditto Sandra. I don't think any of our sailors knew about this until now.
Feb 19, 2013
Stephanie
Bataan Families,
I am Bataan Ombudsman Stephanie. I am one of your 2 Bataan Ombudsman. Ombudsman Kim just emailed the Bataan CMC about the things posted in the news these past few days and I felt I should pass this info along to you all. Captain Vassilakis will be holding Co's Call later today to speak with our sailors concerning these announcements as well. As of now, we are still funded for all upcoming missions that are on our schedule. CO was assured by his boss that we are not cancelled for anything as of yet.
As we always maintain, anything can change at anytime in the military. It all depends on the temperature of events overseas and the politics of things in Washington.
Feb 20, 2013
scottishsweetheart
Good evening from Indiana
Apr 3, 2013
ckmom
Back home now from visiting my son, goodbyes are always hard. We had a great visit with him, gave us a tour of the ship. Boy, I don't think I could live on a ship for months on end. Thank you all for serving our country!!! Loved seeing what he does and meeting his sailor friends on the ship. Lots of history in Va. and NC. We also went to NC. to visit my sister and brother in law for easter, that worked out really good since Curtis got Monday off also. So we could stay with them Sunday night. This was such a good visit, best one yet, but still so hard for me to say goodbye. Now I'm catching up on wash and daily chores before I go back to work tomorrow.
Apr 4, 2013
scottishsweetheart
As always I thank all that serve glad you enjoyed your time with your love one and thank you sent for there dedicated service. To all love ones if your love one is aways and need a care package sent I have given my time to a local Ill/Ind organization that helps those family who cant afford to continue to send care packages. We want to know if there are heros who have no family and are in need of some care from home. This group will not give others heros information out its group policy. Sent the loss of my husband in 2006 I haven't been as active but believe in this group. Operationcarepackages.org. Debbie smoothers founder out of joliet ,ill brother is a hero missing in action from past service.
Apr 4, 2013
jakesmom USS Bataan
My sailor lost his life last November. He has left the Battan for the Nitz and was on liberty in VA and hit by a train while on liberty. Please share this video of his life and memorial.
http://greenourplanet.org/jacob/
Apr 10, 2013
kmc1973( ship 3/div154)
OH MY LORD, my heart just about fell down! I am keeping all of them in my prayers, praying my son text me as soon as he can. I am gonna officially be a basket case when they deploy:(
Jul 22, 2013
GoNavy
Hi everyone...my son is in the midst of doing the work-up for deployment on the Bataan come sometime between Jan and Mar. Is there anyone else out there who has a son/daughter preparing for deployment after the first of the year on this ship? To train he will go up to Norfolk for a week or so, come back to his base for a week or so and go back up for an entire month, come back for a few days and head back up for another month of training. This will take him into mid-December...
Sep 3, 2013
ckmom
My son has been on this ship since March 2011.
What job is your grandson doing? I know my son said there is a lot of new sailors,
Sep 10, 2013
ckmom
We are from Missouri and my son is an AS, he is also up on the deck working on equipment.
Sep 12, 2013
ckmom
There is a missouri group on here also. We have gotten together several times. It's been pretty quiet latley on the Missouri group, but a real good group of ladies!! I live about an hour from St. Louis. My brother lives in Decatur Alabama.
Sep 19, 2013
ChambosMom
Nov 3, 2013