Sailors attending A School in Meridian, Mississippi

daughter was supposed to come home friday i thought but she surprised me at work in her white uniform happy day

Dorie...kind of takes my breath away picturing that! Wonderful!

Awww Dorie how sweet!!! Enjoy your time :)

Dorie--that gave me chills!!!! How Sweet!!! Enjoy your time!!

Dorie,very nice surprise!!
Enjoy your time with your sailor daughter!!
I'm still enjoying mine!!My son leaves next week,on the 28.
He takes such a good care of his uniform....he showed me how to fold teshirts and towels....he do it so fast!!
Blessings and a nice day all!!

I'm still awaitng orders for my son in AZ, anybody hearing anything???

He has his written orders....YAH! Will be off the base by Tues or Wed next week, make a stop in AL to see hubby's family, brother will meet him up there for some "play" time, and he/brother will be home on May 2nd. By then, he will have about 10 days of leave left, but that's enough!

nancynavymom: I don't know about the AZ's, but the YN orders seem to be coming about 3 weeks after finishing school (two weeks after graduation).

Thanks, Sharon!

Good News, my son said they will get orders on Monday!!! Said there was a bunch of jumping and screaming!!! LOL

YEAH, nancynavymom! They are all so ready to get out of there! My son said there is a big inspection on Tuesday...in dress uniform...taking some kind of piks. He is not sure he will be there for that or not. They are told the day before when they are actually leaving the base, so he says. I say...I'll see him when I see him! No expectations at this point! The Navy knows! That's all I need to know!

My fiance got his verbal orders last Monday and has some medical thing tomorrow; waiting on the written orders. He graduated the 23rd. I am just waiting to get the word. Then taking off to go pick him up - 8.5 hour drive. Looks like the May 8th wedding might just work out afterall .

sschick: There was a 2 week wait for my son from verbals to wrriten orders being received. Don't know if that is the average. And maybe just a YN thing. I hope that all works out with your wedding! Congrats!

yeah i was reading that on here. Ugh - it has been nerve-wracking. He is an SH and he said that theres are coming in pretty quick - we shall see. I wonder when they get the written orders, do they have a certain time line to"get out" so to speak. I am planning on driving down to pick him up; but have to take off from work if it is the middle of the week. Its about 8.5 hour drive so plan to leave in the wee hours of the morning I suppose then may just rest a little bit and head back. He said he can't help out with the driving on the way back; something about changing his Drivers License when he reports to duty station. He has made a lot of good friends both in bootcamp and A school. One of them is planning on coming to the wedding. Are we supposed to list last names on here? Was going to see if maybe this guys mom or gf is on here?

sschick: Better not to list last names on here. Maybe just put his first name and and that he is your fiance's friend. SH orders may be different from YN as far as timing. Mine thinks he will be out on Tues or Wed next week...got them this past Fri. Maybe quicker if the orders are issued early in the week rather than on Friday? Just don't know. So glad he made lots of friends in bc and A School...same with mine. He said the best friends of his life. That is so great. Teamwork in the military is a great thing!

Good Nws! Waiting to hear from my son this moring, said they are picking orders today!!!!! YIPPEE!!!!

Great, Nancy! Post when you hear! Exciting times!

My fiance` told me yesterday a lot of his friends are leaving today and he was sad. Poor thing! but he is thankful for Facebook! How I wish they would just all be put in the same duty stations!

Kae: My son said the same thing! It is wonderul that they made such great friendships (and hopefully will stay in touch) but sad that they are separating. But as I told my son, new friendships await at their duty stations (some of his friends will be at his). I'm starting to understand now why those who have been out of the military for a long time still talk so fondly of those days and the friendships. There is such a special bond there. My son said he has never met friends like the ones he has in the Navy. The friendships are just different....and wonderful. Here's hoping that both of our guys make wonderful new friends at their duty stations!

You are sooo right diannep! Thanks, I sure hope so too and i will pass on to him the same message you told your son about friendship :) Well you get to see your Sailor soon... How exciting! Enjoy your time. So happy for you!!!

Yes, he will be home next Sunday after visiting family in AL (close to his base) first. When will your fiance come home? I know you can't wait! Have you seen him since he has been in school? Haven't seen my son since PIR on Feb 5th. So longer this time then from boot camp-PIR. It will be nice! Good luck to you both also!

My fiance should be graduating by this Friday then he awaits for his "hard copy" orders. Based on what he's seeing around base, he's thinking he should be out of there by 2nd week of May. I am very excited that i can't hardly wait but I have learned to be patient eversince Boot camp! I did see him PIR 4/2 for 8 hours... such a tease that was! But I am really looking forward to him coming home because his parents hasn't seen him since he left for BC in Feb! His dad started dialysis treatments while he was in BC so they weren't able to travel to his PIR. I know they miss him just as much as I do!

joymar congrats! My son too! What postion is he in and where is he going?

Is there good internet service anywhere on post?

Thanks navygf. I'll tell my daughter.

joymar's son and my son are both YN and will both be in Norfolk. Seems that many from Meridian are going there. My son is leaving Meridian today, making a stop with his brother in AL to visit family, and will be home in FL on Sunday for the rest of his leave. Congrats, nancynavymom, in expecting your sailor home soon too!

Congrats to all the kiddos' Mine got his orders!!!!! It's Cali for him! Thought he would jump off the moon if he could, so I gues I'll be visiting Cali soon too!! LOL

Nancy, where in CA and what is his rate?

maussie64-San Diego as far as I know! LOL not sure about his rate, I think E2 but don't hold me to that he is AZ I know that! LOL

My fiance got his written orders yesterday too! Now he says he is waiting to be on an ?"outbound list"? and then they make his travel arrangements and he is able to leave. He is an SH. We are hoping that he is able to leave by Tuesday at the latest so he has a few days to relax before the wedding on the 8th! Wow this looks like it is going to time out perfect.

Hi Juli! My fiance and I were planning on it but it was impossible to do so with their crazy class schedule, duties and all the restrictions. MS requires a blood test for Syphillis in which results take up to 2 weeks! that's standard.. then you apply for your license at the county clerk (20 min. from base) and they have a 3 day waiting period. they don't waive it for military unfortunately. also they are only open on weekdays 8-5pm. My fiance doesn't get out of class till 4:30 PM and he had to be Phase 2 in order for him to get out of the base. By the time he got to Phase 2, he had only a week left until he graduates. Oh and he also got his verbal orders his 2nd week of class. He is an LS. They get through the course pretty quickly. Some finish in 2 weeks! My fiance is actually taking his time and still he'll finish in 3-4 weeks. So yeah, now he's just waiting for his "hard copy" then he'll come home to our wedding before he reports to his duty station which is in Bremerton, WA :) Good luck to your son!

Nancy, his rate is his job. His rank would be E2. It can be confusing.
We live about 60 miles inland from San Diego. Will he be at Miramar? Or Pendelton?

Good news! My fiance got his "hard copy" today and he is definitely going to be on the carrier USS Stennis in WA state! :) He just has to go through 2 days of financial classes, so he thinks he'll be out of there by next Friday. Good luck to everyone waiting on their orders!

maussie64-thanks for the info! It's still so confusng? so what stage i yours at?

My daughter PIRed last Friday and arrived at Meridian Saturday evening.

And I agree. Every time I read a rate abbreviation I have to Google it to learn what it is.

We were going to try the same thing - quickie MS ceremony; "formal" wedding later - but yeah it was next to impossible to get married for us in MS with the requirements and time restraints. I know it will be a while for everything to get processed and eventually (hopefully) approved for me to join him. I am about half crazy with pulling all the plans together for the wedding and still not knowing if he will be here by the 8th. Everytime I feel certain I learn something else. Today he says that he has to have his record scanned (takes 2 days) and then 3 business days later he is on the outbound list; able to leave the next day. So if it really takes that long - I think we will have to move everythign to our back up date - the 22nd.

maussie64 - wish her well my son enjoyed it, but for sure ready to move on!

maussie64-he said Miramar-do you know anything about it?

Thank you Nancy, I will.
I don't know much about it. It used to be strictly Navy and now it is mostly (I think) the Marines. Nice, temperate weather. It is where Scarlett swore in.

Well that is good, he said it was mostly Marines, is that your daughter?

happy - happy !! I am leaving today to go pick up my sailor. Looks like we are on for the 8th to get married. So now I am trying to do mapquest to get directions. I am terrible w directions. Anyone that has been there have any pointers on how easy or difficult it is to find? I know I am doing map quest to meridian - but is it to the address i mailed his packages? or one i found online for Naval Air Station - Meridian? I have the mailing address at home written down and I am at work trying to put the mapquest together. I also have navigator on phone - but want to put in the correct info. Help! Thanks

congrats! be careful!

weird - i just got the mailing address from his gramma since my copy is at home; it doesn't pull up on mapquest. anyone know if i should call the base to get correct directions - or if it is that hard to find once I get into meridian?

i called the base. i should be good. wish me luck

Sschick try this site:

https://www.netc.navy.mil/centers/css/nttc/CommandInfo.aspx?ID=1

good luck and be safe!

Yes, that's my daughter, Scarlett in the picture.

daughter just left this moring for washington state. now for her new adventu re to begin

candi, my son graduated in April from Meridian as a YN. I agree with Emma...they class up at different times. Thankfully, my son only waited about 10 days. Others wait longer. HIs long wait was on the other end. He waited a month to leave the base after he finished. It's best to embrace the "hurry up and wait" idea now!

My daughter said that the place Tennessee where orders are drawn up was flooded. And that may delay orders for a while. Hope she is wrong.
After all, what's a little water to the Navy? 8))