NUKE moms

haoo168... praying for your sailor! Hang in there Momma!

Haoo168, saying a prayer for your Sailor and your family right now. My heart feels the fear in your discussion. Hang in there and keep the faith.

haoo 168, prayers for you and your sailor. Hang in there, Sea Sister! Islandgirl, your information is very recent and underscores how easy it is for our sailors to make a decision they wish they could take back. It sounds like your sailor is coming out of it OK. Whatever happens, it's not the end of the world and we can still support our sailors as they move forward, no matter what that looks like. Hugs to all my Sea Sisters who are navigating this upsetting time. We're behind you!

Thank you ALL for your support. I hope my sailor should be OK. 

Velvetenor - the weekends will count towards the 10 days off.

haoo168 hang in there.  

Velvetenor-  I was in the same spot for the holidays.  As my sailor explained it Leave starts at 00:01 on the day, whether you leave a that time or not and end a 23:59 on the last day.  It is a straight x number of days and the day of the week or even holidays do not count.  We planed my sailor was home for 8 days that included Christmas and part of 2 weeks.  1 day was travel and 1 day for cushion given we live in the north and flights might get canceled out.  We also booked the first flight out at like 6:20 am and the last flight back so he had as much time as possible with us.

That was our first experience with this and I am trying to get my head around it again for A school grad leave.  In this case it is a question of does leave start Friday after the ceremony or can he have liberty on the weekend like normal and then leave starting on the Monday following.  We would like to spend a bit of time in Charleston but he wants to be home as much a possible.  Either way what every day he leaves Charleston he will return 9 days later for that cushion

Make sure you use groupon. I know they have a carriage ride, plantation tours. You can get the same day

Islandgirl - we stayed on Isle of Palms twice and loved it. Loved the carriage ride and the harbor tour. Couple of our favorite places to eat were Reds Ice House and Fleet Landing. 

Ladies, it has been a long day on my feet at our local Friends of the Library sale and I am headed back tomorrow. 

Hugs to you sea sisters who have been or are going though difficult times.

Islandgirl - glad to hear things are looking up for you sailor daughter. If you go to Charleston's tourism page on the internet you can also find a lot of things.

I will say, the parking meter pricing has changed and I think they charge you even on Saturday evenings. We never figured out the parking garages, but they are there. We usually went down on Church street and parked at a meter. If you need a restroom when walking around in that area, there is one up a little bit inside the walk around indoor mall shops. They close after like 6 pm on Saturday, but there is a hotel there and you can go in there and they have public restrooms, because the others seemed to be closed in the evening. 

I bumped the sightseeing in Charleston discussion back into the discussion queue above. There are others, but this is the one that I know has some recent ideas. 

And there are some in the Hotel, Villa discussion as well, I believe. 

Hi all - HappyMonday!

Ok - hopefully it's not that bad for a Monday lol.  I'm counting down the days until hubby and I leave for Cabo....can't wait.

IslandGirl - we toured the Magnolia Plantation - it was very nice and I would recommend it.  Be sure to see the Angel Oak Tree too.  And of course Foley Beach is fun.  The Ghost Walk tours look like fun too (although we didn't do one).

Welcome to our newest member ~ hanna2020! hanna2020 is a wife to a future nuke! 

Please be sure to read the ***NEW MEMBERS*** info at the top of the page.  Lots of good info there.  Also take a look at the Pages (19) to the right under the member profiles - be sure to hit "view all".  And of course, feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Hello and happy Monday! My sailor arrived in GC this weekend. Yay! (An extra week in GL was frustrating, he said.) One thing he may not have figured out yet was getting the Comcast account set up. Does anyone know about this? And I must say, all of the information that has been posted on NukeMoms over the years has been extremely helpful. I don't know what I would be doing if I didn't have the knowledge I've acquired over the past few weeks reading the posts. Thank you!!!!

Hi Marianne - and welcome again!  I think when B was at GC he and his roomies went in on the Comcast together - but someone may have already had the account set up.  He should be able to ask around and someone should be able to give him some insight!  Glad you've had time to read up on the info - there's lots of it lol!  Feel free to ask any questions you may have and we'll do our best to get you a quick answer.  I usually defer to the newer moms because it's been awhile since B was there - but one way or another we'll help you out!

Just a reminder that you can join your local Blue Star Mothers group.

Here's the link - you can look for a group in your area.

https://www.bluestarmothers.org/

Here's the Wikipedia link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Star_Mothers_of_America

Curious if anyone currently on here has a nuke in prototype in Ballston Spa or is everyone in GC?  I know they still have prototype there - B's mentor and good friend of his and C (she'll be in their wedding) is an instructor there.

Oliveoil - did you receive enough information about Graduation day? 

Hanne2020- Welcome!! We are glad you have joined us. We have several wives on here, they may not post much, but I am sure if you need to reach out to someone they will be happy to help you also.

I was suppose to be attending our Blue Star Mother's meeting tonight, but our leader was sick, so we have postponed it until next week. 

B'sNuke Mom - I thought everyone should be in GC by now, but not sure, they may have left some instructor's up in BS. 

Just got a letter from my son, I actually had to send a self addressed stamped envelope and start the letter for him. Hi Mom and Dad. I was just happy to get anything from him but in his defense he has been really busy. Anyway he got his classification Nuclear ET so it looks like he will be headed to Goose Creek in 2 weeks as long as he passes battle stations. I am excited for him, that's all he has talked about for 8 years. So glad he never gave up on his dreams.

Northwoodsmom - I had to chuckle at your statement about starting a letter to yourself. I did actually send a few SASE to my son at first and then he told me he had plenty of paper and envelopes (they sell a small set at the NEX), but he did appreciate me sending him stamps. I sent some in his wallet to begin with. Yes, they are very busy at BC. 

My sailor is an ETN3, so if you have any questions feel free to ask. There are several active moms of the various rates on here. 

Hi Marianne - when my son got to Goose Creek a few weeks ago, they gave the sailors information on how to set up a Comcast account for internet/wifi, so he went in with his roommate and they set it up together.

Hi Northwoodsmom - my son is also ET, and he will be starting his A school classes next week. It took him about 4 weeks to "class-up" once he got there, so expect about that same amount of time for your son to be in INDOC. He will have to go to "briefs" where they get information on the base and services, etc. and then they will give him jobs to keep busy (mine did cleaning of barracks and landscaping) until class starts. They do have down time in the evenings and on weekends, though, which is so nice after the rigors of boot camp!

Thank you so much for the warm welcome!! I am a little confused with how this site works still lol, I am not very tech savvy. It has been hard to find other groups for nuke families, so I am excited to have found this.

I just got some good news, my daughter got her ESWS pin!

Congrats to your sailor, JayDee! That's awesome! I know my son was excited about that when he got his. It's a big deal. Well done!

Thanks NancyJo!  Apparently she wrote a really nice study guide that they are considering sharing with other sailors.  I'm just super excited for her.  Of course, she's all chill about it.  That girl.

Hi all and Happy Tuesday!

JayDee - that's awesome!  BZ to your sailor!

hanne2020 - there are lots of groups on here but some are not real active.  Our nuke moms group is one of the more active ones so you should be able to get answers to most of your questions here.  Once you receive your husbands letter and know his PIR date you can join that group too.  In the meantime, don't be afraid to ask questions and look around the N4M site.....we are here for you!

And be sure to join the boot camp group - I left the link in the welcome message on your page!

JayDee I’m curious what an ESWS pin is. I have not heard of that. Thanks

Here is a link describing ESWS:

https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=104191

JayDee - Congratulations to your daughter!! Job well done!

ProudOfK - Thanks for asking, I was wondering as well, but just logged on.

NancyJo - Thanks for the link. How are your grandchildren doing? Mine is past her 2 months and in her pictures I can tell she is growing. I said something to my daughter and I guess she needed that encouragement, because she said she is still so skinny. I reminded her that she is constant motion like her aunt.

hanne2020 - It will take awhile to get use to this site. If you are on your phone it can be more difficult than on a computer. Like B'sNukeMom said, we are more than willing to help you out with any information you need. 

Skippyredhead and NavyNukeMom if you see this message and aren't too busy with your little ones, you might reach out to hanne2020 if you are able. Thanks!! I hope all is going well with your families. 

Thanks NancyJo and congratulations to your daughter JayDee

The Hammer - best of luck to your sailor at his new command. I hope you found the perfect puppy!!!

haoo168 - hugs to your sailor and to you.

JayDee - Bravo Zulu to your daughter!!!! How awesome!

COncord Cumberland Parking Garage is down towards the waterfront. It is very reasonably priced and you can get to pretty much everything in downtown Charleston.

NukemomofC - that is so sweet of you! What a wonderful gesture.

Good Morning, Sea Sisters....

Does anyone have input about "Order Quiet"?

Baker1013 - can you give some context? I am asking for context because I don't know if what I recall my sailor telling me about once is the same thing. - As I recall, this was in A school and they had not done well on a test or something (the entire group) and so the "quiet" was either during study hours or in class. Basically, they were not to talk to each other and could only talk directly with the instructors. I will do my best to check with my sailor later when off duty.

If anyone is having difficulty viewing N4M on their mobile device I had asked FTLW in BCMom post a discussion that could be easy to find with her information on how to best utilize your mobile device with N4M. Currently is also showing over in the "latest activity."

Chipmunk, thank you for that.

My Sailor texted that he's been on Order Quiet for several days now.  NSUs, marching, no talking, etc.  I was wondering about how long it lasts.  My family fusses at me if I ask too many question of my Sailor so I thought I would reach out here to get some more info.

On a positive note, he said that his SLPO told him he had good time management skills.  So.....here's to everyone getting their act together so the whole group is not "punished"

Baker1013 - that sounds about right. I honestly don't remember the context, but I recall my son sharing something along the same lines. It is sort of a Boot Camp moment for them in A school, to remind them that they need to focus on studying. 

Your sailor should take the SLPO's comment as a compliment and continue to strive to do his best. A school is honestly part of the first weeding out of sailors who will be able to deal with the grind of Nuke school or not. All the best to his class.

Chipmunk, that's what I thought (about the BC reminder).  My hubby told him to take the SLPO remark as a sort of atta boy as well.

So my thoughts are...do we know if after A school, when they have the break (T-track?) does the Navy take time to sort through the A school graduates from a couple of classes and put them together for Power School?  Or will my Sailor be with this same group of Sailors the whole time if they continue to do well and pass?  Just wondering if any of you who have been through this have that type of experience.

TYIA

Baker1013 - PS is a combination of MM, EM & ET classes, but they are still separate as well, if that helps. The three will be combined into one PS class. Their T-track time depends on when they finished A school and when a PS class is ready to start.  I do recall that they did help each other a little bit with things they were more specialized in, when studying.

If you have not read through my A school daily schedule discussion above, do so. I kept adding information to it throughout. Once PS started, it was mostly the same information, except that they study 3 subjects at a time instead of just one subject. (As I recall.)

Ah good ole "Order Quiet" - it can be as long (or as short) as their SLPO wants - until they feel the class has gotten their act together.  Some take longer to figure it out than others lol!

B'sNukeMoM MMN - here's hoping for short!!

Chipmunk, I have read them, but I will definitely read again.  Thank you for your input!!