NUKE moms

I was at a college basketball game last night and they always honor a veteran at the game.  This time it was a young lady that went through the nuke program and served from 2014-2020.  Of course I had to go and talk to her lol.  She was there with her husband, who also served as an ABE, and her parents. They both were on the Roosevelt.  Very nice young lady.

Well, after 4+ years, my son is on his first underway. Praying he “likes” it. This is what he trained for. Seems well prepared. He was JSI. Can anyone tell me what his daily line might be like right now. He said he have galley duty. Is that after working his shift in the engine room? How long are shifts typically. I know he has to work on getting signed off on things in addition to working. He never did get me hooked up with his boat Facebook page. He seems to not know anything about it. I know a while back somebody posted what we need to do to make things easier if there’s ever a family emergency. I put the Red Cross app on my phone a long time ago. Any tips would be helpful.

B’sNukeMom and/or BelovedByHim
I have an OPSEC question and am hoping to private message you but I don’t have you in my friends group. Not sure how to invite you as when I searched for you, you didn’t show up. Can one of you help me out. 

DsMom2020 - I accepted your friend request.  Hopefully I can answer your question!

DsMom2020, I might have an answer regarding the galley.  My son just recently had his first underway and he was in the galley.  It was a smaller crew and they wanted to make sure there were extra nukes on board.  I don't remember the exact details, but I think he worked two meals and had one meal off.  He didn't have duties in the engine room.

Thank you Momo. Thank you. I was hoping he’d get engine room time. Good to know tho. Gotta pay his nubie dues. 

Happy Tuesday!

Congratulations to any of you that have sailors graduating from Prototype. This is great information that B'sNukeMom was able to post. So much more than we had!!

B'sNukeMom - I love the picture!

Thanks Chipmunk!  He gets so excited when Dada gets home from work....

We're heading to MI for a visit at the end of next week.  I can't wait!!!!

B'sNukeMom - Have a wonderful visit!!  - We just had a chance to make a quick trip to see our older grandkids and it was so cute to see my grandson always checking to see where G'Pa was. 

So yesterday a fighter jet crashed into San Diego Bay - both pilots ejected safely. 

And last night the USS Truman collided with a merchant vessel in the Mediterranean sea, near Egypt. No injuries reported.

Please say an extra prayer for safety for all our military men and women!

Hi This is the first time I've commented in quite a while. Many things to say today...

First, prayers for all of those on the USS Truman and their loved ones! Even though it is reported that there were no injuries, the trauma of an incident at sea takes many forms and is often unseen and unnoticed. May all of those sailors find peace and comfort!

Secondly, my sailor son officially moved from his boat after 7 years on Wednesday. He is now beginning a solo trek to Texas to join his wife (also a former Nuke). She begins her first civilian full-time job on Monday and he will beginning a SkillsBridge internship to wrap up his contract with the Navy. Requesting that you keep him in your thoughts and prayers for safety and protection as it will be approximately a week of driving through the mountains alone (he does plan to take a few stops to see parts of the country he hasn't visited yet), but it is winter weather through mountains and very long distance!

When your sailor is getting out in about a year or so, I highly recommend the SkillsBridge program! It allows them to leave their command 4-6 months early; the Navy pays their salary; and the internship (with companies that the military approves) provides civilian skills, contacts, ways to understand how their Navy experience will translate, and many times a full-time job offer at the end! Great deal for military personnel and for the companies!

To all, fair winds and following seas! This community has been a safe haven for me over the 9+ years since he enlisted! Thank you all, especially Chipmunk and B'sNukeMoM!

Hi Tulip - It is good to hear from you. Congratulations to your sailor! Thanks for sharing about the SkillsBridge, hopefully some of our other sailors will be able to participate in this program as well. Prayers for your sailor and his wife!

Thank you, tulip. My sailor is at least four years away from separating if not longer, but I am going to flag and save your post because that is very useful information. Thank you for sharing.

Tulip - thank you for sharing about the SkillBridge program.  That is a fantastic opportunity for sailors transitioning to civilian life.  Wishing him all the best in his new adventure!  

Boy the time sure does fly by lol!

Here's a link with some info on the SkillBridge program:

Navy SkillBridge Program

Tulip - thank you for the heads up about the SkillsBridge Program.  (And thanks to B'sNukeMom for the link.)  Just like DsMom2020, I saved it for later.  We have at least 5 years left, but this is good info!!!  Thanks again!

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B'sNukeMoM, thanks for the info about not completely leaving the site. I will keep my profile active. Also, thanks for posting the link. Another organization sailors may be interested in when they are transitioning out of the military is called ACP. It focuses on helping military personnel find mentors and link to companies for potential careers after they leave. I've mentored about five individuals from Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Navy. Another great resource! Here's the link: https://www.acp-usa.org/

I suppose the timing depends if you want to spend any extra time with your sailor. Often the get several weeks to transition and some like to travel home for a bit  

I do not recommend flying in the day before graduation unless any connecting flights are through airports that have rare delays. My son stayed on an extra two years as an instructor after prototype, so over his 4 total years, I had many trips to see him. One trip, I was stuck in Dallas for 30 hours due to thunderstorms. So glad it was just a regular visit and not a special event. I’ve also had delays flying home. Charleston has thunderstorms which delayed the flight by 45 minutes. Missed my connection (last of day) so missed half a days work the next day. I am a nurse and we have a small staff - I was supposed to work in surgery that morning. :| 

nukenavymamabear - My apologies, I meant to reply to you yesterday. If you are juggling two graduations on the same week that is never easy!! As I recall, four of us flew to SC for my son's Power School graduation. We always stayed at the Days Inn that was closest to NNPTC. There are pros and cons to it, but it had breakfast, was the cheapest and closest 

If the schedule is still similar to my son's, your sailor will be expected to be moving or have moved out of his bachelor quarters at NNPTC and be moving into his apartment where he will be living for his Prototype training. There was rain the weekend of my son's graduation, so instead of it being 1 graduation time, held outside, we had two indoor graduations. Which meant we missed the store with the T-shirts, coins, etc, being for sale, being opened. FYI if that is of interest to you, dbl check with your sailor about the store times. 

We spent the Saturday going shopping and helping our son get things he needed for his apartment, and then I am fairly certain that we flew home on Sunday. I believe my son flew home with us and had about a week + before he started Prototype. 

We always made sure we sent our sailor back a day before he was due, to make sure there were no issues with the airlines / weather. 

I'm back from vacation - trying to catch up!  Had so much fun with the kids and the grandson.  Weather was a bit chilly but I survived!