Norfolk Sailors - Family & Friends
For families and friends of Sailors who are stationed at Norfolk; for either Sea Duty or Shore Duty Sailors. Just make sure to keep OPSEC issues in mind and not disclose ship movements in advance.
What Should My Sailor Take On Deployment??
What are necessary things that my husband will need on deployment? This is his first one. He just found out that he will be deploying with in 1-2 weeks of us moving to Norfolk. Its going to be around 9 months. I'm going to be trying to find somewhere to live as soon as we get there. (his house hunting leave wasn't approved because he's leaving as soon as he gets there.) So I want to have everything he might need ahead of time. I just don't know what he needs. I read somewhere that he should get a list, but by the time he gets that we'll be packing up and leaving San Diego.
Laura
Better to start off traveling light. You could always send him things later. Whether he is on a small ship or a large one doesn't matter, he will still have a very limited amount of space.
Tell him to pack a small fan preferably one that can use either batteries or a plug in. can't always guarantee the availability of an outlet and a fan is extremely necessary. You won't be able to send him batteries, those are restricted items, so make sure he has plenty of those.
You will have to send him additional socks (boot and athletic), use them as packing material. Socks get destroyed on deployment. Also a personal water filtration bottle, with extra filters, will also come in handy. The water on the ship can have a hint of bromine in it. Most sailors use water bottle filters of flavored water packets to cut the taste of the water.
Anything else he needs once he is underway you will be able to sent to him. Use a APO/FPO flat rate box. About $16 to ship it, just under $14 per box if you ship it on line. On line fills out the customs forms as well. Good luck!
Aug 24, 2015
beachmom76
The Navy just released a new Deployment Support Handbook that includes checklists for Sailors as well as a ton of information about navigating deployments. You can download the handbook here: http://www.cnic.navy.mil/content/dam/cnic/hq/pdfs/n91_fleet_and_fam...
Hope it helps. Best of luck to both of you!
http://www.cnic.navy.mil/content/dam/cnic/hq/pdfs/n91_fleet_and_fam...
Oct 15, 2015
Josh Mom 2015
My son deploys from Great Lakes to Norfolk in November. This is some great information. Thank you!
Oct 15, 2015