AECF - FCs and ETs

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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools.

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Kim

Great Pic. Congrats. My Daughter just started ATT school last week. she will be an FC after A school. When I was in I bought all my rating badges. they are very expenive from what I remenber but them that was 15 years or so ago. You need to realize you are not buying these all the time just everytime you get rated. Every couple of years.

Sep 30, 2011
Odi_Ship09_Div140

I am so excited that son is in A school until mid Dec, but wont know until he has orders where/what/etc. Just plan and pray. He has worked hard. Have not seen him since PIR and probably wont until his leave. Sent a lame pkg but it shows we care.

Oct 1, 2011
Odi_Ship09_Div140

So if he finishes before Christmas does he take leave or wait for orders? First of our many advendures to come, We are looking forward to good things

Oct 1, 2011
ProudGMBarb

Thanks everyone for the congrats and kind comments.

R'sproudmom...no, unfortunately, we did not go up to GL. I really do miss him!

Connie...actually he didn't send the pic! I kept an eye out for it on the TSC fb page and grabbed it!

Odi.. I forgot...is your son an ET or FC? Did he start "A" school around August?

Maybe others here know for sure, but I didn't think they could take leave before they get their orders. But I would imagine Christmas standdown would be a bit different, and many want to take leave during that time. We too, are hoping our sailor will be able to come home during the holidays. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Oct 1, 2011
Kim

Yes they will be allowed to take leave at christmas school closes. just need to wait and see when they set up the time frame.

Oct 2, 2011
Sandy's_sailor son

Odi and ProudGMBarb. Yes, they are allowed to take leave after finishing (A)school and before starting (C)school. They will only be allowed to take 10 days and they must put in a Chit.

Oct 2, 2011
Odi_Ship09_Div140

Thanks Sandy - He is hoping to be able to meet us at his sister's (so kids avoid snow). I am telling everyone to not plan, but................cant help it

Oct 2, 2011
Sandy's_sailor son

GodnG8r, Happy Birthday to your Sailor. You're right. Time goes by way too fast.

Oct 2, 2011
ProudGMBarb

GoldnG8r...Happy B-Day to your sailor!

Odi...I hear ya about trying not to plan....I'm really looking forward to seeing our guy.

Sandy and Kim ...thanks for the info.

Oct 2, 2011
Vickyrun

I don't feel sorry for her. She is in Italy having the time of her life.

Oct 3, 2011
Mary, Proud Mom of Nick

Hi all,
Found outtodayhome owing date for our son's ship and what is last port will be. All I can say is IF I had know that I could go to MY dream vacation by joining the Navy...I would have joined a long time ago!!!

Hope all is well!

Oct 4, 2011
Leanne

My sailor graduates FC A school October 21st. Yes....we are going to GL for the graduation. I am so proud of her! What a change in her since January.

Oct 5, 2011
Leanne

I am happy to make the 7 hour each way drive for only 4 minutes. I am so amazed and proud of the adult she has become. Go Navy

Oct 5, 2011
ProudGMBarb

Leanne...Have a safe trip and ENJOY! They study long and hard. Your sailor will appreciate you being there.

Oct 5, 2011
Leanne

Thanks for the well wishes!

Oct 6, 2011
Sandy's_sailor son

Leanne, have a safe trip and a wonderful visit with your daughter.

Oct 6, 2011
Deb (FC Mom)

Christmas stand down dates just posted on the FB page...Dec 16-Jan 2

Oct 6, 2011
cruz6861 Ship11/Div117

Deb what fb page would that be. I can't find it. Please let me know and thanks fir that dates. :)

Oct 7, 2011
cruz6861 Ship11/Div117

*for the dates!

Oct 7, 2011
cruz6861 Ship11/Div117

Deb I found it! Yay!!! I am so excited I can start planning and booking our flights! :)

Oct 7, 2011
Anti M

Remember, don't book their flight out for too early in the morning, the schools have to process out a LOT of sailors that day, they have to have their rooms inspected as some of the barracks will be shutting down and the ones staying behind will move into other rooms for a while. Get them back a day early if you can, NEVER book the last flight into the area.

Oct 7, 2011
cruz6861 Ship11/Div117

Thanks for the advise Anti M

Oct 7, 2011
Mary, Proud Mom of Nick

Hi all,

Hard to keep up somedays but wanted to congratulate Noel on his orders. BR549, the USS Millius is an Aegis Destroyer - nice size ship. Depending on how it's staffed, the crew size is about 230-300. And four years in San Diego is sweet!

Woke up this morning to find our son is in Korea today, they still have awhile before they return to their homeport in Pearl Harbor but they have released the homecoming date and announced a Tiger Cruise...that tiger cruise is originating in TAHAITI. My all time dream vacation but we cannot join them due to other commitments we have and the cost of a one way airline ticket from Hawaii to Tahaiti is $1700 so thinking alot of families won't make that tiger cruise! I just know he is grinning ear to ear to think he is beating me to Tahaiti!

Oct 8, 2011
Vickyrun

Mary, I know the feeling. My two adult kids have already out-done me. But I'm so proud of them, it is ok.

Oct 10, 2011
Mary, Proud Mom of Nick

I can think of worse places to travel :-)

Oct 12, 2011
Mary, Proud Mom of Nick

NavyBluMom --- generally ships stationed in Japan have "family and friends" day. Where the shipmates can invite guests to come on board, tour the ship, have lunch and they take them out in the Bay.

Had a friend here in GA recently fly to Yokosuka to do the event with the USS Geo. Washington. Her boss was very generous and paid for a round trip ticket for her.

Oct 14, 2011
Kim

Hi Ladies, My daughter just phased up. should want her clothes next week. she is in ATT school right now.

Oct 15, 2011
ProudGMBarb

navyblumom...Congrats to your honor grad sailor! Bravo Zulu !

Oct 15, 2011
Dorina

Hi everyone,

I've been reading all the post you ladies have been doing about the wonderful news of your sailors. This is my first post kinda shy and I thought it was about time to post something. My son just graduated from his ATT school today. He's having a hard time being away from home but besides that doing great. Were going to Great Lakes to spend Thanksgiving with him to cheer him up. Were from California. Just waiting now for A school which is still in GL. Congrats to all of your sailors

Oct 17, 2011
Dorina

We live in Imperial, Ca. next to El Centro. Were about 11/2 hours away from San Diego. He's made some friends already but their a lot older and go out and do things he can't because he's only 19. My husband made the hotel arrangements so I have no clue. I know its close by though. He gets to stay with us while were there. When he first left I had a very hard time. When i got the first phone call when he was in bootcamp it was a relief. He has a cell phone so we text a lot and now he has a laptop and we skype too. Hopefully that will make him less homesick. Weve been looking at flight for Christmas already too. I'm glad to have other moms that feel like me. Where we live it never snows. It sometimes snows in the mountains but that about a hour away. So this is going to be a cold winter for him.

Oct 17, 2011
Dorina

Thanks for the info on flights. Dads working on that with him today. I was asking my son wheres a good place to eat turkey and he said mom just make it in the hotel. Yeah right! Crazy kid... LOL

Oct 18, 2011
Dorina

Thanks so much for the info. We will definitely visit Savanna House. I'm going to ask my husband if the room has a kitchen. I'm sure it does he always gets us nice rooms. If it has a oven I will make him a nice cooked meal. Then Savanna house will be breakfast or another nights dinner. I'm just gonna be happy to be with him where ever we decide to eat. Ha Ha. We visited my son for boot camp graduation and went up also on labor day and all he wanted to eat was steak. Boy can he eat. I thought he had a hole somewhere with the amount he ate. My husband was in the Army and I thought he ate fast but boy my son eats faster then him. Ha Ha. I asked him r u eating good in the Navy because your eating like your starving. He replied it taste so good mom and he even got dessert. Ha Ha

Oct 19, 2011
Dorina

Good my son will be happy to try another place that has steak. Were sending him a care package today. He wanted oatmeal, beef jerky, popcorn, and nuts. My son is getting bored waiting for A school. He doesn't like to have nothing to do

Oct 21, 2011
Dorina

Thanks. My son started A school yesterday. He was excited when he seen a video on C Wiz. (I know I'm probably not spelling it right). He said mom that's a big gun. I hope I get to work on those.

Oct 25, 2011
Vickyrun

Hi. Saw this on FB maybe you have seen it before but want to share it here, says how I feel about deployment;

“A ship in harbor is safe—but that is not what ships were built for.” - Admiral Grace Hopper

She had been on deployment 1 month now, many more to go.

Oct 27, 2011
Sandy's_sailor son

BR549. Wow. can't believe his orders have already changed. Where is St George?? or is that part of the name of his ship? LoL. I hope it is somewhere nice.

Oct 27, 2011
Sandy's_sailor son

BR549, where has everyone gone?? LoL I try to stop in from time to time. I see Barb, Vickyrun, Vickymed, Anti M and Mary here. Where have the rest of us seasoned Navy moms gone.

I am glad we have lots of new moms/wives and gfs joining.

Oct 27, 2011
Mary, Proud Mom of Nick

Br549, new orders? It really does happen, I know a great mom with that ship and her son has been an FC on there for a few years now I will have to introduce you. Noel will definitely be working with her son.

I am in Texas this week on business and took time to go to Navy weeks dinner in San Antonio. Wonderful evening with an Admiral, and a couple of COs as well as many enlisted sailors at the Fairmont BUT also had the pleasure of meeting one of our Texas FC families as well. Nice evening for all!

Hope all of your sailors are well, ours is in Yokosuka, Japan today...his birthplace. :-)

Oct 28, 2011
TXNavyMom

@Mary, Glad to see you made it back to Austin safely. I know it was a long drive. It was a pleasure to meet you. Now I know when I have a question about my FC where to turn. Have a safe trip back to Atlanta and any time you make it back to Texas let me know. We would love to have you come visit.

Oct 28, 2011
Anti M

I just haven't had much news. My ET2 leaves for Atsugi next week, with wife and two cats in tow.

Oct 28, 2011
Mary, Proud Mom of Nick

Denise, I was in Round Rock on Wednesday -lovely area.

Tx Navy Mom, it was so nice to meet you and your family. Found out the next day that the parents of old high school friends live in your same town. I will be back in the area after the first of the year, we will have to get together if your schedule allows for it. In the meantime, you know where to find me if you have any questions.

BR549, Lori is a sweetheart. We've been together thru thick and thin or at least the beginning of this group almost four years ago!

Navyblumom - I know Lakeway! You may live in NM but I suspect once a Texan ...always a Texan.

Oct 29, 2011
TXNavyMom

Mary it was great to meet you as well. I will look forward to your visit after the first of the year. Unless I'm away on business I should definitely be able to make time for you. Have a wonderful weekend.

Oct 29, 2011
Mary, Proud Mom of Nick

Hi ladies,

I was looking for a Navy shirt for an upcoming event and found on cafepress.com lots of FC and ET items from cups to shirts such as the one below. They have them for dads, moms, nieces, etc...

Oct 29, 2011
TXNavyMom

Thanks for sharing. Looks like a mug for dad's collection

Oct 29, 2011
Vickyrun

Oct 29, 2011
Sandy's_sailor son

Happy Halloween to everyone.

Vickyrun thanks for he pumpkins

Mary thank you for the info. I will definitely be paying a visit to Cafe Press. So happy that they have stuff for families of ET and FCs.

Oct 29, 2011
ProudGMBarb

Happy Halloween everyone!

Dang...I have a lot of catch up reading to do! Been away for a week or so.

Our guy got his orders to report to San Diego Dec. 2 for "C" school. And then he will be attached to the USS Germantown. (home base Sasebo, Japan) We are sooooo excited he will take leave to come home for Thanksgiving before going to SD. YIPEE.

So..here we go...another Navy chapter soon to begin! And some much nicer winters than GL !

Vicky..Happy Pumpkin Day to you too!!

Mary...thanks for the CafeExpress info!

Oct 30, 2011
Vickyrun

Barb, exciting news, I hope he likes Japan.

Can anyone tell me what RAS stands for? She uses it to desribe her ship.

Oct 31, 2011
Anti M

Yes, that's what RAS is... maybe she's on an oiler or supply ship?

Oct 31, 2011
Mary, Proud Mom of Nick

Sasebo is a beautiful area, smaller base but nice location. The USS Germantown is part of the USS Essex group but I had read recently that the Essex will be leaving Sasebo for the yards and will be replaced by another ship but I cannot remember what ship is replacing it.

Hmmmm...wonder what Crissy is referring to since she is on a destroyer.

Happy Halloween to all. We got a great treat today, our son's ship was adopted by Molly's Adopt a Sailor so they posted a ton of great photos on facebook which included three of our son.

I just want to know...when did he get old enough for a mustache?!!!

Oct 31, 2011