Nuke School Charleston

SmTownMt - I don't have an answer to your question.  If no one on here answers it you might also want to post it in the "Nuke moms" group.  There's more activity on that site and you can probably find someone to answer your question!

Happy Friday!

Primes mom...is your son okay? Please accept my apology if I am missing something and he is not ok. I know the whole Nuke program is exptremely difficult. Our son is set to graduate Power school on Friday Dec. 13th and there is still some doubt as to whether or not he will graduate. It has been a long journey for him and he is majorly stressed out. Praying all is well with your son.

Prime's Mom my heart goes out to you.  My son came home from Goose Creek on Tuesday of this last week, our journey only lasting 4 1/2 months.  I wish you and your son the very best in life. 

Prime's Mom & C95mom - I wish both of your son's the best - I hope everything is ok.......

Prayers and best wishes for all those who are moving on to something different than the Nuke Program.  I'm sure there will be great things ahead for them too.  They are fortunate that they have such supportive parents behind them at this stage in their lives.

Happy Tuesday!

MomThatLovesHerSon - I replied to you over on the Nuke Moms site - take a look there!

Thank you all for your gift suggestions.  Christy, my son also is an ET.

Happy Wednesday!

If you have access to Costco, they have the BEST Fleece twin and Queen sheets known to man!!!

Penny - I'll have to get to Costco for the sheets!  Especially if sailor ends up in NY for prototype....

Anyone happen to know the graduation date from Power School for Class 1401 (sometime in late April or early March by counting 24 weeks)?

To everyone I would like to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!  I know I will be busy tomorrow (like most of you!) and probably won't be able to get on here....I am thankful for so much this year, but one of the things I am especially thankful for is all my new N4M (and dad's too!) friends.  You have all been so very supportive and have made this journey easier for me. I thank you for being there and I look forward to our continued friendship.....

And thank you B'sNukeMom for taking over the group leadership.

Happy Monday All!  Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and a nice long weekend!  Only one more week until power school grad - woohooo!!!!

Hey ladies! My husband and I will be in Charleston in a few months after he gets through boot camp. Any thoughts regarding on base vs off base housing? If we decide to go off base, which areas do you recommend? 

Happy Tuesday all!  Heard from our sailor yesterday - he and his buddies got the apartment situation figured out for BS - yay!  One less thing to worry about.  He'll be off to New York soon ;-)

LaurenM87 - I don't know a lot about the base housing - my sailor has some friends there who are married and he says the houses are nice.  We drove past them when we were there for A school grad - I thought they were nice too.  It would be more convenient for you if you were on base - are you able to live off base during A school?  I'm not sure of the rules....  If you don't get an answer here then go to the "Nuke Mom's" site - there's more activity over there and you might get a faster response - good luck!

Thanks! I'll head over and check it out! :)

Happy Wednesday!

Hi all - looking for some quick help!  Just got off the phone with our son and he is having car trouble - does anyone know of a reliable mechanic in Goose Creek area?  He has a Ford Focus......He's hoping to get it into a shop on Tuesday after comps.  And we are flying in on Wednesday and weren't renting a car 'cuz he had his......now to rent a car too!  Oy!

Thanks Sailorlady! I will pass this info on to him.....I even got the link to their website from a Navy Dad in case anyone else is interested.

https://www.jbcharleston.com/auto-skills-ws

 LaurenM87, not sure you are allowed to live off base during A school. The housing isn't bad at all. A little outdated but still nice. My son and dil ended up with a 3 bedroom house (all that was available at the time). They are duplex houses. They seem happy there. I like it because theres extra room for me to visit!

Sailor and 29 others didn't pass comps on Tuesday :(  They will "re-comp" on Wednesday next week.....This will be it as sailor says - "One & Done".  Please pray for all of them to pass......

Hopes and prayers with all the sailors retaking tests!  And for the concerned parents at home.

Thanks for the continued prayers.  Spoke with our sailor last night and he has been busy, busy, busy studying for the re-test on Wednesday.

Navy brat/mom - good luck to your son with his re-test to get into the nuke program.  For now just enjoy the holidays and don't worry about it - take this time to enjoy family & friends!

Doing the Happy Dance - everyone who took the re-test today passed! Thank you everyone for the prayers!!!

Absolutely nothing short of a God-given miracle.

Hi All - well my son has "officially" left Charleston this morning and will be heading  to Ballston Spa for Prototype......woohoo!!  He'll be home on Sunday and doesn't head back to NY until 1/10.....

I just hope our son doesn't nag me about how I polish my shoes (or not) while he's home! 

Suebal - yes, I've seen that with my son too when he talks to us on Skype while he's polishing his shoes.

hello all!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!

anyone know which cel phone service works best down at goose creek? My son is going off our plan and getting a no contract prepaid or pay as you go plan. Anyones son/daughter go this route? any tips suggestions would be great.

No clue which one works best.  I do know that my son's ATT service had dead spots in some of the dorms, including the one he was in for the first part of A School.

My daughter who is in College uses the prepaid Virgin Mobile plan with unlimited everything ( internet, text, voice and data ) for 54.99 a month.

But as far as I know the dead zones existed for everyone.  My son solved the problem by getting free Skype voice and adding unlimited outgoing calls to land lines and cell phones, nation wide, for four dollars a month.  This requires them to install cable internet into their doorm rooms, but they all do that anyway, on a shared or individual basis at their option.

Anyone who's SR is PIR 1/24/14 willing to share names with each other?  I would love to give mine a list of fellow (future) sailors who will be starting NUKE school at the same time...