STG (Sonar)

Ava, that's awesome.

Ava:

That's just great news! Those Sailors will truly enjoy sharing Thanksgiving with you in your home!

Congratuations to Ron!

Hey Sponge:
Up above in the Discussion Forum is a posting: "Want to hear what sonar sounds like?" Listen to it and let me know if it's the same one. If not, give us the link, lady!!!! lol

Congrats Donna!!!

My son got his orders, he will be on a destroyer based out of SAN DIEGO!! He is very happy and looking forward to opps. His dad and I wish he was going to do C school, but that's ok as long as he is happy.

Donna: You're right, that was a long wait! I can't believe they held him out for so long. He must have just about been bored to tears!

Dianne: Hooray for Tim!! Don't worry about C school. The Navy may send him to that a little later in his career. Did he sign up for 4 years or 6 years. If he he's a 4YO and decides to reenlist after his 4 years are up, that is one of the things he can ask for along with a bonus!
Please tell Tim I knew he could do it! And tell him if I was in San Diego he'd have to endure a big Navy Mom hug!! lol lol

Thanks Melissa!!! I will tell him. He has put in for a special liberty chit (?) so he can visit with family this Thanksgiving. He will take the train up to Union Station in Los Angeles then my wonderful nephew (another one, not the one in the navy) will drive almost an hour to pick him up at the train station. He will get to have dinner with his grandparents and other family members, then Friday through Sunday is going camping with my nephew, his wife and 3 kids! I'm so happy that he wont be stuck on base for the 4 day weekend!

OK so I asked this question in the Destroyer room but haven't really gotten an answer...when they aren't deployed and back at base what exactly is their job?

Thank you Donna, yes, that helps!!

Welcome STG1

Welcome Sunya

Cute Sponge Dawn!!!

Welcome Marlo

It would be great if you new mom's would tell us about you and your sailor!!

Good news everyone, Tim graduated from A school last Friday!!!! He is now on hold awaiting ops to start on Jan 10th. He is coming home for the holidays!! I can't wait. Let me tell you, Tim is so happy mando is over!!! LOL I'm hoping he can do C school later on in his Naval carreer. Hope you are all having a great weekend.

Oh Dianne:
What wonderful news! I knew that Sailor could do it!! Tell him "ops" is a little easier than "A" and much shorter. He'll be done in no time and on to the fleet!
What a nice Christmas you will be having, a Sailor for Christmas that made it through "A" school.......way to go Tim!!! Bravo Zulu Tim! And Happy Holidays to you and your family!

I am very proud of him! He is so happy that there will be no more MANDO!! LOL He should be done with ops February 20th and then move on to his ship. Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement! And enjoy the holidays!

Oh Annette!
I'm so happy for you and your Sailor! It's the best Christmas present in the world! Hug him tight and tell him "thanks for his service" from a Proud Arizona Mom...
A Very Merry Christmas to you and your family!

I will pray that it all works out Annette. My son called yesterday and was told if he doesn't phase up by Friday he will get a Counseling CHIT. Anyone heard of that before? I asked if it could stop him from coming home for Christmas, he said it could, but he would get it done. So I understand the rollercoaster ride. I don't know what I will do if he dosesn't get to come home.

Annette, I'm thrilled that your son is coming home!!! Enjoy your holiday's!!!

Update on Tim, he phased up, no big deal, no counseling CHIT. He will be home tomorrow!

Hi Sandy, gee both in the same fleet and in Japan. Wow. That's interesting about the leave chits and them trying to change the dates to make them look as though they were turned in later. The military isn't the only thing frustrating, Tim's flight from San Diego was delayed so long that once he lands in Denver he will have 10 minutes to make his connecting flight. I hope he makes it!!

All is well, he made it home, 4 hours later than scheduled! I have my blue candle burning for those sailors who couldnt be home this Christmas.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Hi Patty:
Congrats to your daughter! Mine finished up in September and left for his ship the end of October. What ship is she assigned to?
:)

Patty,
If you haven't already, come join us the "Destroyer Moms DDG" group! And there's the "Norfolk Family & Sailors" group.

My sailor starts ops on Monday, YAY, cuz he's been bored waiting for it to begin. I was telling him what Hoppi posted about their W2's and taxes. He told me to keep telling him so he can remember LOL. I hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

ok Marla...what is ASW?

Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center

Here's the Quarterdeck. This is where all the sonar classes are held. This is the building that you are NOT allowed to bring anything in or take anything out. (I had my inhaler in my pocket and I didn't get caught, hee, hee). This is also where they have graduation for A, Ops & C schools.

LOL wow, thanks Marla and Melissa!!! I guess that's where my son is, you would think I would know that.

Marla:
My niece and her husband met at ASW and were married on base in 1998. Patricia Guitard and James Rissler. They live in NC now. I posted all my pics from a recent trip to ASW on line and Patricia & James couldn't believe how different it looks ACROSS the street....

Congrats to your son M of M!!! That's get news. Will he go on to "ops" or "C" school? He'll be on cloud 9 - the hardest part is over!

Does he know what ship yet? My son finished sonar this past September and is on a destroyer in the Gulf right now. He'll be back sometime in March/April.

Congrats Mom O Many, My son just started ops this week, loves it! Did you all know they have a 4 day weekend this weekend? I wish I had a 4 day weekend!!!

M of M: Here's one mom with a Sailor on the Princeton:
http://www.navyformoms.com/profile/Traci20
When you use the search window, just put in "USS Princeton" (without quotes). Then you need to read the posts and see what the discussion was about. :)

Donna, send my congrats to Mat!!! Job well done!! My Matt had 3 weeks between A and ops (home for 10 days) and I think a week between ops and C. (after C, home for another 10 days)
After A, he thought the rest went by quickly. When does your next one leave for bc?

Congrats Donna!! I know it's been a long time in coming. My sailor had one month betweek A school and ops. He "graduates" from ops on the 20th and on to his ship. He is really looking forward to it. Some current sailors from his ship have been coming over to his base and hanging out with him. I'm thrilled he is getting to know some of the other sonar people!! Exciting times for all of us!! Oh and our sailors too LOL

Wow Donna, I don't know how you do it, once was hard enough for me!

Donna, what is CROW?

OHHHHHH Thanks, Marla. I get it now. I'm still a newbie here, my son has hit his 6 month anniversary.

Welcome Diane!! We are here to help! Even though I still ask many questions myself!

Diane, you should ask Donna about being on hold! I think with time it does get easier to let them go. My sailor used to call us every night, but now its about 5 times a week. I guess it's good that he's weaning us slowly, cuz when he's deployed we wont hear from him much. What helped me a lot is when I had a conversation with him and asked him if he was happy, and he really is happy. So if he is happy, I am happy. I miss my baby everyday! But it does get easier.

That's ok Donna, my hubby thought I was dumb for not knowing that anyway. LOL

"Sonar fundamentals, basic operator and analyst skills/Group instruction. After "A" school, Basic Acoustic Analyst course (6 weeks) and a sonar operator course (6-8 weeks), STGs are assigned to surface ships as sonar equipment operators. During a 20-year period in the Navy, STGs spend about 60 percent of their time assigned to fleet units and 40 percent to shore stations in the United States".

Usually the LONGEST they go out for is 6-8 months. My son will be returning soon from a 6 month deployment and will stay ashore for 3-4 months. He'll then have a 2 - 3 deployment and back in for 3 - 4 months and then another longer deployment. We have 2 wars going on, the ships are very busy.

STG stands for Sonar Technician - Surface. STS stands for Sonar Technician - Submarine.

SN stands for Seaman. (Remember in boot camp he was a SR (Seaman Recruit). After school he'll be a SA (Seaman Apprentice). My son is an STG3 (Sonar Tech, 3rd Class Petty Officer).

I've been on this site for a year now and believe me, when my son left for boot camp, I knew next to nothing. I'm surprised to hear that your son's recruiter did not mention this site to you. The Navy is working on getting the recruiters to share this info with parents as this site is sponsored/paid for by the Navy. :)

Joline, as Melissa wrote, they are only out for 6 to 8 months at a time, they spend a lot of time in port. Tell your son, not to worry, my son loves being a sonar tech, it will be OK.

Marcia, it would be good for other recruits if you talk to your sons recruiters office to make sure they know about the site. I made fliers for my son's recruiters office to hand out to the parents.

All the recruiters here in Tucson pring their own fliers (that I made)to pass out to ALL parents. And they also have ordered business cards for me to use. :)

Peggy: Welcome! I think you and I are going to be in a few groups together with both of our sons being STG's and assigned to destroyer's!!
You must be so proud of your son for fantastic class placement. All that hard work paid off and he'll be as close to you as he can get! And that's a good thing...lol

Peggy, I wish my son was only 8 hours away!! That is reall awesome.