Norfolk Sailors - Family & Friends

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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.

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SherryETWife

Does one know someone who is looking to rent an apartment in Virginia Beach??

Nov 15, 2010
angelmarie

My husband has orders to report to Norfolk Va by December 12. I am trying to find a good area possibly in Virginia Beach VA. If anyone can give me some information on apartments, i would really appreciate it. I have two daughters and would like to be in a place that is safe.

Nov 17, 2010
Melohhdee Div948 PIR10/15/10

hello everyone, im in the same boat as angelmarie, im looking for good area's to live at. it will just be me since i have no kids. thanks for your help!

Nov 18, 2010
Melohhdee Div948 PIR10/15/10

hello, im back again with more information that my husband just sent me. looks like the housing hunt is pretty good, he's doing a lot of work trying to find a good place and area. he also mentioned that he will be on the USS San Jacinto. i can't really find information so if anyone has loved ones assigned to this ship please let me know. i have a few questions as far as deployments. thanks!

Nov 18, 2010
Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

Hi Melohdee, I found this group on Facebook, you have to join it first - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5770212165

Nov 18, 2010
texasgirl

Hi, my son is in Norfolk just finishing up his C-School, and will be also stationed Shore Duty in Norfolk. Looking forward to meeting others and getting in the loop!

Any Christmas packaging plans?

Nov 21, 2010
nitewriter

hey texasgirl, son is on shore duty in Norfolk, and staying on base for the holidays. He didn't say they were having anything special.

Nov 23, 2010
Grasshopper

Kimberly...My son is an MA stationed in Norfolk and I have stayed at the Navy Lodge several times. It is really nice and the rates are great! My son has to work Thanksgiving night so we will be heading up (I live in NC) and I am going to cook a Thanksgiving meal for he and his roommate. My son was in Boot Camp last year; left one week before Thanksgiving so he missed all of the major Holidays!

Navy Lodge has a great kitchenette area...I know they have a fridge, microwave, dishes, pots, pans and stove top. I just can't remember if they have an oven. You may want to call them. My son actually lives in an apartment so I will be cooking at his place.

Enjoy your time with your son! It is a huge base!!

Nov 23, 2010
Grasshopper

Shelly,
My son is an MA that works waterside also. He has been there since April working the night shift...9 pm to 5 am. Just got changed to 12 hour shifts but still on nights. He graduated San Antonio Mar 19th and his name is Philip. What is your son's name?

Nov 23, 2010
abbyblue

THIS WAS POSTED ON ANOTHER GROUP ANYONE COULD HELP THIS SAILOR OUT?? posted by Summer Starr 42 minutes agoHi My son is unable to leave his sub docked at Norfolk base for Thanksgiving. Would anyone be able to help him out with a home cooked meal? He says the galley is shut down and he is eating protien bars and candy that I sent him in a care package. I feel so bad for him. Thanks for your help

Nov 23, 2010
abbyblue

this is not my son it is Summer Starr's son she had posted this a another group.

Nov 23, 2010
Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

trloguem(ship11/div119, I found Summer Starr's post in the group Sailor Rescue List and added your response about Saturday. So nice of you to offer! Hope it works out :-)
http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/post-your-rescue-requests-h...

Nov 23, 2010
abbyblue

thanks marcy hope this sailor get a good meal

Nov 23, 2010
Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

Me too! Good thought to post it here.

Nov 23, 2010
John and Yvonne

Since it's been a long time since I've posted on here I want to reintroduce myself.

For those of you who have sailors that are new to the area, or if you are in the military and new here yourself, there are two things I'd like to let you know about. First, my wife and I live in Virginia Beach. I'm a retired Navy chaplain (I also spent 10 years enlisted).

We have a fellowship in our home for servicemen and women. We get together Saturday evenings from 5-9 and eat, play board games, watch DVDs, go miniature golfing, and do other special events types of things. We also get together on Sunday afternoons from 1-5 for a big home cooked meal (Yvonne is a great cook!) and fellowship.

If you have sailors stationed here, or you're stationed here, and want to meet people, make friends, and have some fun doing it, we'ld love to meet you. Check out our profile page and if you're interested, contact us.

That was item number one. Now for item number two. I am also one of the pastors at Azalea Garden Church in Virginia Beach. If you're looking for a good, family oriented, friendly church, come check out our services. We're located at 1541 Centerville Turnpike in Virginia Beach.

Please don't feel lonely here. You have friends here that you just haven't met yet!

Happy Thanksgiving. .

Nov 24, 2010
Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

Summer starr, if you pm me his name we can drop something off for your son today at his sub.

Nov 25, 2010
Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

To pm (private message), you click on the person's name to get to their page, then at the far left under their photo is a link that says "Send a message."

Nov 25, 2010
Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

Summer - how many are with your son today? pm or email me, we'll go to the base this afternoon once I hear from you -

Nov 25, 2010
Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

Nancy Drew here tracked down Summer's son and we really surprised him and shipmates yesterday! A couple of roasted chickens, mashed potatoes, stuffing, brownies and apple cider. Her son is one to be proud of, and we had a great time.

Nov 26, 2010
polli k

Marcy, that was so great of you.. i'll bet they were surprised sounds like a real feast.

Nov 26, 2010
nitewriter

marcy..That was so nice of you. hope that you had a go turkey day.

Nov 27, 2010
Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

They were just wonderful to us. so we got as much out of it as they did, perhaps more :) I went with my son, a corpsman, who just returned from deployment on the USS Iwo Jima last week - he & I were even interviewed on TV! http://www.wvec.com/news/military/USS-Iwo-Jima-returns-to-Norfolk-T...

Nov 27, 2010
zipsue

Hi all! New to this group. Has anybody heard about how "The Heights" apartment complex is? It is located right outside the gate to the Naval Medical Center. Thanks for any info..... We have heard good things and terrible things, like loud partys all night and puke in the halls. It seems affordable but....?

Nov 30, 2010
Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

Zipsue, my son lives across the corner at The Myrtles and really likes it. Feel free to pm me if you have any questions, I can tell you about the amenities etc :)

Nov 30, 2010
diannep

Thanks so much, trioquem. He is a Christian as am I. I will pray that way.

Dec 1, 2010
Cindy D

What happened with your son? I will pray for your son and your family.

Dec 1, 2010
Cindy D

Has anyone ever tried to mail a cake to their sailor in Norfolk? My son's birthday is in a few weeks and I wanted to send him a cake. He was in boot camp last year for his birthday, thanksgiving and chirstmas. He is going to be home for about five days on Dec. 28th YEAH! .

Dec 2, 2010
duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267

navywife17800,
this link will take you to a page to send an email to the ombudsmanfor the monty. they might be able to help you find out information. http://www.ombudsmanregistry.org/?m=contactombudsman&r=12&r...

you said you live 6 hours away due to health problems. i don't mean to be nosey, and you don't have to give any details, but why do the problems keep you from moving there? i live in nc (1 1 1/2 hour south) and have seen many doctors in that area. they have several very good hospitals, including portsmouth naval hosital. norfolk general was one of the first trauma centers in the country.

carol

Dec 2, 2010
duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267

cindy, when is his birthday?

Dec 2, 2010
duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267

SHOPPING!

Dec 2, 2010
Allura'smom

I want to plan a date night with the hubby. We're looking for something more than just the mall and the movies. Any suggestions? This will be our first date in a looooooong time.

Dec 2, 2010
duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267

tucker's mom, can you give a recipe for cake balls?

Dec 4, 2010
jboysmom

I had never heard of cake balls until I read your posts here today. I did a Google search and found this site: http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Make-Cake-Balls Gives great instructions to make cake balls. I'm snowed in today, so I'm gonna make cake balls to send to my sailor son and his wife! Thanks, ladies for the idea!

Dec 4, 2010
Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

Hi everyone, I haven't been to this page in a while. My daughter Is at NAS Oceana almost finished with C-school. She will be based there as well. Her husband, also in the Navy will either be at NAS or Norfolk. She is trying to find an apartment that is in a nice area if anyone has any places she should check or knows places she should avoid please let me know. Your help is greatly appreciated. She called a few min ago and was very excited that it is snowing there. :)

Dec 4, 2010
jboysmom

Lala Ribbon Queen, My son and daughter-in-law moved to Norfolk in April. They live in military housing in a neighborhood called Castle Acres. It's only about a mile from the main entrance to NAS. There are 1, 2 and 3 bedroom houses/units in this area. They really enjoy it there. We visited them in July and really liked it as well.

Dec 7, 2010
Cindy D

Cake balls sound interesting, I may have to give them a try. I sent my son some Tony Packos hot dogs, sauce and pickles. He loves Tony Packos when he is home!

Dec 9, 2010
tasstables

I just found this site my daughter has been in for 10 years she went back to norfolk about a year ago she loves the sea .

Dec 9, 2010
duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267

@tracy,

it's about 1/2 hour. the actual station is in newport news. there are amtrak bus stops, one in norfolk and one in virginia beach. here's the link to the "stations" in VA

http://stations.amtrak.com/amtrak/StationSearchResults.jsp

i think you can catch a bus to the station from the 2 amtrak bus stops but i'm not 100% positive. someone on the base should be able to help you sailor with this.

carol

Dec 13, 2010
duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267

there is a bus stop at this address: East Virginia Beach Blvd and Monticello Ave

Bus Shelter at Cedar Grove Parking Lot, Norfolk, VA 23510 (i got this information off the amtrack website). when he calls and makes his reservation he will need to tell them that he will be taking the bus to the station as the price is included in his ticket. i'm sure if he talks to his co someone there can make sure he either makes it to the bus stop or to the train station, he isn't the first nor will he be the last sailor taking the train.

here is the address to the train station:

9304 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23601

carol

Dec 13, 2010
MissMySailor

Hi and Happy Holidays!!!

can someone tell me how much time it takes to get from base to the airport?

Thanks Paula

Dec 15, 2010
duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267

@paula

maybe 1/2 hour, depends on traffic.

carol

Dec 15, 2010
MissMySailor

My sons flight leaves at 5:50pm and he can not leave the ship until 4pm. I got him bumped to biz class so he gets to go through a seperate lane at security and check in to speed up the process. He is flying SouthWest and although they do not give a discount online if you call they will give a military discount so I am glad I called seeing he did not give me the dates until the last minute...LOL you know how that is. I told him to request a taxi to be at the gate at 4:10 I hope he does this as he is usually too laid back kind of guy...LOL

I just want him to make it home!!! I miss him so much and I just went and saw him last month. I think it is because he is going to be deployed when he gets back and it will be the first time so I am already freaking out.

Thanks for your replies. Paula

Dec 16, 2010
tasstables

1 hour to norfolk , 2 hours to newport news airport

Dec 16, 2010
tasstables

I cant wait till my daughter comes home too .been a long time

Dec 16, 2010
duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267

tasstables, 1 and 2 hours from where?

Dec 17, 2010
MissMySailor

hanks all for your info!!!

Dec 17, 2010
NavySweetheart11

Hey yall! I'm new here and trying to figure everything out! My boyfriend just came back yesterday and I plan on seeing him tomorrow! Do yall have any recommendations for hotels in the area? Thanks a bunch :)

Dec 18, 2010
preston8655

Hello to everyone, new to this site but have been on N4M for a few months now and everyone has been so helpful in the past My son is on his way hm from Pensacola for the holidays then headed to Norfork, Looking forward talkin to everyone

Dec 18, 2010
NavySweetheart11

Johanna, Zac mom & Patricia...thanks for the suggestion. i've heard a lot of good things about the navy lodge so i will definitely stay there next time. I ended up staying at the Sheraton on Waterside Drive, but I definitely want to stay closer to base next time :)

Dec 23, 2010
polli k

Merry Christmas to all of you

Dec 23, 2010