Norfolk Sailors - Family & Friends

My Sailor gets to come home for Christmas!  So excited!!

Hi Steph, my son has been in Norfolk for two years now.  He will be coming home for New Year's.  This is the first Christmas we've missed!

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I have not posted in a while, but so enjoy reading all your posts! Please keep my account current. My sailor has been in Norfolk for 2 years now.  My son has had a very difficult month and will be home in Jan.. Not soon enough for this mom, but so happy he can come home! I miss him so much and with a tragedy he has gone through, I miss him so much more.  And then it will be off to deployment. I pray for safety for all our sailors! God Bless you all! And thank you for helping with this process!

Thanks Marcy! I updated!

Thanks for the information on keeping accounts active.  Our son has been in Norfolk for a year and a half.  I am so grateful to have this connection with the sailors stationed there and their families.

It would be appreciated if my account also remains active.  My son is attached to the USS Harry S. Truman and is based in Norfolk for another year and a half; possibly more.  Thank you for your consideration.

I don't post much but this site is a wealth of information and encouragement. My son has station in Norfolk since 2/16. His sub is currently in dry dock. Please keep me active

Agreed!  While they are on deployment this site really helps with the unknown of Navy life.  God Bless You All!

My sailor joined the Navy in April of 2012 and this is the first Christmas he will be home for since joining.   So proud and Happy!

Please keep me in this group.  It has been so helpful.

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My son is on the Lincoln. I would liketo stay active. Thanks!

Would like to stay active also! My son is stationed at the Naval Network Warfare Command in Suffolk. 

My son has been stationed now in Suffolk. What a nice area !!

please keep me active. Thanks. Son now stationed here again so happy he is back on the east coast! 

My daughter is on shore duty in Maryland and my SIL is in Norfolk at the Farrier Fire Fighting School.

Welcome to the AG world Steph Proud AG mom.

Have you checked out the AG groups?

My sailor went from A School to Norfolk and now is at C School. Yes, C school is 9 months from what I understand. He started in Oct and graduates in July. Right now he is top of his class. Couldn't be prouder.

Please keep me active in the group. My son will be in Norfolk for about another year.

I am still here, usually don't have time to reply but do read all the posts.

We want to stay with this group!

Moms,

If your son or daughter is stationed here and can't go home for Christmas, we would be happy to invite them over to our home for Christmas Day Dinner! If they don't have transportation, we can provide that too. :) We also have sailors over on the weekends to give them a place to hang out away from the base. We feed them, play board games, watch movies, go to special events in the area....Let us know if that sounds good to you or your sailor. We can pm you our cell number. Also check out our page on this site to know more about us. 

Yvonne and John

Thanks for the info.

My son will be on the Truman beginning in January.   He has asked for sheets for Christmas.  There are several websites that claim to have 'exactly' what the sailors need.  Is there one site that is better than the others?  Any suggestions for other things to get him to use on the ship?  How much storage space will he have?  Thank you for your help!

mom2dcba - this company Fleet Sheets for bedsheets.  Also see if he wants a set of NavyRackPack curtains - they are darkening curtains for his rack that help with sleep, also have storage pockets, and they embroider the last name for free!  A lot of Sailors love them, mine included.  Pat Neleski is the owner and she is awesome, call her at 855-722-5722 if you have any questions, I've known her for several years now, tell her I said Hi!  :)   My son also used a thin Tempurpedic-type mattress topper on the ship.

Celeb Chef Jacoby Ponder, the former Navy CS who has been a Food Network contestant twice, has put out a call to all single Sailors for "Speed Dating Chef Edition" that he is hosting on January 7th at Stratford University in Virginia Beach!  Chef Ponder was a runner-up on Chopped and won Cutthroat Kitchen.  Looks like fun!  :) 

My son is returning from his 1st deployment on the Ike, his assigned ship. What is the process and how likely is it that he can get single sailor housing when he returns? He is an E-3. Can he apply now or does he have to wait until they return? Thanks.

dwaynesmom,

Happy for you that your son is soon to be home. :) I just wanted you to know that my husband and I invite sailors over to our home on the weekends. We have a couple of sailors on the Ike who come over and are looking forward to seeing them again. So, after the holidays when things turn to normal, and he comes back from spending time with your family, we would like to invite him also. I can pm you our cell number for future reference. :)

Yvonne and John

P.S. Check out our page on this site to find out more about us. 

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Please keep me active--my son is in for a few more years.

Just wanted to say hi and happy holidays to everyone and be safe.