NUKE moms

This is for all the new members we've picked up recently (one of my favorites!).  

I know you are aware of this, B'sNuke, but maybe for the last 5 days or so (?) I hit the Add Comment button and nothing happens, but when I close the tab and come back in my comment is there. Ah, technology!  Also, thanks for pointing out the pages to the right for the newbies. It really helps with the large learning curves for us moms.

TX Mom -  and others I also find with the comments at least that if I type it, hit "add comment" then refresh the page it shows up. Similar I suppose to hitting the tab button.

Thank you also for clarifying the "hazing" concerns.

Thanks B'sNuke for working on the posting issue.

NancyJo - it's all messed up right now and they aren't sure why. If you hit refresh it seems to help the comment post - otherwise the little hourglass thingy (that's the technical word haha) just goes around and around (and around some more!)  And then like TX Mom said it will sometimes post your comment multiple times ~ ugh!  I am beyond frustrated right now. 

It's taking me forever to approve new members :(

grrrrr

Same here -  I have to refresh to see my comment.

I also got notifications today of new inbox messages, but they are for messages I already read a couple of days ago....

Welcome AngelsBreath to the group!  2 in the Navy - wow! Are they both going nuke?

AngelsBreath, how wonderful! Do you mean 2nd child or 2nd sailor? If you already told us I apologize.

B'sNuke, I'm not pointing fingers!! You are awesome. I understand how technology works...or doesn't. Happens all the time. Thanks for all you do!! 

So according to Ning they have other accounts that are experiencing similar problems right now and they are working on it!  Be patient everyone and if you type a really long post I would suggest you copy it before you try to post it.  At least if it gets lost you can paste it! Nancy, I know you aren't pointing fingers ;p

 I echo JayDee's comment on seating. As a nuke parent it is best to get to your sailor as soon as possible, since lately they have not been given liberty immediately and may need to leave to go get their orders squared away. The soon they can be on their way, the sooner, hopefully, you will have them later in the afternoon. As many of us parents lately have had to wait for awhile on RTC until we could take our sailor out on liberty.

Juskyr - I believe that bigsky21 also has PIR 10/13/17 - see if you can locate her on this group or in your PIR and maybe you can meet up at Sarge's meet n greet.

Erin & Kathryn, in regards to Thanksgiving it's possible they will have some time.  Erin, my daughter's PIR was 10/30 and we spent Thanksgiving with her and she was able to leave base during the day (we had to have her back in the evening).  Kathryn, mid November might be close but you'll have to be in touch with your sailor to be sure.

After the sailors get to GC and are classed up (which could take a week or two) they will start phasing up.  Each phase earns them privileges (such as wearing civilian clothing, etc).  My daughter could leave the base but had to wear her uniform.  Depending on what you plan on doing it might be best to wait until they can wear civilian clothing when they're out and about.  But always make sure they are allowed to leave the base.  Enjoy! 

Today is my Nuke's 21st birthday.  I'm not really sure how she got to be so old so quickly!  She's on duty today and we won't get to talk, but I did talk to her quite a bit yesterday and over the weekend.  

Grannyofnine, I'm pretty sure everyone is welcome at Sarge's.  He just needs to know how many people will be there.  

Yes, anyone may go to Sarge's meet / greet, just register on his website.  At least three of you have 10/13 PIR, and NNLori & Nukole5horses have 10/20 - Can't post long msg in pm at the moment so - here it goes.

Take cash for drinks (owner sells drinks since donates building rental-no drinks at food), Cash for raffle tickets for baskets. If tired skip those, they are last, and just donate in box by food or online to support Sarge. Best time to mingle is get there early and sign in. You sit by Div# so let each other know what you are wearing, & Div # in your PIR group. Maybe note on name tag N4M and first two letters of your nickname. It gets crowded and hard to find people, but you should be able to plan if in advance.  Keep in mind you also have to get your tickets for PIR now. - Be sure to friend each other. Have fun!!

And just to reiterate you may not want to sit in the balcony, so you can get on the floor faster to get to your Nuke.

 JayDee659 - Happy Day for mom and daughter - another milestone!!

Erin, Charleston has some incredible dining and many of the restaurants offer fabulous Thanksgiving buffets.  That being said, they are on the pricey side.  Since we have to be a little more thrifty when we travel we enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at the Cracker Barrel near the base.  

Hi all - Happy Tuesday!

JayDee - Happy 21st Birthday to your nukette! I hope she & her hubby get to do something special ;D

I also highly recommend Sarge's Meet N Greet - it's a good chance to meet other Navy Mom's too! (And please remember that Sarge does this on his own so donations are greatly appreciated.)  And Grannyofnine - you are definitely welcome at Sarge's!

Thank you B'sNukeMom!  She is on duty today and will be spending the night on her ship.  When she finally gets home late on Wednesday her in-laws will be there, and will be until Saturday.  She's not super excited about spending her 21st birthday with her in-laws but she doesn't dislike them so it should be fine if not her ideal.  Her husband did text me and ask for my icing recipe - her favorite.  :)

Welcome to our newest member ~ Karen!

Feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Fun History for October 10 (this is from History.com)

1845: The United States Naval Academy opens in Annapolis, Maryland, with 50 midshipmen students and seven professors. Known as the Naval School until 1850, the curriculum included mathematics and navigation, gunnery and steam, chemistry, English, natural philosophy, and French. The Naval School officially became the U.S. Naval Academy in 1850, and a new curriculum went into effect, requiring midshipmen to study at the academy for four years and to train aboard ships each summer–the basic format that remains at the academy to this day.

Same here Juskyr - I'm trying to catch up with everyone's posts, Tuesday is my busiest day at work....I guess that's a good thing, I don't have a lot of time today to think about that phone call I haven't received yet!!!!! Ugh...just hoping it comes before I get on the plane Thursday...

Juskyr - I won't be at the meet n greet - our PIR was 8/25 but hopefully you will get to meet bigsky21 and Grannyofnine.  It is easy to get confused who is doing what on here sometimes! :-)

Nicksmom - Have fun with your decorations! There are a couple of other ladies on here who have the same PIR as you do.

Karen - welcome to the Nuke Moms group!!  When is your PIR?

Karen--Maybe one of the admins can comment on that. My son is not married so I really can't help in that department. Sorry!

Good Morning everyone. It's a good day

Karen- I also have a bachelor at GC, but I "bumped" a discussion forward for you. Look above in the discussion forum at Phase Married - and there might also be some answers in Moving Company in Atlanta - that was a recent one re: moving a spouse, I think. 

Also, under the discussion - click on View All then in the search box above I typed in married housing at GC (maybe in GC) and there were a few other discussions that came up also.  Hope this is helpful.

AngelsBreath - Yes, today is a good day!! And I pray it is a good day for your recruit as well!

Hi all - Happy Wednesday!

Karen - we do have some married nukes on here so hopefully you will get an answer.  I remember when my son had his PIR there was another nuke in his group that was married - I believe things were set up for him while in BC and he was given leave after BC to go home and get his wife and make the move back to GC.  I would suggest she has as much packed & ready to go as possible because there probably won't be much time for the move.  Again, hopefully someone else will chime in!

Yes AngelsBreath - today is a good day!

Yeah!! Finally making a dent in getting my son's boot camp graduation pictures in the mail!! I was waiting until he had classed up for his correct address. I thought I ordered more of the announcement pictures but when I started counting I didn't have enough. So had to rethink who was going to get that picture and who was going to get the wallets. I also wrote a note about what all he was doing, since we didn't send out high school announcements to everyone.

Enjoy your day!

Chipmunk - good work.  Did you order the announcement pictures through the photo package offered?  If so, do you like them.  I was thinking of maybe ordering some, but didn't have a sample to view.

 Kaycee- My son ordered the large pkg when they did the pictures. But they no longer include the announcements in a pkg. So, I ordered the announcements at the NEX while waiting for him after PIR. They printed them for me and had them ready for me to pick up within an hour. I really like the announcements. They have a larger picture than the wallets, the Sailor's Creed printed to the side and then their name, Division # , GL, PIR date. The only thing was I thought there were 20 in a pkg and I thought I ordered 2 pkgs, but when I pulled them out to start working on mailing them, I realized there were only 20. The ticket was hard to read and since I had wallets also, because my son ordered extras of those for me, I decided not to fuss. But now, I need to make up another little "announcement" card, because I really like the sailor's creed.

Nice Chipmunk!  And I'm sure family & friends will love getting the announcement.  I like that they put the Sailor's Creed on it too :D

Grannyofnine - I think the tickets replace the gate pass now, but you still have to show your car registration papers, etc. That info should be on RTC website or in the info above comments on bootcamp Mom's page. Maybe someone else will chime in.

Chipmunk - I still have the reorder form, maybe I will get some since the Sailor's Creed is on there.  They sound great. I will check into it.  Thanks!