NUKE moms

TahoeZephyr - big Navy Hugs!! And continued prayers for your son to have some insight and direction with his future. He might actually need a lot more encouragement now while in DTP with the "menial" duties, than with studying.

Hi all - Happy Almost Friday!

TahoeZephyr, thanks for responding! I will pray that your son finds just the right spot for him. I see great things in his future.

kai cat, prayers for your son as well. While my son was in DEP he and another guy worked together to get in shape for bootcamp. My son was an athlete so that wasn't too hard for him but the guy he worked out with was a gamer who didn't see much sunlight, as a lot of nukes start out. My son encouraged him and gave him pointers. They both managed to pass whatever PT they needed.

AZBuKeGma, happy birthday to your sailor, (belatedly)!

PattiP mentioned care packages. Last night my daughter was talking to an army vet who said vacuum packed baked goods were welcome when he was deployed. I don't remember anyone saying that before. We have a vacuum thingy so my daughter will try it. I know my son loves baked good and also has said he loved the steak sauce and BBQ sauce. Whatever flavor your sailor likes, it's appreciated. 

PattiP, those are all great ideas, thank you for sharing them!

Another idea is to line the inside of the box with a garbage bag.  Those boxes get sea spray, rained on and sometimes accidentally go in the ocean.  Keep the precious goodies safe!

Ha! Love the nuke graphics. <3<3<3

How is everyone doing today. It has been a while since I have been in here. Nice to be back. Welcome to all the new comers. Hope everyone's son/daughter is doing ok. My son told me a couple of weeks ago they were doing 10 hour study days. I just keeping praying for our children to get through school and keep pushing.

Hi AngelsBreath - I for one am enjoying a beautiful sunny day here in SoCal.  Got a nice view out my window where I can see the planes flying over from March Air Reserve ~ they've been busy lately.  Lots of the big cargo planes and occasionally a jet or 2.  It's exciting to hear them roar over head!  

Stay positive and keep encouraging your son ~ he's got this!

Hi Angels Breath - Hope both of your sons are doing well!!!

J's/S's Mom - thanks for defining NAM ! I wasn't sure if it was something your son had gotten while in Prototype from your comment earlier. But this makes sense! I think my son said one of his division mates at bc actually received one for doing the Heimlach manuever on someone in distress. My son wasn't bothered by the award, but he did comment that the SR had been a trained EMT or such prior to bc!!

Thanks also for the shipping tips and suggestions!

BOOTS IN THE HOUSE!  Happy Mom for the next few days!

Yay Pooh'sMom - enjoy your visit ;-D

Get lots of hugs Poohs Mom! 

Pooh's Mom - enjoy precious time with your sailor!!

I see it has been a busy day! Need to catch up, but wanted to share my news...my sailor passed his boards today and qualified at GC. Still awaiting orders but he can at least breathe a sigh of relief. Thanks for all your prayers and well wishes!

WearsLargeHats: I also stopped getting email notifications for about 2 weeks and had to turn it back on from the website. Not sure how it was turned off.

Thanks J’s/S’smom!

Enjoy boots in the house, Pooh’sMom! 

Tulip - Big congratulations to your sailor.

Tulip-  Such a big accomplishment! Congratulations to your Sailor!

Congrats, Tulip! Waiting is part of the deal, unfortunately. Well done!

Pooh'sMom, enjoy those boots in the house and make sure you get plenty of hugs for the rest of us. Lucky Mama!

Good morning ladies, I'm doing my best to watch the Pearl Harbor coming in to San Diego.  No Nukes on board, but my friends daughter is on that ship.  I think I'm as excited as she is :)Unfortunately the web cam is blocked by my work so I'm trying to watch on my phone.  I'm thinking "is that little thing the ship?".  

Hi all - Happy Friday!

BZ to your son Tulip!  Fingers crossed for orders he's happy with ;-D

I'm not sure what causes notifications to be turned off but it can be frustrating!  I'm on here everyday so I don't usually worry about it.  Best bet is if you haven't heard anything in a few days check in cuz you know we're chatting lol!

Some more good news - youngest son was accepted to the graduate program!!!! He got the acceptance email yesterday!  This will be a Masters of Science in Sports Psychology and a CC (certified counselor).  It's perfect for him ;-D  And it's an accelerated program so he starts in the Fall and will be done in a year.  I'm so excited for him.

I've got my red on - do you?

B'sNukeMom, that's wonderful news!  I'm know you all are excited!

B'sNukeMoM⚓️MM  BRAVO ZULU!!!

That is wonderful news and done in 1 year.  Amazing.  Congratulations to your son!!!

And I got my RED on!!!!

Wow, great news for your youngest son B'sNukeMoM!! BZ!!

I haven't heard a peep out of my son all week - sent a text a couple days ago that his Keel arrived (finally!!) and his W-2 from his last job still has NOT arrived, but no answer...I know they're busy, but just an "ok" would be nice so I know he saw the message. Sigh, some things never change lol. Hopefully I'll catch up with him this weekend.

Got my RED on!! :) and my anchor shoes lol :)

Tulip, just saw your news, congrats to your son as well!!!

B'sNuke, so happy about your son's news! Good for him. 

Yup, got my red on too!!

bigsky21, isn't having a poor communicator a bummer? <sigh> I got a txt from my sailor at 1:00 am which of course didn't wake me, saying he was about to get back on the ship but will make land again in a few weeks. Gah! He couldn't call? THAT I would have heard. oh well.

NancyJo - I've missed a few late night calls/texts myself.  And beat myself up in the morning about it!  I'm excitedly waiting for mine to contact me once he is stateside again!  Even though he'll still be a 20 hour drive away from me...  At least he's on the same continent.

J's/S's, bless your heart having 3 military children. I'm so glad that you heard from 2 of them! No, they don't always realize what we need. It's like I never really appreciated what my mother went through til I was 1 myself. But that's partly why this site is so great.

Welcome to our newest member ~ ProudMomma!

Please feel free to jump right in with any questions you may have.  And also be sure to read the pages to the right (12) under the member profiles and take a look at the discussion forum above (hit "view all").  

Hi All!! Happy Red Day! Congrates to your son B'sNukeMom!

So sorry to hear you missed a call, Nancy Jo. Hopefully, by the time mine is going out to sea, I will keep my phone plugged in beside the bed.

I have to admit, I am having to learn patience as well. My son is more of a communicator, but lately, it has been sparse, even when I know he can contact me, so patience was the name of the game last night - then he texts "can I call you in a few minutes." of course I said Yes! - But that interruption in our movie watching and the late time frame sort of ruffled my husband's feathers!! LOL! I just politely scolded him and he understood the call was more important, but delaying the start of a movie when bedtime was approaching wasn't part of his initial plans.

Chipmunk, I guess living as a single makes it easier for me when it comes to phone calls and the like. Actually my phone is plugged in beside my bed but I wear a CPAP and I sleep like a rock. I don't hear sirens or anything. My son just needs to call, not text. But he doesn't like to talk on the phone and I think once he is done talking to the wife, which I definitely support keeping his priority, he's not in the mood for more talk. He's the strong silent type.

NancyJo - it is so interesting the different personalities. And I prefer a phone call as well. And my son prefers talking to a text but we have at least learned to text first if it is a good time for a call. My husband has his phone plugged in by the bed at night but mine is usually plugged in elsewhere, but not if I think I will be expecting a call!

ProudMomma - Welcome aboard!! - If you haven't joined BC Moms group be sure to do that, there will be a lot of information there for you with your son leaving for BC.

http://navyformoms.ning.com/group/bootcampmoms

just heard from my sailor, class 1749-T; everyone passed the first ICE exam! Praise God! Bravo Zulu and Hooyah!  Keep praying for these sailors ladies!

ProudNukemom - Bravo Zulu to all of the sailors!! My son had his first digital test yesterday. So, he is following close behind yours. Prayers for all of them!

Chipmunk - thanks and ill be praying for your son's class as well.  I hear digital was not easy. But one mom told me ICE stood for "I cry every-night".  Aghhh what our kiddos do is so tough.

proudNukemom - it is tough, my son has done well and maintained, but he said he is going to have to change around some of his study habits and the testing a day or two right after learning something is hard.

proudNukemom - BRAVO ZULU, indeed!!!!  Great accomplishment for the 1749 class.  My sailor is coming up soon.  He is 1752 and is coming up on ICE very soon.  Keep those prayers for all sailors coming!!!  They need it.

Have a wonderful weekend!

My son told us he "classes up" on Wed, so he should start class Mon. Excited and nervous for him at the same time. His only saving grace will be the required study time. He is really smart, just wont ask for help.

Chipmunk- husbands are so funny. I was talking to my SN the other night about tax stuff, my hubs thought I was talking to someone else until I said "Do you want to talk to your Dad?" that man was in the kitchen faster than anything!
My son was disappointed when I mentioned we might not be able to visit for Easter. Luckily, I was able to get some affordable flights. 

lazerguppie - Husbands are funny, of course mine likes to tell me I am silly. So, I guess we are even.

The best to your son. The study part is the hardest for many who are use to just listening or "catching on" quickly. There is so much for them to learn and in such a short amount of time. It isn't just about asking for help, it is learning how to study for this environment, and not being afraid to ask for notes or anything else ahead of lectures, even if told no. I tried to instill in mine, it never hurts to ask. But I think we all tend to be timid if we think we might be told no. 

lazerguppie - I concur with Chipmunk..our son hung in there for about 2 months before the volume of work overwhelmed him and he wasn't able to catch up.  He also struggled throughout high school to develop effective study skills but did very well on the standardized testing material (ACT, ASVAB, etc).  The help is certainly there for your son, but ultimately he will need to just hunker down and adapt to a new learning approach.

And to ALL of you who have been sending good thoughts our way, here is an update:  our son moved to DPT ("Department of Transitional Personnel", I think) 2 days ago and is currently still waiting to hear what his re-rate options are.  He may be there for several months.  DTP is physically located about 2.5 miles "as the crow flies" on another part of the base (6 miles by road); he now has 3 other shipmates in his BEQ (one arrived 2 months ago, one arrived 5 days ago).  His BEQ has a bathroom, microwave, and small refrigerator (no kitchen); there is not a galley on this part of the base so if he wants food from the chow hall he has to catch a "duty van" which runs on some sort of schedule to eat at the previous chow hall he was able to walk to; unlike before, there is no other food option that is walkable;  he has to muster every day, multiple times a day, and some days are "duty days", which seem to include various odd jobs; it sounds like there is not enough work to keep all of them extremely busy, so he may have a bit of down time (we'll see how that really plays out!); he is not clear yet about a regular PT schedule, but will likely get more info on Monday. 

His current task at hand is to request another high school transcript so he can prove he completed 4 years of NJROTC and retain his E3 rating; I'm sending a care package today with some energy bars and such, as well as an UBER card - his 20th birthday is this coming Sunday :)

TahoeZephyr - thanks for the update and sharing what your son is experiencing. I wonder if one of his shipmates was one from my son's class who just recently rerated. Also, we will stay hopeful that he will get to maintain his E3. I am sorry to hear that getting to chow is a challenge.

Wish him Happy Birthday for us!!

TahoeZephyr - Happy Birthday to your son!!  Tell him to hang in there.  Things have a way of working out.  The Navy knows he is smart.  They will find a good place for him. 

Enjoying my Sailor while he's home for a few days!  We took family photos and that hasn't happened in YEARS!  So this was a great day!

My poor son has been on the boat since he returned to Hawaii the day after Christmas. 

I finally heard from him last night that they were back in port. The boat had to qualify for some sort of redeployment test that was huge and important. They did pass. 

So this means that deployment is coming up for him soon :(

I have to get busy and get his halfway box ready and sent off.

On a boat they can not get care packages or letters. The can receive emails sometimes. Last time I emailed everyday and let them pile up till he could get them. I get to send one shoe box that will be packed aboard and given out at the halfway point.