NUKE moms

MomofJoseph, so happy for your son, seems like he found his niche. Enjoy every moment of your time together and get some sleep!

JNMnavymomOH & MomofJoseph - Congratulations to your sailors!!

Good Morning !! I am just wanting to clarify something - Did I read in one of the recent posts about graduation - Are they still requiring you to show a proof of vaccination for A school, PS, or Prototype Graduation?

And as I recall, we also had to show ID's, ? car registration ?, I know our sailors have to put our names on the list. Did our sailors need to know our SSN? - I just need to jog my memory. Thanks!!

JNMnavymomOH - Congrats to your son! Mine also graduated A-school last Friday with the MM class. We weren't able to be there but watched it on YouTube later that day. Really happy you were able to see the graduation in person and hope you had a wonderful time with your sailor!

MomofJoseph - Congrats, also, to your son for passing his power school comps! That's quite an achievement. I can't answer for JNMnavymomOH, but my son told me last night that he'll be in T-track for about 8 weeks. He may have to have knee surgery during that time. If that happens, he'll be on convalescent leave for a while but will hopefully still be able to start Power School with his class.

Congrats to all the Graduates. 

Happy First Day of Spring!

(This is still one of my favorites lol!)

B&C's best friends (he was also Navy - B's roommate all throughout nuke school and after) had their baby this morning!  Everyone is happy and healthy! 

B&C have 8 weeks to go <3

JNMnavymomOH, sorry I forgot to congratulate you on your Sailors accomplishments. I am so thankful for all their hard work, I remember how tough it was for many of them.

B'sNukeMom - LOL!! I need a little kick to my day, another cloudy one!

I am so glad to hear the news of another healthy baby. Congratulations to B's friend & the new mom!

I also like that Spring meme!

Happy Thursday!

Happy Friday!  I've got my RED on.

joe-mom - I'm sorry to hear that your son needs knee surgery.  :-(  But it's encouraging that he can get it taken care of during T-track.  I hope he is able to recover quickly and be with his same class in Power School.  (I'll be praying about that.)  I hope you get to hear from him often during t-track.  It's a nice break for them before the rigor of Power School.

Chipmunk - I can address your question about vaccination cards in regards to PS graduation.  We did not need vaccination cards and did not even answer any questions regarding vaccinations.  All we had to do is provide full name, DL number, and SSN to my son.  He submitted those and then we showed our licenses at the gate.

JNMnavymomOH - I saw your post on Lancertrackmom's discussion, but wanted to comment here (since it's off-topic for the original discussion).  You mentioned that your son said he will be in t-track for 2 months and then graduate in October.  I think your son and joe-mom's son will be in Power School together!   That will be so cool if y'all are at graduation together

MomofJoseph - Thank you so much for your prayers and well wishes. He's pretty sure he'll be able to start Power School with his class, so I'm hoping that's the case. Since A school graduation, we have talked to him almost every day. Even FaceTimed a few nights ago. It's been so great to reconnect after such a long time. 

I'd love it if I could meet JNMnavymomOH at Power School graduation - and any other moms from this group who are planning to attend.

I would love to make friends and meet another Mom at Graduation.  The only person my son introduced me to was the SLPO of his class at A-school graduation.   

I just met up with Katherine, what a marvelous time we had she was only minutes from my Dad in Florida. Our lunch turned into a 3 hour meeting. She is such a beautiful Lady inside and out. 

I hope you and joe-mom get to meet up.

JNMnavymomOH - Talked to my son last night and he definitely has to have knee surgery, which means his Power School start will be delayed by 2 months. So now he won't be able to start with his A-school class. It's a bummer (especially since I won't be able to meet you at graduation!), but he's taking it in stride and has a positive attitude. He just wants to be able to run again!

NWM - How wonderful that you and Katharine were able to connect and spend some time together. 

joe-mom - well bummer on the surgery but glad to see has a positive attitude about it.  Good thing is, the time delay still counts towards his contract time!

I'm excited as we are heading out on vacation next week.  Going to Branson, MO for a week.  If anyone has any suggestions as to what to see/do, I'm all ears.  So far the only thing planned is the Aquarium - tickets are purchased!  Youngest son and his fiancee are joining us and they already have 2 different days of golf planned.  Hubby and I don't golf (unless you count putt-putt lol!) so we'll look for something else to do then.  I did see they have the Salt Caves there so we want to do a hike....and we want to see a show, just haven't figured out which one.....

B'sNukeMom - I am not familiar with salt caves in Branson, MO - Look on their visitor info website. I don't know if the cave at Silver Dollar City is back open or not - But if you want to do some fun stuff - just go to Silver Dollar City, you can see shows, crafts, ride the rides and eat yummy food!! - Sorry - that is still one of our favorite places to visit, and the primary reason we go to Branson, MO!  

joe-mom - So sorry to hear about your sailor. Keep us posted!

Thanks B'sNukeMom and Chipmunk! 

B's - Branson is fun, lots to do. And it's beautiful there. We were there in summer of 2021 with extended family. Some of us went to Silver Dollar City, which, as Chipmunk said, is great and appeals to all ages. My parents and aunt & uncle did the riverboat cruise/dinner, which also included a show, and they enjoyed that. And all of us went to the "Jesus" show at the Sight & Sound Theater, which offers extravagant productions of bible stories/characters. It was an amazing production - worth checking out. Hope y'all have a fantastic time!

BTW - there did used to be one or two putt putt courses in Branson, but that was years ago when we did that with nieces before our own kids. I don't know if SDC still has the option to buy a ticket after a certain time and then you can go the next day as well. - Theme Park | Silver Dollar City Attractions - I know they are always closed on Monday but I am not sure what their days and hours are during the springtime.  There are wineries - Branson Wineries | Explore Branson  also - The Butterfly Palace  - Branson's Zipline and Snowflex Tube Park | Branson Zipline at Wolfe... - and The Shepherd of the Hills | Official Site | Branson, Missouri

B'sNukeMoM, we went to Branson for my parents 60th wedding anniversary.  We had a dinner and show on the Branson Belle Show Boat, loved it.  Did the Shepherd on the Hill outside theater. Saw a show at Presley's Country Jubilee. The Site and Sound indoor Theater Show was fabulous, we saw Jonah and the whale live theater. Did a little shopping at Apple tree Mall.  We had such a spectacular time with our parents, a memory that will last forever. You will find loads of things to do. Enjoy!

joe-mom, so sorry about your son's delay. Mine changed groups 3 times while in SC, he made new friends, their resilient. Prayers for a great outcome for him!

NWM - Thanks for the encouragement. He's pretty outgoing, so I hope he manages to find a handful of buddies in his new group. He's still talking about renting a house during Prototype with some of his A-school friends, so some of those friendships will hopefully continue. Best to your son!

Oh you all have some great suggestions!  I'm taking notes, thank you!

Praying for Nashville today.  Another senseless school shooting.  My heart is hurting.

Happy Thursday!

Morning - I am hoping someone can answer some questions for me.  My son is just about done with prototype and got his soft orders, and his sponsor has already reached out to him. he took his Comps and will take boards in a couple of weeks.  I'm looking for any info on the moving portion, if the Navy transports his stuff and what about him? will the Navy pick up one of the flights if he comes home for his "transfer leave"? I did talk to him and he is a bit stressed with the boards coming up so he's not thinking about the after part. Me - I'm thinking about it because he asked if I could help. So, I am reaching out to you ladies with hope.  Thanks

Pizanche, I know when my son came home from C school he paid from California to home. They paid from home to his new home base. Not sure if it's the same for Nukes. I hope that helps.

Pizanche - I would have to ask my son when he is back home, if he ever was reimbursed for his travel from GC to VA or not. So, my son drive his car to Norfolk, VA where his ship was stationed. We have friends who live nearby, so he actually left his car there and then they took him to the airport and picked him up from the airport when he flew home to spend a month with us. I am fairly certain, we paid for his airplane ticket both ways, because I think my son was only able to claim his travel from GC to VA for his travel expenses. 

Northwoodsmom - thank you.

Chipmunk - thank you.  

Pizanche, are your son's soft orders for Continental US or OCONUS? It makes a difference, esp. for transporting vehicles.

When he gets his orders, tell him to read carefully. There will be a "detach by" date and a "report no later than" date, and the orders will specify is he is entitled to transfer leave, but regardless I think he has to apply for it. I think you can assume that he will have to pay the difference to come home for transfer leave. He can work that out with the Yeoman or whoever does the travel arrangements.

It is good that he is already in contact with his sponsor.

The 2 times my son did a PCS w/in CONUS he drove. They have to file a travel plan, have a limit on how far they can drive in a day, and can submit to get reimbursed for some expenses . Hawaii was a whole 'nother thing.

WearsLargeHats - thank you!. His plan is to sell his car before he leaves, so that isn't an issue.  I will tell him to read the orders carefully, I think his soft orders mentioned this stuff too. He is in the whole other thing category - lol.  I'm glad his sponsor has reached out, from everything i have read here, sometimes it doesn't happen. 

Happy Friday!  Vacation countdown is on....we leave in the morning for Branson and can't wait!  Trying to get everything wrapped up here at work - ugh!  I've received some fun suggestions on things to see and do while there so thank you for those! 

The weather appears to be a little crazy - from the 80's down to the 50's while we are there.....There's a pretty big weather event that is happening today but hopefully by the time we arrive tomorrow evening it has all passed.....

B'sNukeMom - Hope you have a wonderful trip! One other fun thing I forgot to mention is the fountain show at Branson Landing in downtown Branson. Same company behind the water show at the Bellagio in Vegas.

https://bransonlanding.com/pages/fountains

joe-mom - thank you for that suggestion!  We've seen the water show at the Bellagio and it is spectacular!  We will definitely put this on our list :)

joe-mom  My son gave me a potential start date in May for PowerSchool.  Wondering if your son might start the same time, as I know he is having surgery.

JNMnavymomOH - He was supposed to start in mid-May with his class from A-school, but now, because of the surgery/recovery time, he's delayed until at least mid-July. He's a little bummed because he loves his class, but he's pretty resilient. Perhaps our boys could still end up in Prototype together?

Morning - Today is starting off to be a good day!! My sailor called this morning and he passed qualifications and boards. Thank you for your support over the last couple of years. Going down in May for the graduation and then onto the next adventure! Have a wonderful day.

Pizanche -- WooHOO! Bravo Zulu!! Congratulations to your sailor!! Wow - he finished early!! 

B'sNukeMom - Thinking about you!! Hoping you all are having a grand time together!!

Pizanche - That's fantastic! Congrats to your sailor!

Chipmunk - thank you!!!! 

Pizanche - You are welcome!! That is quite an achievement. Our sailors put in a lot of hard work to be trained for their duty stations and then when they get there, they continue to train and qualify.