NUKE moms

Thank you to all of y'all for your prayers for the Helene families!  I went on Thursday and Friday to my hometown (just north of Asheville) and it is heart-breaking and inspiring at the same time. I was there only 24 hours, and at least 3 strangers stopped by to ask if we needed water or food or cleaning supplies.  My cousins dropped by and brought a 5-gallon container of water, and it was so encouraging to see so many people helping each other.  

My sisters have been getting up every day at 5:00 to cook breakfast for the people working to repair the roads.  It was so inspiring to me to see them giving to others in spite of needing to do a lot of work around the property.  It really is an amazing joint effort at helping each other!

I’ve been in southwest VA since Wednesday for work doing damage assessments. It’s a mess and it’s going to take years to rebuild parts of the area.  I can’t even imagine what it’s like in Asheville and other areas that got it worse than us. Mind blowing. 

Be safe out there. 

I saw a post (via email notification) from Seahawks12 asking for car transportation recommendations…. It’s gone now. If you still need it we had a very good experience with Sherpa. Well priced. Fast. Good service. Military discount. 

DsMom2020, thank you for the recommendation for car transport Sherpa.  I will give them a try.  I really appreciate your help.

Hi all, I have been reading but not posting much in this group! Thanks for all of the updates! It is good to hear what everyone is going through, no matter where you are at. 

I love the turtle bum!

I know - its' so cute!!!!

Good Sunday Morning!  

I'm going to be sending my son his car soon to GC.  Thank you DsMom2020 for the car transport referral Sherpa.  The title is in our name since we bought the car for him a while ago.  Will he be able to bring it on base if the registration is not in his name??  Is this going to be a problem?  

Hope everyone has a good day!

I believe he will need a letter from you giving permission for him to drive the car and keep it in base. He will also need to show proof of insurance and registration. 
Someone that has done this more recently will hopefully chime in!

B'sNukeMom:  Thank you so much for the information.  I really appreciate it!

If your sailor is in Norfolk:

Seahawks12 - My son was able to take his car to GC in Feb 2022.  The car was in his name, so that was not an issue, but the insurance is in our name, and he is covered by our policy.  We had to get a special letter from GEICO saying that he is insured, even though he is listed on our policy.

I would expect that when he gets there, they will tell him what he needs from you.  :-)

MomofJoseph -  Thank you for the great information!  His car is being shipped to him on Monday.  It will be delivered and stored at a storage place in GC until he gets everything in order that he needs.  

Always so nice to hear from you!  Take care!

@Seahawks12 - I am working on this now for my son as well. I just went to visit him in GC this past weekend. Wanted to see for myself how much the car was really needed etc, plus a good excuse for me to visit. After talking with his Chief he got a lot more info I thought I would share...
Delivery, most people have them delivered to big Nex as it's a big parking lot easy to load and unload from the truck/trailer. They can meet them there to take delivery vs trying to get that hauler on base, won't happen.
Paperwork - needs copy of registration and insurance. Insurance must show his name as a listed driver if policy is in your name. I am in insurance business, should be easy to call your agent and have them add his name to cards along with yours. Title does not need to be in his name so long as he's on insurance with you.

Plenty of secure parking on base, no permit needed, meaning they want to confirm documents but they don't have to pay for a pass or anything. And son says there's lots of parking available so probably no need for storage.

Hopefully some of this helps? They are picking up our car this week to head that direction!

lognavymom - Oh you are a breath of fresh air!  Thank you so much for all of this information!  My son has his own car insurance policy in his name through Allstate for the vehicle.  We bought the  vehicle for him a while ago and it is paid for but we never put it in his name.  The vehicle registration is in my name, not his.  Do you know if the registration needs to be in his name?  I'm so glad you went to visit GC!  My son's car is being picked up on Monday heading for GC.  The transport company said it will be delivered by Nov. 1 to a storage unit near GC because we did not know the best place for delivery since he is in class everyday.  The storage place will accept the delivery.  So exhausted now but so happy I got your message today!  Take care and talk soon!

Thank you so much!

All - Cars at GC - great info, but I want to share a potential issue that you may want to adjust prior to your sailors graduating. Like most of you my sailor's car was in name, the insurance was all set and the registration.  He had no issues with GC.

However, when he got assigned to his next duty station, the Navy would not transport the car because it wasn't in his name.  I sent the title, a note and I ended up flying down there in person. No go.  He wasn't going to a state that he could drive to, that may be ok if your sailor drives his own car, but he must get approval for that, he was going to HI. We did contact a private transport company, but that was over 3k.

He ended up driving the car back home between him graduating and going to his duty station. Where I live there was no Navy transport station, so even if he got the title in his name, I would have had to drive to NJ (far) to have it transported. Everything did work out - I sold the car, and he bought a new one at the current duty station.

Please keep this in mind if your sailor is not staying on CONUS.

Pizanche - Thank you for much for all of the great information.  So much to think about!  I'm glad everything finally worked out for you!!

Heartbreaking news - The Navy identified the 2 aviators who died in the EA-18G Growler crash last week.  They were based out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

Fair Winds and Following Seas Lt. Serena Wileman and Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay Evans.  Both women were 31 years old.

Congratulations to all of our newest Nukes!! It looks like they are planning for a large group. I only skimmed the information (much more than we had when my son graduated). It may be standing room only for some. 

Here is the link to my discussion about Prototype Graduation if you have difficulty finding it above. - Prototype Graduation - Goose Creek - Navy For Moms (ning.com)

Enjoying the flowers at the local farmers market.

Let's Go Dodgers!

B'sNukeMom - it is always fun to see what L'll Ollie is doing!!

I hope that anyone who went to Prototype Graduation had a wonderful time!! If you have anything to update, please feel free to add it to the last comment in the group discussion that I shared. It is easy then to just keep that discussion in perpetual updates for future reference. 

I posted on the main page the 2024 Holiday Mailing Dates with a link to the USPS site.  Be sure to check it out and get your packages mailed on time!

Congratulations to the World Champion Dodgers!

Good Morning and Happy Friday!  I've got my RED on!

Look how cute my 'lil Minions were!