Cryptology ~ CTI ~ CTM ~ CTN ~ CTR ~ CTT ~ CWT Corry Station Pensacola Florida and Monterey California

Wow, this brings back memories. My husband and I drove two cars from Pittsburgh to Pensacola. I drove our car and my husband drove my son's car. We had a fun time and found some neat restaurants on the drive down. Chris needed the car to get himself and his stuff to his permanent duty station in Norfolk.

My son was in P-Cola and him and his friends shared in getting a cab a lot. Although, at that time he did not have a car of his own, actually he did but it was not nothing to write home about. He now has a KIA Sportage but he is in West Virginia. He really enjoyed being in P-Cola too. He like the weather because his allergies did not act up while he was there, like they do here at home. Well have a great day.

That is great Es that you can go and see your son graduate. Good luck to you and him both. It is an amazing expierence. You will love it!!!!!!! I am just soo excited you get to go. Have fun!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Mother's Day Everyone. Chris good luck and welcome back to your son from Iraq

Kerry the little ferrets are soo cute, my daughter just saw them and said the same thing.
Chris, congrats on your son coming home and enjoy. I am soo happy for you and your family. That is a great mother's day present.

Mary, My oldest son is a CTN2 and stationed in Norfolk. The cryptos are allowed to tell us VERY little about what they do. It makes for some very short conversations. CTN stands for cryptologic tech- networking. They do something with the computer networks ( my son works on the ships at Norfolk). He likes it a lot even though he doesn't get to deploy on any of those ships. The wash out rate is high because A school is very tough. What you need to get use to is that your son will be able to tell you next to nothing about what he does. I think the hardest thing about this rate, for us, was the process of getting him his security clearence. Chris insists his rate is very cool. My son the computer geek!

Hi everyone. I'm asking for all your good thoughts. My favorite CTN2 is in the process of buying his first home. He found a lovely end unit townhouse and in now in the process of getting his first mortgage. I thought it would be a simple process because he is getting a VA mortgage and is on active duty. Was I wrong! Anyway, if you could send some good thoughts his way, it couldn't hurt.

Susan, when you go to Pensacola, don't miss the air museum it is a wonderful way to spend a hot July afternoon.

Brandi, Before you get to the new base try to get in touch with the Navy wives club on the base. They will know all about the housing issues. There is a lot of help at every base, you just need to reach out to those already at the base.

Brandi, our son left for Hawaii at the end of February. He got all the info he needed from Corry. Of course, he is single. He drove to New Orleans and had his car shipped. He arranged for the movers to come and pack up what he wanted to take from here in Pennsylvania. He lives in the barracks. Feel free to send me a private message with any questions you have and I will try to answer. It took about a month for his car to get to Hawaii and about a month for his possessions to arrive. Your husband should also have a sponsor in Hawaii that can answer any questions or let him know where to go to get the answers.

Some one asked about class sizes. My son's class was 7 sailors or which 5 graduated. Hope this helps.

CTN's are the smallest group of the CT rate, so their classes are kind of small.

Jodster68, Click on the Discussion Forun View All. There is a complete list and definition of all the CT rates. Good luck understand all that stuff, but its all there. There is one other thing that you all might like to know. That is that CT's have the fastest advancement track in the Navy followed by the Nukes. They make Chief years ahead of the rest of the Navy.

fussysteph, Is that thing he is playing on line by any chance, World of Warcraft? If so he will fit right in with the CTN's and might even be playing against them already. If he is going to be in DEP that long he might want to take a computer class at the local community college or online.. Just to keep him sharp.

If anyone has any doubts about how important CT's are to the Navy, all you needed to do is listen to the speech Pres. Obama gave this morning. Most of the speech was about computer network security in the civilian sector. All of what he spoke about is the reponsibility of the CT's for the Navy. Esp. the CTN's, I know next to nothing about the other CT's. Our kids have a very bright future both in and out of the Navy.

SueS, If you can't find the speech on youtube, you might try www.whitehouse.gov.

MSNBC has the video on their website. Just go to www.msn.com its on the left of the main page.

Wow Sue S. I like the pictures of the beach. I wished I would have had a chance to go and see my son when he was down there. That was over a year ago. It looks refreshing. My son loved it down there too. I had never seen him so tanned in my life. He is such a pale person. Thanks for the pictures. Plus I have not been on this site for a while so I just wanted to say hello.

fussysteph, Think of the Navy as if it were an airlines. They always overbook the slots. Just in case some one gets sick or for whatever reason they can't start the class. So from time to time things get backed up ,and just like that air plane seat, people get bumped.

SusanM, My son did the same thing to me. Just came home and said "I'm going to be a crytp... a CTN. I was also clueless and to a great extent I'm still clueless. They work with computers, their A school is incredibly hard and they never tell you anything about what they do. Welcome to the group.

Auntie J. you really don't have to leave do you? Well I have not been on in a while just wanted to stop by and say hello.

Brenda aka sailor moon, I can't believe you don't have anything to say, LOL :)

Linda, I'm so glad your son is doing well. Please send him all our best for his recovery.

Sue S. I know what you mean my second son wants to go into the Air Force next year when he graduates. I tried to talk him into the Navy along with his brother but he seems to think he would like the Air Force. I told him that is okay because I will be a very proud Air Force and Navy mom.
My sailor was home on the weekend and it was great to see him becaue I have not seen him since beginning of Feb. It was great to have him home. He told me that he will be an E4 in Sept. and a 3rd class petty officer. That is great for him too. I am so very proud of him. Well hope all is good with your sailors, ladies and take of your selves too.

Hi all, hope everyone is having a great day. The weather is a least going to be beautiful for a couple of more days here in good ole PA. It is going to rain here in the next couple of days, yuck. Can't complain about the weather it was great here this weekend. Hope it is sunny where ever you are. Have a wonderful day.:)

Hi Mom to 2 Sailors. I also have two sailors and one is a CTN and the other is a Nuke. It is indeed a strange world.

Baniyan, The amount of time they spend on hold depends on; When they can get enough sailors for a class and if there are any clearence problems with other students. My son was on hold for about 6 weeks but his was a different class. Good Luck!

A, My son is a CTN and he's stationed in Norfolk. I think they are stationed at just about any major Naval Base. Also, he has talked about some place in Maryland. Good luck.

Where the CT's are sent depends on what kind of CT's they are. CTN's are not attached to Army Units and rarely leave the US. They need a lot of CTN's in Norfolk because it is the largest of the Navy bases.

Hi everyone, haven't been on in a while. A-- theses ladies are all right they can be just about anywhere in the US. Most CT's are on land. Like Chris_Tonys mom my son is maybe going to go Iraq, but that is his choice. They don't have to go they choose to go over there from what my sailor says. My son is in stationed in Sugar Grove, West Virginia too. It is a really nice base. It is in the middle of the mountains but it is really nice. They views down there are beautiful. So yeah they could be anywhere. Good luck to your sailor in where ever he goes.

I know Jill I wanted to go to A school graduation too but Adam told me it was not a big deal. I still felt bad that I was not there. PIR was the best anyway.

I know we are having another hot one today too. It is going to be 87 and I know that isn't as hot as some of you but for here it is because it is humid too. If it was not for that it would be so bad. Well hope everyone has a great day.

I just heard that it's going to be 102 on Pensacola today. Wow, I was complaining that it will be 90 here in Pittsburgh and its going to rain later today. My son in Norfolk says it isn't the heat that's so bad but the humidity that's driving him crazy. Brenda, I hope everything works out for your son. I'm so glad no one was badly hurt.

I sleep just fine, unless my youngest son is home on leave. He likes to spend time with his friends and tends to roll in near dawn. I wake up at every little sound til he gets home. I guess its just a mother thing.

Sue, That is just plain scary. Scary funny, but true. I think I qualified for at least 30 of them on the list. Alex is still a slob, at least while he's home. It must be a submariner thing. It reminds me, I need to get a Blue Star banner. I was going to make one, but by the time I got it done the boys would be collecting Social Security.

Tea, ATT@T makes international calling cards.You can get them at their wireless store.

I just talked to my son. He was awarded a citation or award for....something....by some one.... for a job..... that I have no explanation of..... Ah, the life of a CT mom. I get to be proud of him. I just don't know for what???? Well, at least the Navy recognized him for his hard work at "something."

Just wanted to pop in and say hello to everyone. Lyn, contrat's on your son's accomplishments and awards. Hope everyone has a great 4th of July.:)

Hi Ladies, I'm off the spend the 4th with my son down in Norfolk. He's closing on his new townhouse on the 3rd, so we'll be helping him move from his apartment. At least we'll have something to talk about. Have a good 4th and I'll be back on Monday.

Hi All, I just got back from visitiing my CTN2 in Virginia Beach. We helped him move into his new home and spent the weekend painting and moving furniture. The good thing about his buying a home is that we now have something to talk about.

SueS, He bought a townhouse in Virginia Beach. It was a short sale and is a bit of a fixer. So we now get to talk house ( paint, carpeting, new kitchen, bathrooms, etc.). My husband and I also just bought a townhouse here in Pittsburgh and we are in the process of putting in a new kitchen. Finally, my son and I have enough to talk about to last a normal length phone call. He's so proud of himself for getting his financial house in order and being able to afford this townhouse. And of course I am proud of him as well.

Irene, You are certainly in my prayers. I hope you get the best possible news.

I hadn't seen my son since last Sept. So it was great to be able to spend the weekend with him. Even if it was spent helping him move and paint his new townhouse. He said that he works in a "safe" or vault and that because of the hours he works sometime, he never sees when it gets dark. Its daylight when he gets to work and its dawn when he leaves. Still don't know where he works or what he does.

Kery, Congradulations to your sailor. That is wonderful. I hope C school goes as well.

Irene, That's wonderful news. Basal Cell type of skin cancer is very common and not at all dangerous. Now, just remember to always use your sun screen. LOL

Irene, I'm so glad to hear that every went well. Don't be a hero, take your pain meds when you need them.

I'm going in for some minor surgery tomorrow. Its not a big deal just boringly complicated to explain. I may be away from the computer for a couple of days. So here's wishing everyone a good weekend.

Hi everyone, Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. I've caught one of those annoying summer colds, so I'm just hanging around at the moment. I'm trying to get up the energy to go paint some cabinets and small pieces of furniture. But mostly I think I'll hang out on the couch and try to get rid of this cold. Its raining here, just the mood I needed. LOL

Irene, The surgery went very well. I'm sure I would be feeling like my old self again except for the cold. My son's girlfriend had that swine flu thing a few months ago, so I am not complaining about the cold. Glad to hear you are doing so well.
suelet, Don't worry about what you say here. Our children never tell us anything. So we get to talk about the frustration of knowing nothing, family news and the weather. Just wait until she graduates and you try to have a phone conversation. You'll understand why we all need each other here. LOL

When my son was getting his clearence they did come to see us, but that was only to clear up some confusion on a couple of dates and to ask when certain neighbors would be home. The woman said they don't like to talk to family members because they don't trust them. That they are concerned that family members will lie to them. It was a very strange and kind of funny (in hindsight) interview.

I think it may have been because my son was 27 when he enlisted. They had a lot to go through including the fact that he went to more than one college. The funny part was about Chris' brother. She came to the house and said that things were being held up because they couldn't verify his younger brothers whereabouts. They had no record of where he was or what he was doing after he graduated high school. I don't think she appreciated me breaking out in laughter. Alex, Chris' brother was at the time, in the US Navy. He was in power school at Goose Creek and had security clearence to be a Nuke. I just kept thinking that if they couldn't find one of their own then we were all in real trouble.LOL

clockard, Since my son had been living with his grandmother in NY. They descended on his old NY neighborhood. They sacred the you know what out of the neighbors. They kept calling me, asking me if they should let these guys into their homes and what right did they have to ask about "their" Chris. My son had lived with my Mom for 4 years in order to keep her out of an assisted living, or later, nursing home. She had lived in her home for over 55 years. The neighbors adopted him and loved him as much as I do. They all told the investigators the same thing. He doesn't drink, smoke,or party and he took great care of his grandmother. So when Miss I Have No Sense of Humor showed up at my house, she said they were doing extra investigating because he seemed To Good To Be Real.

Carolyn, Tell your son not to worry. They do get their act together eventually. Chris missed his first class waiting for his security clearence to come through. But he got into the next class. The Navy needs CTs and they do get them through the clearence process.

Irene, Your heat wave reminds me of when I was a kid. We didn't have air conditioning. I remember my Mom buying one of those blow up kiddy pools and putting it in the back yard. She would fill it up and hangout during the hotest part of the day, reading a good book in the shade. I think I know what happened to your weather. We have it here in PA. We are having one of the wettest and coolest summers on record. We have not had a single day over 86 degress.