William in Nashua

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thanks for the kind words.. i shouldn't be upset he called his sister.. glad they are that close...still haven't heard from him yet today but we'll leave to drive up after his dad gets home from work (3:30) i'm taking off couple hours early to go home and change and be ready for the travel/trip.. all packed. even packed fannel pj pants ,jeans and sweatshirt for Joe to relax in if he doesn't have watch friday (he thinks he may though).in the hotel room.and yes i know in past he has loaned phone card out and helped out others too.

at least big sis got the call..and i'm still proud he made it he is a "sailor" now.

thank you so much for sharing PIR from 2/11  we drove , got caught in traffic and sat in balcony for div 073.. our pictures are good but soso .. you've shown what we missed. thanks again,

okay thanks again for sharing.. we drove, got caught in traffice, and ended up in balcony.. great PIR but your pictures show us what we missed didn't see from 073 upstairs..

I thank you for the source info and I love the pic!  Best of all to you, your son and his program. 

Lori

Where for art thou? William, haven't seen any posts from you lately. Have you let those..um..ladies scare you off?

Let's hope the weather cooperates! Bring bug spray!

Thank you for the info William.  They had their first 4-day a couple of weeks ago and when I asked about Canada, he said they didn't go.  I thought they were just too tired and rested up instead. He has been really good about protocol, so he must know about the restrictions and just didn't bother to tell me.  I am so glad to be a part of this group so that I have some idea of what goes on!

William, just curious, is your Sailor is your only child?

When will your son graduate?  Mine says Nov 30th.  Some of the Moms are saying Nov23rd for this group.  Yes there is way to much to see in your area for a 4 day trip.  Don't know if we can return there as Sailor son has put on his "list" SanDiego and Washington as the top choices.  Everything is so far away from MN. 

I'll try to keep you posted as to how he much he likes it in Pearl Harbor. 

Plus, love your pic.  You might appreciate that our one dog is named Tiberius.  :)

Hi, He wasn't a sub vol because he is 6'8" and didn't think he could handle the close quarters( he's a EM). He had tried to get a SPU assignment and interviewed for a position (didn't get it though).  That seemed like a good move but they don't have lots of openings all the time.   It seems like all the carrier volunteers got sent to Norfolk and some of the sub volunteers also.  They got different ships but I hadn't heard of a single one getting sent to the west coast (I had him ask all his friends).  It also seemed like all the sub volunteers,  that got subs, were sent to Pearl Harbor.  I don't know of how other classes are assigned but I did see a post that said an entire class got sent to the Stennis in Washington (seemed a little odd).  I don't know how much choice any of them really have but it would be really interesting to know if they always send the whole class to the same area.  My son's class was relatively small(Ballston Spa) but I know the next one coming through is quite large.  He(and others that are unhappy) is starting to get excited about the Norfolk area- but they are really going to miss that beautiful, rural community and head for a very large base(the biggest in the world). 

Hi William.  I was pretty sure my sailor was right in saying that the 30th was the grad day.  I just could not see them having it Thanksgiving weekend.  Sailor son kinda got stuck in that same  situation for Boot Camp Grad.  He started Nov 2, 2010, and with Xmas and New Years falling on the weekend, his BC was over 9 weeks long with his graduation on Jan 7th. 

2 months, wow the time has seemingly gone fast...I am sure for our sailors in the heart of study, exams, watches, and crew shifts, it has not been so fast.  Thanks for the info, will you be going to the graduation? 

why of course I will be your friend. us ole nukes can never have too many friends!

hugs

De

Hi William, I was surprised to see you on the Eisenhower group, but was GLAD to see you post there.  My son in on the Eisenhower and I have done little more than read since last Dec.  When I first visited the site there was an extreme amount of Drama, arguements, and name calling.  One could almost refer to it as "cat fights"  I felt much more comfortable with the Nuke moms, but also have a need to try and stay informed of what is happening on my sailor's ship.   Anyway thank you for the informative post on that "carrier link".  I pray for God's protection of all our militay, and that parents aren't doing really stupid stuff that affects my son's ship.  My son has expressed in emails that he likes what he is doing and that he is glad he chose this path in the Navy.  Do I remember right that your son is submarine?  I had gotten the impression that  his choice was also a good fit for him.  Well glad I saw you on the IKE and I always appreciate your words of wisdom.